DevOps Engineer – Backend (Lisbon)

Air Ltd; Bath; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Apps is seeking a DevOps Engineer Backend to design, automate, and maintain the infrastructure powering our backend systems. You will work closely with developers to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable services in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and IaC, with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes. You will contribute to cost optimization and security practices, collaborating across functions to ship

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE or Cloud Engineering.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD).
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure or GCP) and serverless computing.
• Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation or Pulumi.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (and Helm).
• Linux, networking and security best practices.
• Scripting in Bash, Python or Go for automation.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization, scalability, and high-availability architectures.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and improve reliability.
• Establish security best practices, including identity management and logging.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment efficiency.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization for cost-effectiveness and scalability.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, and maintenance.
• Stay updated with emerging DevOps technologies and best practices.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Cloud engineering

Linux

Networking

Agile

Scripting: Bash/Python/Go

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

Job description

Air Apps is seeking a DevOps Engineer Backend to design, automate, and maintain the infrastructure powering our backend systems. You will work closely with developers to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable services in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and IaC, with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes. You will contribute to cost optimization and security practices, collaborating across functions to ship