AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Caixa Mágica Software; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Life Insurance

SIM Card + personal smartphone

Team events and training

Job summary

Caixa Mágica Software is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Engineer in Lisbon to support, maintain and improve enterprise-scale AWS foundation services. You will drive automation, production support and DevOps with a focus on reliability and governance.

Join a strategic Cloud Platform team, troubleshoot incidents, and develop scalable automation. The role emphasizes security, patching and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments.
• Practical experience with Terraform, Python and GitHub Actions.
• Experience working with AWS Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• Good knowledge of IAM, AWS Organizations, SCPs and cloud governance.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and deployment issues.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain and enhance AWS Foundation Services across enterprise-scale cloud environments.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, infrastructure issues and deployment failures.
• Troubleshoot AWS services using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, metrics and diagnostic tools.
• Debug and maintain Terraform deployments, GitHub Actions pipelines, Lambda functions and Step Functions workflows.
• Manage IAM policies, service roles, AWS Organizations and SCPs.
• Ensure compliance with cloud governance, security and account management standards.
• Investigate and remediate vulnerabilities identified through Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector and Snyk.
• Implement platform patching, security remediation and continuous service improvement activities.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, Terraform and AWS serverless services.
• Perform RCA and maintain technical documentation, runbooks and knowledge articles.
• Manage support requests and incidents in line with SLAs, keeping customers informed.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives, code reviews and best practices.
• Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams using GitHub, Jira and Confluence.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Python

GitHub Actions

Lambda

Step Functions

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

IAM & SCPs

Security Hub/GuardDuty/Inspector

Snyk

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Documentation

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Lambda

Step Functions

Job description

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to join a strategic Cloud Platform team of a major client in the Aviation industry. This profile will be responsible for supporting, maintaining and continuously improving enterprise-scale AWS Foundation Services. This role combines Cloud Engineering, Automation, Production Support, Cloud Security and DevOps, with a strong focus on platform reliability, operational excellence and reducing manual effort through automation. You will troubleshoot complex cloud environments, resolve infrastructure and deployment issues, strengthen security and governance, and develop automation solutions to improve the efficiency and resilience of cloud service.

What will you do?

• Support, maintain and enhance AWS Foundation Services across enterprise-scale cloud environments.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, infrastructure issues and deployment failures.
• Troubleshoot AWS services using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, metrics and diagnostic tools.
• Debug and maintain Terraform deployments, GitHub Actions pipelines, Lambda functions and Step Functions workflows.
• Manage IAM policies, service roles, AWS Organizations and Service Control Policies (SCPs).
• Ensure compliance with cloud governance, security and account management standards.
• Investigate and remediate vulnerabilities identified through Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Inspector and Snyk.
• Implement platform patching, security remediation and continuous service improvement activities.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, Terraform and AWS serverless services.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and maintain technical documentation, runbooks and knowledge articles.
• Manage support requests and incidents in line with agreed SLAs, keeping customers and stakeholders informed.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives, code reviews and technical best practices.
• Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams using GitHub, Jira and Confluence.

What are we looking for?

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments.
• Practical experience with Terraform, Python and GitHub Actions.
• Experience working with AWS Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• Good knowledge of IAM, AWS Organizations, SCPs and cloud governance.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and deployment issues.
• Understanding of cloud security, vulnerability management and remediation.
• Experience handling production incidents, support requests and SLA-driven activities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with a proactive and customer-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of issues and drive them through to resolution
• Experience with AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector and Snyk.
• Knowledge of serverless architectures and cloud security best practices.
• Exposure to Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Experience in DevOps or Cloud Platform Engineering teams.
• AWS certifications.
• Fluent in English.

What can you expect from us?

• A permanent job contract for a long term project;
• Tech equipment + SIM Card + personal smartphone;
• Health and Life Insurance;
• Social events and team buildings;
• The commitment of letting you grow with us, and be rewarded accordingly;
• A dynamic and young team that will be always there to support you;
• Training in the latest technologies;
• Coffee, fruits, snacks and a warm welcoming when you pass by the office.