AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Hexa Group; Lisboa, Porto; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Psychological support

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Work-life flexibility

Childcare vouchers

Hexa community

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Hexa Group is seeking an AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to enhance reliability, security, and optimization across enterprise cloud infrastructure. Based in Porto or Lisbon, this role blends AWS platform engineering, automation, DevOps and production operations within a hybrid setup.

You will strengthen cloud governance, improve service resilience, and implement scalable solutions that reduce operational complexity while collaborating with a technical team and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS cloud engineering experience in complex production environments.
• Ability to investigate infrastructure issues and deliver effective resolutions.
• Experience maintaining cloud platforms with high availability, security and operations.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation, deployment processes and production support practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize enterprise AWS environments, prioritising availability, security and efficiency.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure incidents, deployment failures and production issues.
• Monitor cloud services and analyse data to identify performance, reliability and security improvements.
• Develop and enhance infrastructure automation using Terraform, Python and AWS serverless technologies.
• Maintain and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure configurations and automated workflows.
• Implement and review IAM permissions, account configurations and organizational security controls.
• Analyse security findings, coordinate vulnerability remediation and support patching activities.
• Conduct root cause analysis and document corrective actions.
• Manage incidents and service requests in line with SLAs and communication standards.
• Participate in code reviews, Agile delivery activities and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

AWS Cloud Engineering

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Agile / Scrum

Problem Solving

Tools

Terraform

Python

GitHub Actions

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

IAM

Organizations

SCPs

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Join Hexa as an AWS Cloud Platform Engineer and contribute to the reliability, security and continuous optimization of enterprise cloud infrastructure within the technology services sector.

Based in Porto or Lisbon, this hybrid opportunity combines AWS platform engineering, infrastructure automation, DevOps and production operations. You will work with a collaborative technical team to strengthen cloud governance, improve service resilience and implement scalable solutions that reduce operational complexity.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Maintain and optimize enterprise AWS environments, ensuring platform availability, security and operational efficiency.
• Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure incidents, deployment failures and production issues.
• Monitor cloud services and analyze operational data to identify performance, reliability and security improvements.
• Develop and enhance infrastructure automation using Terraform, Python and AWS serverless technologies.
• Maintain and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure configurations and automated workflows.
• Implement and review IAM permissions, account configurations and organizational security controls.
• Analyze security findings, coordinate vulnerability remediation and support infrastructure patching activities.
• Conduct root cause analysis, document corrective actions and maintain operational procedures and technical knowledge.
• Manage incidents and service requests in accordance with agreed service levels and communication standards.
• Participate in code reviews, Agile delivery activities and continuous improvement initiatives.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong practical experience in AWS cloud engineering within complex production environments.
• Proven ability to investigate infrastructure issues and independently deliver effective technical resolutions.
• Experience maintaining cloud platforms with demanding availability, security and operational requirements.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure automation, deployment processes and production support practices.
• Knowledge of cloud security principles, identity management and vulnerability remediation.
• Strong analytical thinking, technical troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to maintain accurate technical documentation.
• A collaborative, accountable and solution-oriented approach to working with technical teams and stakeholders.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• AWS cloud infrastructure and platform operations.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Python scripting and infrastructure automation.
• CI/CD implementation and troubleshooting with GitHub Actions.
• AWS Lambda and AWS Step Functions.
• AWS CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail.
• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• AWS Organizations and Service Control Policies (SCPs).
• Cloud governance, account management and security controls.
• Cloud vulnerability management, remediation and patching.
• Production incident management, root cause analysis and SLA-based operations.
• GitHub, Jira and Confluence.
• Agile and Scrum methodologies.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector and Snyk.
• Knowledge of serverless architecture design and cloud security best practices.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Previous experience in DevOps or cloud platform engineering environments.
• Relevant AWS certifications.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Private health insurance from your first day, with no waiting period and optional family coverage.
• Free and confidential psychological support through TEAM 24, including access to well-being resources and live sessions.
• Continuous professional development through training and certification opportunities.
• Opportunities to strengthen expertise in information security, cybersecurity best practices and quality management.
• A hybrid working model based in Porto or Lisbon.
• Flexibility that supports work-life balance, according to role and operational requirements.
• Childcare vouchers and family support measures.
• Team initiatives, shared experiences and opportunities to connect with the Hexa community.
• A professional environment that values accountability, collaboration and long-term development.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

At Hexa, we promote equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment where different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are respected. In alignment with the principles of the Portuguese Diversity Charter, we support fair recruitment practices and value every professional's contribution, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

HEXA LIFE

At Hexa, we are all Builders.

We believe meaningful results come from people who share knowledge, take responsibility and work together with a common purpose.

Our culture is built on three principles: Honesty, Mutual Support and Agility. These guide how we collaborate, approach challenge