B2B | AWS Cloud Platform Engineer | Portugal (REMOTE)

Optiwisers; Portugal; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiwisers in Portugal is seeking an AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to join a strategic Cloud Platform team responsible for supporting, maintaining and improving enterprise-scale AWS Foundation Services.

The role blends cloud engineering, DevOps and automation, with a strong focus on platform reliability, governance and reducing manual work through automation. You will troubleshoot complex environments, strengthen security and drive automation for resilient cloud services.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on AWS in production environments.
• Practical experience with Terraform, Python and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with AWS Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain and enhance AWS Foundation Services across enterprise-scale environments.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents and deployment failures.
• Troubleshoot AWS services using CloudWatch, CloudTrail and metrics.
• Maintain Terraform deployments, GitHub Actions pipelines and serverless functions.
• Manage IAM policies, service roles, Organizations and SCPs.
• Ensure cloud governance and security standards are met.
• Develop automation solutions using Python, Terraform and AWS serverless services.
• Produce RCA reports and maintain runbooks and knowledge articles.
• Lead communication with customers and stakeholders per SLAs.
• Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams using GitHub, Jira and Confluence.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Incident management

Automation

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Ownership

Tools

Terraform

Python

GitHub Actions

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

IAM

AWS Organizations

SCPs

Job description

Language: English – Mandatory (fluent, written and spoken)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to join a strategic Cloud Platform team responsible for supporting, maintaining and continuously improving enterprise-scale AWS Foundation Services.

This role combines Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Automation, Production Support and Cloud Security, 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 services.

If you enjoy solving technical challenges, automating processes and building reliable cloud platforms, this could be the right opportunity for you!

What You'll 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.

Required Skills & Experience

• 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.

Nice to Have

• 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.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who combines the skills of a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer and Production Support Engineer.

You should be comfortable investigating complex technical issues, improving platform stability, automating repetitive tasks and working collaboratively with technical teams and customers.

A strong sense of ownership, attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset will be key to succeeding in this role.

Interested in this opportunity?