Cloud Engineer

Vodafone; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Vodafone Portugal is seeking a senior cloud infrastructure engineer to deliver and evolve telco cloud platforms across Europe. You will design, implement, and optimize Red Hat/OpenShift and VMware-based solutions, and work with onboarding teams to automate VNF/CNF delivery.

You’ll collaborate across multi-functional teams, ensuring secure, scalable infrastructure, virtualization, and network integration, with a strong focus on automation (Ansible, GitLab) and scripting.

Qualificações

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years in cloud and virtualization telco workloads.
• Strong knowledge of Red Hat, VMware, Kubernetes and virtualization.
• Experience with OpenShift, Telco Cloud, vSphere and NSX-T.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese.

Responsabilidades

• Delivery lifecycle management of assigned solutions within Europe.
• Coordinating suppliers, engage with peers and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.
• Develop the onboarding process and automation of VNF & CNF delivery.
• Work within the allocated budget and timelines of delivery.
• Define, address, track and report on standard and guideline adherence.
• Translate technical requirements into business language.

Conhecimentos

Cloud computing

Virtualization

Kubernetes

Automation

Scripting

Formação académica

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related field

Ferramentas

OpenShift

VMware

GitLab

Argo CD

Ansible

vSphere

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Join Us At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers - we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.Responsible for delivering and evolving Cloud infrastructure in alignment with the domain's strategy and objectives, ensuring the design and implementation of Red Hat and VMware solutions.Experienced in building infrastructure and integrating network functions within on-premises Cloud environments.Strong expertise in CaaS and IaaS technologies, including OpenShift, VMware, virtualization, compute, storage, and networking.Works closely with Onboarding teams to automate end-to-end integrations, driving operational efficiency and process optimization.Specialized in Cloud Native and virtualization platforms, with hands on experience in Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, and Ansible.Possesses in depth knowledge of the VMware Telco Cloud ecosystem, including vSphere, NSX-T, vCloud Director, Telco Cloud Automation (TCA), and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG). Responsible for implementing best practices, managing hardware and software lifecycle processes, and maintaining a robust and scalable technology infrastructure.

Join Us At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers - we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.Responsible for delivering and evolving Cloud infrastructure in alignment with the domain's strategy and objectives, ensuring the design and implementation of Red Hat and VMware solutions.Experienced in building infrastructure and integrating network functions within on-premises Cloud environments.Strong expertise in CaaS and IaaS technologies, including OpenShift, VMware, virtualization, compute, storage, and networking.Works closely with Onboarding teams to automate end-to-end integrations, driving operational efficiency and process optimization.Specialized in Cloud Native and virtualization platforms, with hands on experience in Kubernetes, GitLab, Argo CD, and Ansible.Possesses in depth knowledge of the VMware Telco Cloud ecosystem, including vSphere, NSX-T, vCloud Director, Telco Cloud Automation (TCA), and Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG). Responsible for implementing best practices, managing hardware and software lifecycle processes, and maintaining a robust and scalable technology infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the delivery lifecycle management of assigned solutions within Europe;
• Coordinating suppliers, engage with peers and other stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of functionality and quality in projects;
• Develop the on boarding process and automation of VNF & CNF delivery;
• Work within the allocated budget and timelines of delivery;
• Define, address, track and report on standard and guideline adherence;
• Translate technical requirements into business language

Who You Are

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field;
• Strong communication and negotiation skills;
• Customer oriented and systematic way of working;
• Ability to work across multi-functional and cultural boundaries to deliver results and change;
• Strong individual applied thinking;
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills;
• At least 5 years professional experience in cloud and virtualization telco workload;
• Expert in data center infrastructure, cloud computing and virtualization architectures (Telco);
• Solid understanding of virtualization (RedHat, vmWare) and containerization (RedHat/ Kubernetes);
• Solid understanding of routing and switching protocols (i.e. BGP / ISIS / OSPF);
• Experience with kubernetes networking (CNIs, Service Mesh, Network Policies, Ingress/Egress);
• Experience with Network Load Balancers and Firewalls;
• Experience designing/implementing IPv6 solutions;
• Scripting expertise is preferred (Power CLI, Ansible, Powershell, Python);
• Process creation and execution;
• Cloud computing architecture and design (IT and Telco);
• Fluent in English and Portuguese

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.