Cloud engineer for research computing

Cronos Europa; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Tailor-made training courses

Cutting-edge technologies

Job summary

Cronos International is seeking a Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer to strengthen Cronos Europa. The role is hands-on, operating Kubernetes in production, building Argo workflows, and managing the AWS estate. You will support researchers and automate recurring tasks from Lisbon.

The position requires strong AWS/Kubernetes experience, Argo Workflows, and fluency in English. A hybrid work arrangement with 3 days in our Lisbon office is expected, with an early start date possible.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Cloud/DevOps or Platform Engineering experience.
• Production Kubernetes experience is required.
• Hands-on with Argo Workflows for orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of IAM, SQS, SNS and AWS storage options.
• Experience with event-driven and serverless architectures.
• Fluent English, good communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and operate containerised workloads on EKS/Kubernetes.
• Maintain secure, reliable Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Build and maintain Argo Workflows for pipelines.
• Ensure research pipelines are reliable and observable.
• Manage AWS compute, storage and database services.
• Implement serverless solutions using Lambda and EventBridge.
• Apply AWS security best practices across the environment.
• Support scientists using the platform and automate recurring tasks.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Argo Workflows

IAM/SQS/SNS

Event-driven architecture

English fluency

Communication skills

Tools

EKS

EC2

S3

FSx

EFS

RDS

ECR

Lambda

EventBridge

SQS

SNS

Job description

Описание:

We are currently looking for a Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer (AWS) to strengthen the Cronos Europa team. The role is hands-on: operating Kubernetes in production, building and maintaining the Argo workflows that the scientists depend on, managing the AWS estate, and supporting the research users who run analytical and pipeline workloads on the platform.

Задачи:

• Design, deploy and operate containerised workloads on Amazon EKS and Kubernetes.
• Maintain secure, reliable and up-to-date Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Build and maintain workflow orchestration using Argo Workflows.
• Ensure research pipelines are reliable, observable and easy to rerun.
• Manage AWS compute, storage and database services, including EC2, S3, FSx, EFS, RDS and ECR.
• Implement event-driven and serverless solutions using Lambda, EventBridge, SQS and SNS.
• Apply IAM and AWS security best practices across the environment.
• Support scientists and research users running analytical and pipeline workloads on the platform.
• Automate recurring operational and user needs to reduce manual support.

Требования:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, FSx, EFS, RDS, ECR and EventBridge.
• Proven hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience with Argo Workflows for workflow orchestration.
• Good understanding of IAM, SQS, SNS and AWS native storage solutions.
• Experience with event-driven and serverless architectures.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Cloud, DevOps or Platform Engineering.
• Senior, hands-on profile with recent experience operating AWS and Kubernetes environments in production.
• Ability to take ownership of an existing production platform and contribute quickly.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work from the Lisbon office at least 3 days per week.
• Availability to start as soon as possible, and no later than early 2027.
• Будет плюсом: Experience with Posit Workbench is an advantage; Experience with Nextflow, or a clear willingness to learn it, is an advantage; Experience in life sciences, pharmaceutical or research computing environments is a plus

Условия:

• An attractive salary package.
• A good work-life balance environment.
• The assurance of working in cutting-edge technologies in an entrepreneurial spirit.
• The opportunity to develop your skills thanks to tailor-made training courses according to your needs.
• A good job in a friendly place.