DevOps Engineer

Present Technologies; Coimbra; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Extra holidays

Flexible benefits budget

Office perks and amenities

Job summary

Present Technologies seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong networking to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure, automation, and secure network architectures. You will bridge infrastructure, networking, and development.

Join a team recognized as a top employer in Portugal, with opportunities to work across cloud and hybrid environments and to advance in a fast-paced tech setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps.
• Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs, firewalls.
• Hands-on with cloud networking services (AWS VPC, Route 53, Azure VNets, GCP VPC).
• Container orchestration and networking: Kubernetes and Docker Swarm.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or Ansible.
• Scripting in Python or Bash.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Security best practices in network design.
• Excellent troubleshooting across systems and networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure, scalable network architectures across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Configure and manage VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, VPNs, and peering.
• Ensure network security and compliance including IAM and zero-trust principles.
• Troubleshoot and optimize network performance (latency, throughput, fault tolerance).
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments.
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads with secure networking practices.
• Automate provisioning of infrastructure and networks using IaC.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate networking and DevOps best practices.

Skills

DevOps

Networking fundamentals

Cloud networking

Container orchestration

Terraform/Ansible

Scripting

CI/CD tooling

Network security

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Present Technologies, ranked on the Top 2 of the Best Place To Work in Portugal, is seeking for highly-skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong background in networking to join our team. You will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure, automation, and secure network architectures that ensure our systems are highly available, scalable, and compliant. This role is ideal for someone who can bridge the gap between infrastructure, networking, and development.

WE are PRESENT because WE CARE!

ROLE DESCRIPTION - KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and maintain secure, resilient, and scalable network architectures across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Configure and manage networking components such as VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, VPNs, and peering connections.
• Ensure network security and compliance, including IAM, policies, and zero-trust networking principles.
• Troubleshoot and optimize network performance (latency, throughput, fault tolerance).
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments.
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes, and Docker Swarm) with secure networking practices.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of infrastructure and networks using IaC (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate networking and DevOps best practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps
• Strong expertise in networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs, firewalls, routing, load balancing, and traffic management.
• Hands-on experience configuring cloud networking services (AWS VPC, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Azure VNets, GCP VPC, etc.).
• Proven experience with container orchestration and networking: Kubernetes (CNI, ingress, service mesh) and Docker Swarm (overlay networks, services, ingress routing).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or equivalent).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Solid understanding of security best practices in network design and implementation.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across systems and networks.

NICE-TO-HAVE

• Certifications in networking or cloud (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking, Cisco CCNP/CCIE).
• Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud connectivity.
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul) and microservices communication patterns.
• Exposure to compliance standards (ISO, SOC2, GDPR) and secure network design.
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading projects with a networking focus.

PERKS:

• Company/performance bonus
• Extra days of holidays
• Anual budget for flexible benefits (e.g. kindergarten payment, health and well-being, education expenses, savings & retirement, public transportation and family health insurance)
• Great offices with free fruit and coffee
• Technical training / learn sessions / workshops