Devops Engineer

Adecco Recruitment; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global Digital Transformation consultancy is hiring a DevOps Engineer to join a multidisciplinary technology team in Lisbon, on a long-term Application Support engagement in the banking sector. The role is hybrid in Lisbon and a permanent contract is offered directly with the client.

You will guard production and non-production environments, drive automation, monitoring and security, and collaborate with application support teams to enhance observability and operational excellence across

Qualifications

• Experience in IT Infrastructure, Production Operations or DevOps environments.
• Strong monitoring and observability capabilities with modern tools.
• Security-focused with knowledge of governance and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Act as guardian of production and non-production environments ensuring stability, availability and resilience.
• Design and promote technical solutions aligned with architecture, security and scalability standards.
• Incorporate infrastructure and operational requirements into the product backlog with technical user stories.
• Collaborate with Application Production Support to implement and optimize monitoring and observability across critical systems.
• Drive automation initiatives to improve performance and reduce manual effort.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, procedures and DR/BCP plans.
• Conduct security reviews, validate access traceability and identify bottlenecks across infra, network and applications.
• Propose remediation plans addressing risks and operational challenges.

Skills

Monitoring & observability

DevOps

Agile methodologies

Security governance

Stakeholder coordination

Mentoring teams

English proficiency

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Artifactory

SonarQube

Mattermost

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Join a global Digital Transformation consultancy, operating across 20+ EMEA countries with 10,000+ tech and business professionals, on a long-term Application Support engagement in the banking sector.

• Lisbon, Hybrid
• Permanent contract directly with the client

We are hiring a DevOps Engineer to join a multidisciplinary technology team responsible for ensuring the stability, security and continuous evolution of critical banking platforms, driving automation, observability and operational excellence across production and non-production environments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Act as the guardian of production and non-production environments, ensuring platform stability, availability and operational resilience
• Design and promote technical solutions leveraging existing infrastructure products while ensuring alignment with architecture, security and scalability standards
• Integrate infrastructure and operational requirements into the Product Backlog, implementing technical User Stories to accelerate and secure delivery
• Partner with Application Production Support teams to implement and optimize monitoring and observability solutions across critical systems
• Drive automation initiatives and continuous performance improvements, reducing manual effort and increasing operational efficiency
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, operational procedures and Disaster Recovery (DR/ICP) plans
• Conduct security reviews, validate access traceability and identify operational bottlenecks across infrastructure, network and application flows
• Propose and implement remediation plans to address risks, performance issues and operational challenges

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience in IT Infrastructure, Production Operations or DevOps engineering environments
• Strong expertise with monitoring and observability tools such as ElasticSearch, Grafana, Prometheus and Dynatrace
• Hands-on experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube, Mattermost, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of infrastructure security, risk mitigation and operational governance
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps best practices
• Experience driving automation and improving operational processes across complex environmentsAbility to coordinate stakeholders, influence teams and promote technical best practices
• Experience mentoring and supporting teams in the adoption of new technologies and operational frameworks
• Proficient English, written and spoken

Nice to Have

• Experience within highly regulated environments such as Banking or Financial Services
• Familiarity with Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Infrastructure Resilience frameworks
• Exposure to CI/CD optimization and cloud-native operational practices