Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Lisbon)

Decskill; Viseu; Híbrido; EUR 29 000 - 54 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Decskill is hiring a Senior IT Cloud Infrastructure Administrator for a hybrid Lisbon-based position in Portugal. The role requires professional English, is suited for mid-level to senior professionals, and focuses on stability, security, and production readiness across Agile/DevOps projects.

Responsibilities include defining infrastructure solutions, coordinating deployments, and improving monitoring, security, and resilience.

Qualificações

• 2+ years in IT infrastructure, cloud operations, production engineering, DevOps, or a similar role.
• Hands-on knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting production and non-production environments.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps delivery
• English communication proficiency.

Responsabilidades

• Contribute to the definition of technical and infrastructure solutions.
• Coordinate deployments and ensure production readiness.
• Define service levels, monitoring requirements, and incident response.
• Promote automation and operational efficiency across teams.
• Support application production readiness and knowledge sharing.

Conhecimentos

English proficiency

Agile & DevOps collaboration

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Grafana

Prometheus

Dynatrace

GitLab

Jenkins

Artifactory

Ansible

SonarQube

Mattermost

Descrição da oferta de emprego

IT CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATOR (HYBRID LISBON)

Portuguese company hires for hybrid position

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered

Work Model: Hybrid

Language Requirements: Professional English - mandatory; French is desirable

Seniority: Mid-level (2+ years) (with three years preferred)

Sector: Banking

Rate Between €4500 - 4800 RV / €2600 - 2900 CTI

About The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior IT Cloud Infrastructure Administrator to help ensure the stability, security, and operational readiness of production services throughout the project lifecycle.

Working within an Agile and DevOps environment, you will bring production and infrastructure requirements into solution design, product backlogs, deployments, monitoring, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

This opportunity is ideal for an infrastructure and operations professional who understands that reliable production services begin during design and delivery—not only after an application goes live.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Solutions and Production Readiness

• Contribute to the definition of technical and infrastructure solutions;
• Promote existing products and services that reduce delivery time and operational risk;
• Incorporate resilience, monitoring, security, capacity, and supportability into solution designs;
• Advise project teams on infrastructure and production technologies;
• Identify potential conflicts with architecture, security, scalability, and delivery standards;
• Translateproduction requirements into technical user stories and backlog items;
• Support development teams in delivering solutions securely and efficiently;
• Implementtechnical user stories or coordinate the required specialists.

Environments and Deployment

• Provision and support production and non-production environments;
• Coordinate the infrastructure expertise and services required by applications;
• Facilitate solution deployments;
• Confirm environment readiness, including performance, access, backup, and restore capabilities;
• Review orsupport security assessments;
• Verify the traceability of infrastructure and machine access;
• Identify blockers involving networks, security, connectivity, flows, or infrastructure;
• Define action plans and coordinate their resolution.

Operations and Service Reliability

• Maintain services in operational condition;
• Define service levels, production indicators, and monitoring requirements;
• Implementmonitoring and supervision for production solutions;
• Ensure that installation and operating documentation remains current;
• Confirm that backup and switchover plans exist and are tested;
• Support releaseincidents and operational blockages;
• Investigate andcoordinate the resolution of production issues;
• Work withApplication Production Support on reliability improvements;
• Promote automation, performance optimisation, and operational efficiency.

Team Enablement

• Promote application-production best practices;
• Help product and project teams use Agile and DevOps tools effectively;
• Share operational knowledge across teams;
• Support technical decision-making and continuous improvement;
• Coordinate contributors and encourage ownership of production quality.

Essential Requirements

• At least two years of relevant experience in IT infrastructure, cloud operations, production engineering, DevOps, or a similar role;
• Practicalknowledge of IT infrastructure and production operations;
• Experience supporting production and non-production environments;
• Hands-on knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes;
• Experience withservice monitoring and observability;
• Understanding of DevOps delivery chains and CI/CD practices;
• Familiarity with IT risk, cybersecurity, resilience, and operational controls;
• Experience supporting deployments, releases, and production incidents;
• Ability to translate infrastructure requirements into technical actions or backlog items;
• Experience working within Agile and DevOps teams;
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, coordination, and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to communicate professionally in English;
• Availability towork in a hybrid arrangement in Lisbon;
• Ability to travel outside Portugal when required.

Relevant Technical Environment

Experience With Several Of The Following Will Be Valuable

• Docker and Kubernetes;
• Elasticsearch;
• Grafana;
• Prometheus;
• Dynatrace;
• GitLab;
• Artifactory;
• Jenkins;
• SonarQube;
• Ansible;
• Mattermost;
• CI/CD pipelines;
• Infrastructure and service-monitoring platforms.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Three or more years of relevant experience;
• PracticalFrench-language skills;
• Experience withbackup, restore, and switchover testing;
• Knowledgeof access traceability and infrastructure-security reviews;
• Experience defining service levels or operational KPIs;
• Familiarity with obsolescence management;
• Experience improving automation or production performance;
• Previous responsibility for coordinating technical contributors;
• Ability to train or mentor colleagues in production best practices.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a production-minded infrastructure professional who combines technical knowledge with coordination and communication skills.

You are likely to succeed in this role if you:

• Anticipate operational, security, and monitoring needs early;
• Understand how infrastructure decisions affect application reliability;
• Are comfortablewith container platforms and modern DevOps toolchains;
• Investigate problems systematically and propose practical action plans;
• Coordinate the right specialists without losing ownership of the outcome;
• Communicate clearly with development, infrastructure, security, and support teams;
• Prioritise effectively and remain composed during incidents;
• Follow standards while identifying opportunities for improvement;
• Share knowledgeand help teams adopt stronger production practices;
• Focus on customer satisfaction, quality, and measurable results.

Questions for Candidates

• How many years of experience do you have in infrastructure, cloud operations, production engineering, or DevOps?
• What types of production environments have you supported?
• How would you describe your hands-on experience with Docker?
• What practical experience do you have with Kubernetes?
• Which monitoring and observability platforms have you used?
• Have you worked with Elasticsearch, Grafana, Prometheus, or Dynatrace?
• Which CI/CD and DevOps tools have you used?
• What experience do you have with GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube, or Ansible?
• Have you provisioned or supported production and non-production environments?
• Have you translated infrastructure or operational requirements into backlog items?
• What experience do you have facilitating application deployments?
• Have you supported backup, restore, or switchover testing?
• Have you reviewed access traceability or infrastructure-security controls?
• Could you describe a complex production incident or operational blocker you resolved?
• Have you defined service levels, production indicators, or monitoring requirements?
• How have you contributed to production automation or performance improvements?
• Have you coordinated technical contributors or mentored team members?
• What is your English proficiency level?
• Do you have practical knowledge of French?
• Are you currently based in or able to work in Lisbon?
• Are you comfortable with a hybrid working arrangement?
• Are you available for occasional travel outside Portugal?
• Which contract model do you prefer: RV or CTI?
• Is the proposed rate aligned with your expectations?
• What is your earliest possible start date.

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