Infrastructure Container Specialist

act digital; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work

International tech hub environment

Long-term career progression

Job summary

act digital in Lisbon is seeking an Infrastructure Container Specialist (Senior) to automate and industrialize private cloud container platforms. You will design and operate automated infrastructure workflows using Terraform, Ansible, Vault and Virtuozzo Application Manager.

You will collaborate with DevOps, cybersecurity and architecture teams to ensure secure, scalable infrastructure and streamlined CI/CD delivery across an international tech hub.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer with enterprise infrastructure and automation experience.
• Strong expertise in Terraform and Ansible for end‑to‑end provisioning and config management.
• Experience with Vault or similar secrets management and with container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate automated infra workflows for private cloud container platforms.
• Develop modular Terraform templates and Ansible playbooks for provisioning and configuration.
• Integrate container management in automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Architect secure secrets management and identity patterns using Vault.
• Create runbooks, baselines, and enforce DevSecOps standards.
• Collaborate with DevOps, cybersecurity and architecture teams to deliver enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Skills

Senior infrastructure engineer

CI/CD integration

Security/DevSecOps

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

HashiCorp Vault

Virtuozzo Application Manager

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Nomad

Job description

Are you an Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in containerized environments, Infrastructure as Code, and private cloud automation? Ready to engineer secure, production-grade container platforms supporting a major international financial tech hub?

At act digital, we are recruiting an Infrastructure Container Specialist (Confirmed/Senior) to join the client's Digital Infrastructure team in Lisbon. In this role, you will be responsible for automating, standardizing, and industrializing private cloud container platforms using Terraform, Ansible, Vault, and Virtuozzo Application Manager.

What you will do

• Container & Private Cloud Engineering: Design, build, and operate automated infrastructure workflows supporting private cloud container platforms.
• Infrastructure as Code & Configuration: Develop modular Terraform templates and Ansible playbooks to drive automated provisioning, system configuration, and repeatable infrastructure patterns.
• Platform Integration: Integrate container management capabilities (Virtuozzo Application Manager or equivalent enterprise container platforms) into automated CI/CD delivery pipelines.
• Secrets Management & Security: Architect and implement secure secrets management and identity patterns using HashiCorp Vault.
• Operational Excellence: Author runbooks, define platform baselines, enforce DevSecOps standards, and conduct operational lifecycle management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with DevOps, cybersecurity, solutions architecture, and application squads to ensure robust, enterprise-grade infrastructure delivery.

What we are looking for

• Seniority: Confirmed or Senior background in enterprise infrastructure engineering, container platforms, and systems automation.
• Infrastructure as Code: Advanced expertise in Terraform and end-to-end configuration management using Ansible.
• Container Platforms: Proven hands‑on experience in production container environments; solid knowledge of Virtuozzo Application Manager or similar enterprise application/container platforms (e.g., OpenShift, Kubernetes, Nomad).
• Secrets Management: Hands‑on experience with HashiCorp Vault (or equivalent enterprise secrets management systems).
• CI/CD Integration: Practical experience connecting infrastructure provisioning and release pipelines with CI/CD tools.

Nice to have

• Previous background in regulated banking, financial services, or Tier‑1 enterprise environments.
• Practical understanding of DevSecOps practices and controlled service catalogue management.

What we offer

• Core ownership of enterprise private cloud infrastructure within an expanding international tech hub.
• An Agile, collaborative engineering culture inside a certified Great Place to Work.
• Long‑term career progression working alongside top infrastructure and DevOps specialists.