Platform Automation Engineer

Claranet Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Claranet Portugal is seeking a Platform Automation Engineer to join the team in Lisbon or Porto. You will automate cloud infrastructure, improve platform reliability and efficiency, and drive scalable, secure operations using Terraform, Kubernetes and cloud-native tooling.

We value Terraform expertise, CI/CD experience, and a solid background in platform engineering with GCP familiarity. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with DevOps and software teams to deliver robust cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years in Platform Engineering and 3 years with core technologies.
• Professional experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure automation tools.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform (advanced provisioning patterns).
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification or higher.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the architecture and development of cloud platform solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Design and implement automation using Terraform and Crossplane v2.
• Implement and manage infrastructure patterns that support scalability, high availability, compliance, disaster recovery and secure operations.
• Develop and optimise advanced IaC patterns, including Terraform modules, workspaces and state management.
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps to integrate and optimise cloud solutions.
• Support observability practices, anomaly detection and automated remediation.
• Monitor platform performance, identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
• Maintain documentation covering architecture, processes and procedures.
• Support and mentor junior engineers while learning from more experienced teammates.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

Crossplane

GCP

CI/CD

GitOps

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/CE

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

We're fast learners, hard workers, natural collaborators... and we Make Modern Happen!

Our ambition is to unlock the potential of our digital world so that organisations everywhere can innovate and thrive securely.

We aim to achieve this goal by bringing together the world’s most talented people and the most powerful technologies, combining them to address our customers' challenges and to build something stronger together.

Right now, we are looking for a Platform Automation Engineer to integrate our internal team, based in Lisbon or Porto.

In this role, you will contribute to the automation of cloud infrastructure and services, helping improve platform reliability, performance and operational efficiency. We are looking for someone with strong experience in Terraform, Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies and infrastructure automation, including advanced Terraform patterns.

Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is strongly preferred.

Your responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the architecture and development of cloud platform solutions aligned with business requirements;
• Design and implement automation using technologies such as Terraform and Crossplane v2;
• Implement and manage infrastructure patterns that support: Scalability and high availability; Regulatory compliance; Disaster recovery and resilience; Consistent and secure operations;
• Develop and optimise advanced Infrastructure as Code patterns, including Terraform modules, workspaces and state management; Collaborate with software developers, DevOps engineers and other stakeholders to integrate and optimise cloud solutions;
• Support the implementation of observability practices, including anomaly detection and automated remediation;
• Monitor platform performance, identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements;
• Maintain accurate documentation covering architecture, processes and procedures;
• Support and mentor junior engineers while learning from more experienced team members.

You must have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field — or equivalent professional experience;
• At least 2 years of experience in Platform Engineering and 3 years of experience working with the underlying technologies;
• Professional experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure automation tools;
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, including advanced infrastructure provisioning patterns;
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration;
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate certification or higher;
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is strongly preferred.

We value:

• Hands‑on experience with at least one major cloud platform: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS or Microsoft Azure;
• Strong practical experience with GCP services, architecture and infrastructure automation is a significant advantage;
• Experience with Crossplane, Terraform and Infrastructure as Code;
• Knowledge of GitOps practices and patterns;
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash or PowerShell;
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Azure DevOps or GitHub;
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring and cloud operations automation;
• Ability to work with complex, distributed and cloud‑native environments.