Platform Engineer

IRIUM Portugal; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

IRIUM Portugal is actively seeking a Platform Engineer to join our hybrid team in Lisbon. The role emphasizes hands-on work in platform engineering, cloud, and DevOps with a focus on building scalable, reliable infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.

You will collaborate across international teams, implement reusable deployment patterns, and contribute to improved developer experience while maintaining strong security and observability practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud or SRE.
• Cloud provider experience, preferably AWS.
• Experience with IaC, Terraform or similar.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes; CI/CD and release processes.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Security basics

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Ansible

CloudFormation

Argo CD

Nexus

Job description

At IRIUM, we want you to always pursue your dreams! Here, get ready to achieve your goals while enjoying the journey.

We are currently looking for a Platform Engineer to join our team!

Required Competencies:

• Several years of hands‑on experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong practical experience with a major cloud provider, ideally AWS.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform or cloud-native infrastructure tools.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including deployment, networking, storage, security and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, Git-based workflows, automated testing, artefact management and release processes.
• Experience developing or maintaining automated delivery pipelines.
• Experience with logging, monitoring, observability and troubleshooting distributed systems.
• Good scripting or software engineering skills, preferably Python.
• Solid knowledge of cloud security fundamentals, including IAM, secrets management, encryption, network controls and audit logging.
• Ability to implement reusable infrastructure and application deployment patterns.
• Experience improving platform reliability, resilience and operational readiness.
• Knowledge of cloud-native application delivery, integrations and platform automation.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering teams and improve the developer experience.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Experience working in distributed, cross-functional and international environments.

Preferred Competencies:

• Experience designing or operating an Internal Developer Platform, Service Catalogue or self‑service workflows.
• Experience with Helm, Ansible, CloudFormation, Jenkins, Argo CD, Maven, Gradle, Nexus or Sonar.
• Knowledge of Java/Spring Boot application platforms.
• Experience with Apigee, OpenAPI, REST, SOAP or gRPC.
• Knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML and Azure Active Directory.
• Experience in large‑scale migration or hybrid‑cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Azure AI, data platforms, event‑driven architectures or API management.
• Cloud, Kubernetes or security certifications.
• Experience mentoring engineers or contributing to technical standards.
• Knowledge of cloud coding and AI agent engineering.

Work Model:

Hybrid - Lisbon, Portugal.

Gross Monthly Salary:

€2,300-€2,800.

Note:

The remuneration package and its components will be explained during the recruitment process.

What Do We Offer?

• An innovative and growing company with numerous opportunities for professional development.
• Compensation aligned with your experience and performance, access to flexible remuneration and health insurance as a social benefit.
• Unlimited access to self‑paced technology training.

IRIUM is a company made up of dynamic and proactive professionals. Our values are responsibility and commitment to quality work. This is the spirit we seek at IRIUM, regardless of your age.

If you identify with these values, this is the company for you!

Together, we can build the future. Shall we talk?

At IRIUM, we advocate for a world without stereotypes or limitations and believe in equality for everyone. These principles are reflected in our Equality Plan and Code of Ethics, ensuring equal treatment and opportunities regardless of personal, physical or social circumstances.