Platform Engineer - Remote (Portugal)

Clavium; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

My Learning Pocket

Referral Scheme

Work from Anywhere

Volunteering days

Spanish Language Classes

Home office allowance - Portugal only

Job summary

A tech company is seeking a remote Platform Engineer in Portugal. The role involves building and deploying infrastructure, supporting DevOps practices, and working with various cloud platforms. Candidates should have strong CI/CD and Kubernetes experience, along with proficiency in Linux and scripting. The position offers flexible work arrangements and multiple perks, including 25 holiday days and a home office allowance.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of CI/CD tools and SCMs.
• Experience with Kubernetes and observability tools.
• Familiarity with containerization and virtualization.
• Basic programming skills with scripting languages.
• Ability to travel within Europe and work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy platform-agnostic infrastructure.
• Monitor virtual server infrastructure in a multi-location environment.
• Support engineering teams in applying DevOps practices.
• Assist in conducting gap analysis and change management.
• Participate in contingency planning and disaster recovery.

Skills

Continuous Integration and Deployment concepts

Kubernetes clusters

Observability tools (Fluentd, Kibana, etc.)

Containerization (Docker)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Scripting languages (Bash, Python)

Linux administration skills

Full English proficiency

Tools

GitLab

OpenStack

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Platform Engineer - Remote (Portugal) role at Clavium.

What you'll do

• Build, test and deploy platform-agnostic infrastructure and applications using CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Monitor and administer the business's virtual server infrastructure in a multi-location environment based on Linux OS running in OpenStack and GCP
• Support engineering teams to become high performing, autonomous teams, applying DevOps culture, processes, principles and behaviors
• Work closely with Software development, Architecture and Security teams to support product development
• Assist with setup and maintenance of environments for manual and automated testing
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents in a timely manner, including root cause analysis and post mortems with the Customer Service Desk and Software Engineers
• Contribute to maintaining a knowledge base of platform-related processes and technologies
• Invest in continuous self-development and apply learnings in day-to-day work
• Assist in conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and supporting day-to-day change management
• Participate in contingency planning and disaster recovery procedures, including reliable backup and restore procedures
• Participate in an on-call rota (typically every 4 to 6 weeks) providing out-of-hours support for critical incidents

What you'll bring

• A strong and deep understanding of Continuous Integration and Deployment concepts and tools, including SCMs (Git), CI servers (Bamboo, Gitlab), build tools (Maven, Gradle), binary repositories (Nexus, Artifactory) and code quality tools (SonarQube). Experience with GitLab is desirable
• Strong experience with Kubernetes clusters and observability tools such as Fluentd, Kibana, Logstash, Prometheus and Grafana
• Familiar with containerisation (Docker) and virtualization (VMware, Vagrant, VirtualBox)
• Knowledge of public and private clouds and virtualization platforms: OpenStack, Google Cloud Platform and AWS
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible
• Basic programming know-how with scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby)
• Familiar with software development concepts, current technologies and frameworks
• Linux administration skills and network diagnostics and services
• Ability to work outside normal business hours and travel within Europe if needed
• Ability to meet project deadlines and work well under pressure
• Full English proficiency with excellent verbal and written communication

What we offer you

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• My Learning Pocket
• Referral Scheme
• Work from Anywhere
• Volunteering days
• Spanish Language Classes
• Home office allowance - Portugal only

Interview Process

Our interview process consists of a short call with our internal talent team, followed by a 1-hour technical interview, a 1-hour competency interview, and a final 30-minute session with our Senior Director of Technology & Security. Our talent team will guide and support you through the process.