Senior Aws Platform & Governance Engineer - €30.000 - €50.000 A Year

Hexa Consulting; Porto; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexa Consulting is hiring a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join a global cloud platform team overseeing large-scale AWS environments. The role focuses on designing, governing, automating, and supporting multi-account AWS environments for worldwide operations.

You will shape cloud standards, security practices, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence across the organization, collaborating with Security, Network, Platform, and Application teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing AWS multi-account environments with Organizations.
• Strong IAM, SSO, cross-account roles, and least-privilege security.
• Proficiency with CloudFormation StackSets.
• Hands-on Terraform and CloudFormation for IaC.
• Deep AWS networking knowledge (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53).
• Experience with incident response and RCA.
• Familiarity with GitOps and CI/CD for infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and support AWS multi-account environments using AWS Organizations.
• Implement cloud governance, security, and compliance best practices.
• Develop and maintain IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Support and evolve AWS networking architectures.
• Collaborate with Security, Network, Platform, and Application teams.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud environments and participate in incident response.
• Contribute to cloud standards, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive automation and scalability across AWS platforms.

Skills

AWS Organizations & multi-account

IAM & SSO

CloudFormation StackSets

GitOps & CI/CD

AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway,

Incident response & RCA

Security & compliance

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

At Hexa Consulting, we connect top technology talent with leading global organizations.

We are currently supporting a multinational leader in the logistics and supply chain sector and are looking for a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join a global cloud platform team responsible for managing and evolving large-scale AWS environments used worldwide.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to join a highly skilled cloud platform team working at enterprise scale.

You will play a key role in designing, governing, automating, and supporting AWS multi-account environments, helping shape cloud standards, security practices, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence across the organization.

If you enjoy solving complex cloud challenges, working on large-scale AWS platforms, and contributing to cloud governance and platform engineering initiatives, this role is for you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and support AWS multi-account environments using AWS Organizations
• Implement cloud governance, security, and compliance best practices
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Support and evolve AWS networking architectures and connectivity patterns
• Collaborate with Security, Network, Platform, and Application teams
• Troubleshoot complex cloud environments and participate in incident response activities
• Contribute to cloud standards, documentation, and knowledge sharing
• Drive automation, scalability, and operational excellence across AWS platforms

Must-Have Experience

• AWS Organizations and multi-account environments
• IAM, AWS Identity Center (SSO), cross-account roles, and least-privilege models
• CloudFormation StackSets
• GitOps and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure
• Strong AWS networking knowledge:
• VPC
• Transit Gateway
• Route 53
• Experience troubleshooting complex AWS environments
• Incident response, P1/P2 triage, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Strong understanding of AWS security and compliance

Nice to Have

• AWS Certifications
• Bash or Python scripting
• Hybrid or multi-cloud environments

AWS | AWS Organizations | SCPs | IAM | Identity Center (SSO) | Terraform | CloudFormation StackSets | GitOps | CI/CD | VPC | Transit Gateway | Route 53 | VPC Endpoints

What You'll Find Here

• Enterprise-scale AWS environments
• Cloud governance and platform engineering challenges
• International and collaborative teams
• Opportunities to influence cloud standards and architecture
• Continuous learning and professional growth

Porto, Portugal | Lisboa, Portugal

International environment with cross-functional teams

Annual Salary Range: €30,000 – €50,000, depending on experience and qualifications.