Senior Cloud Automation Engineer

IVY Partners; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ivy Partners in Lisbon, Portugal, seeks a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer to design, deliver, and improve secure cloud automation products. You will blend infrastructure automation with full-stack development to deliver production-ready, maintainable, tested, and observable solutions aligned with security standards.

Required: 7+ years in cloud automation or software engineering, strong Azure and Terraform skills, Java/Spring REST APIs, and modern frontend frameworks.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud automation or software engineering.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Azure and Terraform; IaC expertise.
• Full-stack development experience: Java/Spring, REST APIs, and modern JS frameworks.
• CI/CD experience, preferably with GitHub Actions, and automated testing.
• Security, governance, and identity management experience in cloud environments.
• Scripting, monitoring, and Kubernetes (AKS) exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and improve secure, reusable cloud automation products.
• Combine infrastructure automation with full-stack development for production-ready solutions.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules, templates, and workflows; self-service apps and APIs.
• Build automated CI/CD workflows and implement automated testing across software, APIs, infra modules, and cloud services.
• Integrate security and governance into delivery patterns, including IAM, policy enforcement, and auditability.
• Ensure operational readiness with monitoring, logging, alerting, and documentation.
• Provide designs and guidance to promote reuse and adoption by platform and app teams.

Skills

Azure

Terraform

IaC

Java/Spring

REST APIs

Frontend JS

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Automation Testing

Cloud Security

Identity & Governance

AKS

English Fluency

French (plus)

Tools

Kubernetes (AKS)

Job description

Our Mission

Ivy Partners is a Swiss consulting firm that assists businesses with their strategic, technological, and organizational challenges.

We are committed to offering our team members a career that supports their personal and professional development. We help them enhance their skills and provide genuine opportunities for career progression.

As a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer at Ivy Partners, you will

• Design, deliver, and continuously improve secure, reusable cloud automation products that simplify the provisioning, configuration, and operation of cloud resources for application teams.
• Combine infrastructure automation with full-stack software development to deliver production-ready, maintainable, tested, and observable solutions aligned with security and governance standards.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules, templates, and workflows, as well as self-service applications and APIs integrated with cloud, identity, GitHub, and ServiceNow services.
• Build automated CI/CD workflows and implement automated testing across software, APIs, infrastructure modules, and cloud services.
• Integrate security and governance capabilities into delivery patterns, including identity and access management, policy enforcement, and auditability.
• Ensure operational readiness of delivered solutions through monitoring, logging, alerting, and documentation.
• Provide technical designs and guidance that promote reuse, maintainability, and adoption by platform and application teams.

About You

You are our ideal candidate if you:

• Have at least 7 years of experience in cloud automation or software engineering roles, ideally within international company environments.
• Have advanced proficiency in Microsoft Azure and public cloud architecture, with strong skills in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Have expert-level experience in full-stack development, including backend services (Java/Spring), REST APIs, and frontend applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, or Vue.
• Are skilled in designing CI/CD and DevOps workflows, preferably with GitHub Actions, and in automated testing and quality engineering.
• Understand cloud security, identity, and governance, with experience integrating platforms such as Azure, GitHub, ServiceNow, and identity services.
• Have experience with scripting, operational automation, monitoring, and containers and Kubernetes (AKS).
• Are fluent in English. French is considered a plus.

Why Join Ivy Partners?

Care |

We care about our employees by creating a supportive environment where everyone is valued and empowered with training and growth prospects.

Trust |

We believe in building strong and long-lasting relationships with our clients. Working with us is about establishing a partnership based on trust, professionalism, and transparency at all times.

Innovation |

We empower effective digital transformation through a unique blend of innovative technology and creative thinking.

Responsibility |

Community is at the heart of everything we do, and we take that responsibility seriously by working hard to create a positive impact.