Senior Cloud Engineer (GCP)

Decskill; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is growing and seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer (GCP) to join our team on a hybrid basis in Porto. You will design, implement, and optimize cloud architectures on Google Cloud Platform, focusing on scalable and secure solutions.

You will lead IaC with Terraform, manage cloud networking, and work with Kubernetes (GKE). You will mentor teammates and drive best practices in security, governance, and cost optimization while collaborating across disciplines.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification – mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking concepts.
• Proven hands-on experience with Terraform.
• Previous experience leading and managing technical teams.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Lead the implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Manage and optimize cloud networking architectures.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Work with containerized environments, particularly Kubernetes, preferably Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust and high-quality solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members.
• Ensure best practices in cloud security, governance, and cost optimization.
• Work with version control systems such as GitHub.

Skills

GCP expertise

Technical leadership

Cloud networking

Terraform

Kubernetes (GKE)

GitHub

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitHub

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We would like to meet a Senior Cloud Engineer (GCP) for a project with a hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Lead the implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Manage and optimize cloud networking architectures.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Work with containerized environments, particularly Kubernetes, preferably Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust and high-quality solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members.
• Ensure best practices in cloud security, governance, and cost optimization.
• Work with version control systems such as GitHub.

Must-Have Skills & Experience:

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification – mandatory.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with cloud networking concepts.
• Proven hands-on experience with Terraform.
• Previous experience leading and managing technical teams.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Nice to Have:

• Additional GCP certifications.
• Terraform certification.
• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS.
• Experience with Apigee, Google’s API management platform.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context.
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust.
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability.