Senior Cloud Engineer - Hybrid (Lisbon) With Azure & K8S

Askblue; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Udemy access

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Askblue, a Lisbon-based IT services company, is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design scalable cloud architectures, implement Terraform-based IaC, and manage Kubernetes deployments in a hybrid Lisbon project. The role emphasizes cost optimization, security, and automation using Azure and related tools.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong English, and a track record in CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and Architecture: Create robust and scalable cloud architectures with cost, performance, and security in mind.
• Infrastructure as Code: Write IaC scripts (Terraform) to provision and manage resources.
• Automation: Develop CI/CD pipelines and automate build, test, and deployment across environments.
• Application Deployment: Manage Kubernetes clusters, deploy apps with high availability.
• Security: Implement IAM, encryption, and network security; mitigate threats.
• Cost Optimization: Right-size resources and optimize Elasticsearch index management and queries.
• Stay updated with emerging cloud and DevOps technologies.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Monitoring

Security

English

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

We were born in 2013, and we provide services in the field of information technology.

We are looking for Senior Cloud Engineer to join us in one of our projects, in the the regulatory intelligence sectorlocated in Lisbon.

Tasks:

• Design and Architecture: Create robust and scalable cloud architectures that align with business requirements, while optimizing cost, performance, and security. Creating documentation for infrastructure design, deployment procedures, disaster recovery plans, and other aspects of the projects.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Write IaC scripts (e.G., using Terraform or CloudFormation) to provision and manage cloud resources efficiently.
• Automation: Automate deployment, scaling, and maintenance processes to enhance operational efficiency. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes across multiple environments.
• Application Deployment: Deploy applications to the cloud, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. Manage Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, scaling, and monitoring of containerized applications.
• Security: Implement security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and network security and identify security threats and creating solutions to mitigate them.
• Cost Optimization: Monitor resource usage and optimize costs by right-sizing instances and utilizing reserved or spot instances. Lead efforts to optimize Elasticsearch infrastructure, including index management and query optimization.
• Stay updated: Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in DevOps, cloud computing, and infrastructure automation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Must have:
• A proven track record of designing and implementing complex infrastructure solutions.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, Azure is preferable, others are a plus.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
• In-depth knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Splunk.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in a production environment involving all aspects of infrastructure.
• Previous experience with Networking, like creation and setup of vnet – snet, routes, dns, peerings will be a differencial.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Implementing High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions to maintain business Data Integrity.
• Strong experience in performance tuning of infrastructure components to optimize resource utilization and improve overall system performance.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate a security-first approach into all aspects of infrastructure and DevOps processes design and implementation.
• Fluent in English any other language (Portuguese) is a plus.
• Nice to have:
• Experience scripting and programming skills, with proficiency in languages such as Python, Shell, Java or .Net.
• Experience implementing monitoring and logging solutions to enhance observability and troubleshoot issues proactively.
• Communication: Communication is the act of conveying information to others. As a Cloud Engineer, you will need to communicate with developers and other consultants. Effective communication can help you convey information clearly and answer questions.
• Project management: As a Cloud Engineer, you may be responsible for overseeing the implementation of a company's DevOps strategy. This may include managing the project team, ensuring the project stays on schedule and within budget and ensuring the project meets its goals.
• Problem-solving: When teams work together, they often solve complex problems. They use their problem-solving skills to find the best solutions to issues that affect the company's production and development processes. They also use their problem-solving skills to find solutions to both technical issues as well as process issues that affect the company ability to produce software.
• Business analysis: A Cloud Engineer might work with a team of other professionals, including software developers, project managers, business analysts and other IT specialists and will need to use akin business analysis skills to help the team understand the needs of the company and the potential outcomes of their work.

Work Arrangement:

- Hybrid (Twice a week in the office).

Offer:

• Health Insurance;
  
• 3 and a half days of leave per year + 22 vacation days;
  
• Unlimited access to Udemy.

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Senior Cloud Engineer - Hybrid (Lisbon) With Azure & K8s Lisbon, Portuguese Republic, PT