Senior DevOps / ELK Engineer

DataSmart Lda; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 85 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

DataSmart invites a Senior DevOps / ELK Engineer to join our Lisbon-based hybrid team, shaping observability for our enterprise-grade platforms. You will own Elastic Stack components, drive monitoring strategies, and collaborate across product and operations to deliver reliable services.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in IT, strong Linux/Windows fundamentals, and hands-on Elastic Stack expertise. English fluency is essential; EU work eligibility is required.

Qualificações

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• 5–10 years of hands-on IT experience, particularly in observability and production support.
• Proven experience with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience with incident management, release management, and production support.
• Strong Linux and Windows fundamentals.
• Elastic Stack expertise: Beats, Elastic Agents, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana.
• CI/CD and automation tools such as Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, UrbanCode Deploy (UCD), Ansible, automated testing.
• Knowledge of container and cloud technologies: Docker, Kubernetes.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, maintain, support, and extend the Elastic Stack components (Beats, Elastic Agents, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana).
• Drive observability practices and design monitoring solutions for applications.
• Collaborate with development, architects, and operations to integrate observability into CI/CD processes.
• Lead production troubleshooting, RCA, and resolution of incidents (P1/P2).
• Establish governance for monitoring, coding standards, and technical guidelines.
• Coach and mentor team members on new observability solutions.
• Gather requirements, estimate effort, define roadmaps, and report progress to Product Owners.

Conhecimentos

Elastic Stack

Observability

CI/CD

Linux/Windows

Cross-functional coordination

Agile methodologies

Incident management

SRE fundamentals

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Bitbucket

OpenTelemetry

UrbanCode Deploy (UCD)

Ansible

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Us:

DataSmart is a Portuguese company, positioning itself as a consulting company of excellence, with over 20 years of existence. We are specialized in Technologies and Information Systems services, for the Portuguese and International markets. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of involvement, experience, and excellence.

Join our team as a Senior DevOps / ELK Engineer (Hybrid - Lisbon)!

What You’ll Do:

• Design, build, maintain, support, and extend the Elastic Stack, including Beats, Elastic Agents, Logstash, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
• Drive observability practices and design monitoring solutions for applications running on:
• Mainframe platforms
• Container platforms
• Optimize platform performance, indexing efficiency, log retention, data lifecycle management, and secure access controls.
• Monitor vendor updates, new feature releases, and market trends to continuously improve the observability platform.
• Collaborate with development teams, architects, and operations teams to integrate observability into applications and CI/CD processes.
• Establish best practices and governance for application monitoring, coding standards, and technical guidelines.
• Coach and mentor team members, promoting the adoption of new observability solutions across the organization.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, estimate effort, define value-driven roadmaps, and report progress to Product Owners and management.
• Lead production troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and the resolution of critical incidents, including P1/P2 incidents.
• Support incident management and production release execution.
• Contribute to continuous delivery governance and ensure adherence to operational and delivery standards.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• 5–10 years of hands-on IT experience, particularly in observability and production support.
• Proven experience working with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience with incident management, release management, and production support.
• Strong skills in cross-team coordination, stakeholder communication, and effort estimation.
• Solid knowledge of Linux and Windows fundamentals, including: Processes and file systems, Shell environments, Key operating system metrics
• Mainframe knowledge is considered a plus.
• Strong hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack: Beats, Elastic Agents, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana, OpenTelemetry standards
• Strong understanding of observability concepts: Logs, metrics, and traces, Golden signals, Log analysis, Dashboard creation, Alert configuration
• Experience with CI/CD and automation tools, such as: Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, UrbanCode Deploy (UCD), Ansible, Automated testing frameworks
• Knowledge of container and cloud technologies: Docker, Kubernetes
• Understanding of REST APIs and system integration.
• Basic knowledge of security controls, including: Authentication, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Access management, Audit and compliance requirements
• Elasticsearch certification and Microsoft Azure knowledge are strong advantages.
• Familiarity with productivity and IT service management tools: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Microsoft Office
• Professional English at C1 level, both written and spoken — mandatory.
• French and/or Dutch is considered a plus.
• Strong collaboration, communication, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset, strong ownership, and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with observability technologies.
• Experience working in regulated environments, particularly Financial Services, is a strong plus.
• Willingness and availability to provide on-call support and perform scheduled overtime when required.
• Must hold a valid work permit or EU/Schengen nationality allowing legal employment in Portugal.
• Must be based in Lisbon, Portugal, and be available for a hybrid working model, aligned with CET working hours.

At DataSmart, you will have the opportunity to integrate into a solid company and participate in projects of high recognition, nationally and internationally, with an appealing technological environment and career progression.

Excellence in the way to the future!

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