Site Reliability Engineer

act digital; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital is seeking a hands-on Data & Analytics Site Reliability Engineer in Lisbon. The role focuses on Azure infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, observability, and resolving complex incidents. You will build and maintain Azure resources, improve pipelines, and support data analytics platforms in production.

The ideal candidate has strong Azure, Terraform, and DevOps experience, plus Python scripting and Linux/Windows familiarity. This is a hybrid role with 50% on-site work in Lisbon.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Site Reliability Engineer/DevOps experience with cloud services.
• Strong Azure experience and IaC using Terraform.
• Practical Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation skills.
• Experience with Azure data services (Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks).
• Familiarity with Datadog or Azure Monitor for observability.
• Scripting in Python or Bash; comfortable with Linux and Windows.
• Knowledge of cloud security and production operations.
• Full-time availability with 50% on-site in Lisbon.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Improve deployment pipelines, automation, monitoring, and reliability.
• Support and troubleshoot data analytics platforms in production.
• Investigate incidents and drive root-cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Monitor cloud services, identify risks, and enhance performance and security.
• Collaborate with data engineering, platform, and application teams.

Skills

Azure expertise

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Python scripting

Linux & Windows

Tools

Azure DevOps

Datadog

Azure Monitor

Data Factory

Synapse

Databricks

Event Hubs

Storage Accounts

Job description

Data & Analytics Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Lisbon, Portugal (hybrid, 50% on-site)

Employment: Full-time

We are seeking a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and operations of cloud-based data processing and analytics services. The role focuses on Azure infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, observability, and resolving complex Level 2 and Level 3 incidents.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Improve deployment pipelines, operational automation, monitoring, and service reliability.
• Support and troubleshoot data and analytics platforms in production.
• Investigate complex incidents and contribute to root-cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Monitor cloud services, identify risks, and improve performance, availability, and security.
• Collaborate with data engineering, platform, and application teams.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Cloud Engineer.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and Terraform.
• Practical experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Azure data services such as Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Event Hubs, or Storage Accounts.
• Experience with Datadog or Azure Monitor.
• Scripting with Python or Bash, and experience with Linux and Windows environments.
• Knowledge of cloud security and production operations.
• Full-time availability and ability to work 50% on-site in Lisbon.

We value a pragmatic, hands-on approach, clear communication, and a strong focus on reliability and continuous improvement.