DevOps Engineer (Akamai/Terraform) - Portugal Full Remote

HumanIT Digital Consulting

United States

Remote

USD 29,000 - 35,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

15th month salary

Health insurance for family

Birthday off

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Job summary

HumanIT Digital Consulting seeks a senior DevOps Engineer with Akamai expertise to own CDN support, configuration, and optimization across global platforms. You’ll build Python automation tools and manage IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt, ensuring high availability and edge security.

The role is fully remote from Portugal and requires strong English, 6+ years in Cloud/SRE/DevOps, and hands-on Akamai experience.

Qualifications

Senior-level Cloud Infrastructure, SRE or DevOps experience in large enterprises.
2–3+ years Akamai CDN hands-on experience.
Strong Terraform and Terragrunt expertise for IaC.
Proficient Python, JavaScript and Shell scripting.
Fluent English; must be Portugal-based.
Experience in CI/CD, Git and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

Build Python automation tooling to manage secure cloud infrastructure and core networking components.
Support and optimise the Akamai CDN for high availability, security and low latency.
Manage Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt; provision cloud environments and edge configurations.
Implement and automate edge security: DNS routing, proxies, WAF and bot management.
Define CDN best practices and translate networking concepts for stakeholders.
Work in an Agile environment within a large enterprise context.
Fully remote from Portugal; travel 0–15% depending on project needs.

Skills

Akamai CDN

Terraform

Terragrunt

Python

JavaScript

Shell scripting

DNS & proxies

Edge security

Git

CI/CD

Agile

English fluency

Portugal-based

Cloud infra

SRE/DevOps

Tools

Terragrunt

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

DevOps Engineer (Akamai/Terraform) - Portugal Full Remote

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYWe’are looking for a DevOps Engineer with hands-on Akamai expertise to join a well-established international tech consultancy known for its self-organised, low-politics culture and strong engineering standards. You’ll own the support, configuration and optimisation of a large-scale CDN ecosystem, ensuring high availability, peak web performance and edge security across critical platforms. This is a senior, high-autonomy role for someone who can hit the ground running and set technical direction from day one.

PROJECT & CONTEXT

Build Python automation tooling to manage secure cloud infrastructure and core networking components
Support and optimise the Akamai CDN for highly available, secure, low-latency global asset delivery
Manage Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt, provisioning cloud environments and edge configurations
Implement and automate edge security: DNS routing, proxies, WAF and bot management
Define CDN best practices and translate complex networking concepts for technical and leadership stakeholders
Agile environment within a large enterprise context
Fully remote from Portugal; occasional national/international travel (0–15%) depending on project needs

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required)

Proven senior-level experience in Cloud Infrastructure, SRE or DevOps within a large enterprise environment, +6years
2–3+ years of recent, hands‑on experience supporting and configuring CDNs, specifically Akamai (essential)
Strong hands‑on proficiency with Terraform and Terragrunt for managing cloud environments
Solid coding skills in Python, plus working knowledge of JavaScript and Shell scripting
Deep understanding of web fundamentals: DNS, proxies and edge security (WAF, bot management)
Experience supporting, monitoring and operating critical production environments, and understanding how large‑scale websites work at network level
Strong communication skills and experience working in Agile frameworks
Fluent English (written and spoken)
Must be based in Portugal
Experience with Git, modern automation tools and CI/CD pipelines
Solid grounding in general DevOps principles and practices