Cloud devops engineer (hybrid)

CLOUD DEVOPS ENGINEER (HYBRID LISBON)

Portuguese company hires for hybrid position

Location: Moscavide, Lisbon, Portugal

⚠️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered

Work Model: Hybrid — 2 days per week onsite

️ Language Requirements: English B2+ — strong spoken and written communication skills

Seniority: Senior (5+ years)

Sector: Insurance

Rate Between €3200 - 3500 RV or Unipessoal (gross value)

⚠️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success.

About the Opportunity

Build, automate and support cloud platforms that power corporate business functions in an international insurance environment.

As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will work with Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps and Terraform, contributing to infrastructure projects, cloud migrations and reliable platform operations. You will collaborate with colleagues across multiple locations, translating business needs into secure, efficient and maintainable technical solutions.

This role combines hands-on engineering, architectural input and operational ownership, with opportunities to explore new technologies and improve platform performance and infrastructure costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to infrastructure development for migrations, new business requirements and proofs of concept.
• Support architecture design and estimate technical implementation effort.
• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates with Azure ARM and Terraform.
• Test and monitor implemented solutions to ensure quality and reliability.
• Manage day-to-day operations for non-production environments.
• Handle incidents, service requests and changes.
• Perform regular platform security reviews and support vulnerability detection and remediation.
• Monitor platforms and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and infrastructure costs.
• Produce clear, accurate technical documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily meetings and sprint planning.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Transfer knowledge to L2 support teams and support recurring annual operational activities.

Essential Requirements

• More than 5 years of experience in consulting, process and IT implementation within an international environment.
• Experience collaborating with teams across multiple locations.
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a relevant related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience developing IaC with Azure ARM templates and Terraform.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, particularly with Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with Git and source control practices.
• Good understanding of IT architecture, cloud frameworks and cloud security.
• Strong analytical, algorithmic and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and documentation skills.
• A proactive approach to improving performance, resource usage and infrastructure costs.
• English B2+, with the ability to communicate effectively in an international team.
• Availability to work onsite in Moscavide, Lisbon, twice per week.

Additional Relevant Knowledge

• Microservices architecture.
• OpenPaaS.
• Insurance and risk management.
• Incident, request and change management.
• Platform monitoring and vulnerability management.
• Knowledge transfer and collaboration with L2 support teams.

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are a hands-on cloud engineer who combines Azure infrastructure expertise with a strong DevOps mindset. You are comfortable building deployment pipelines, maintaining infrastructure as code and supporting the ongoing operation of cloud platforms.

You work methodically, document your decisions and take ownership of delivery quality. You communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders and actively identify ways to improve security, performance and cost efficiency.

Questions for Candidates

1. Where are you currently based, and can you work onsite in Moscavide twice per week?
2. How many years of experience do you have in Cloud/DevOps and international IT implementation projects?
3. Which Microsoft Azure services have you worked with, and what were your responsibilities?
4. Can you describe a project where you developed infrastructure using Terraform or Azure ARM templates?
5. What experience do you have designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps?
6. How have you used Microsoft SQL Server in your projects?
7. Have you managed non-production environments and handled incidents, requests and changes?
8. What experience do you have with cloud security reviews, vulnerability remediation and platform monitoring?
9. Have you worked with microservices, OpenPaaS or insurance and risk management projects?
10. Can you share an example of improving infrastructure performance, resource usage or cloud costs?
11. What is your English proficiency level and availability to start?
12. Is the €3,200–€3,500 compensation range aligned with your expectations?

CV Keywords

Include the following keywords where they accurately reflect your experience:

Cloud DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Azure ARM, ARM Templates, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, CI/CD, Pipeline Design, Git, Microsoft SQL Server, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Migration, Cloud Architecture, IT Architecture, Cloud Security, Microservices, OpenPaaS, Platform Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Incident Management, Request Management, Change Management, Non-Production Environments, BAU, Proof of Concept, Technical Documentation, Agile, Sprint Planning, L2 Support, Knowledge Transfer, Cloud Cost Optimisation, Insurance, Risk Management, International Projects, English B2+

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