Experienced Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified
• Estimated International Travel: 0%-15%

As a Cloud Engineer, you will be a key member of an agile project team, contributing to the infrastructure of a system. This role involves writing code, provisioning infrastructure, performing root cause analysis, and promoting DevOps methodologies and best practices. You will have close contact with client-side executives, requiring strong English communication skills.

Requirements

• Linux/Unix Systems Expertise: Strong ability to navigate and troubleshoot issues within Linux/Unix environments.
• Networking & Web Applications: Understanding of how the Internet and web applications function.
• Observability: Proficiency with metrics, logs, distributed tracing, and related observability tools.
• Configuration Management: Experience with configuration management frameworks like Ansible.
• Production Environment Management: Ability to maintain applications in a production environment.
• Self-Driven & Collaborative: Self-motivated and able to work effectively with minimal supervision, contributing to a team or company purpose.
• DevOps Methodology: Comfortable with DevOps methodologies and best practices.
• Cloud Provider (AWS): Solid experience using AWS.
• CI/CD & Networking: Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines and AWS networking/accounts.
• Containerization: Experience with containers and orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes and Docker.
• CI/CD Principles: Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts, independent of specific tools (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, or Cloudformation.
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Open Telemetry, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch).
• Helm Charts: Experience with Helm Charts.
• Scripting Languages: Proficiency with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Javascript/Typescript.
• English Language: Very comfortable with English.
• Production System Management: Some experience managing a production system.
• Infrastructure Tools (Nice to Have): Experience with Open Telemetry, Grafana, Traefik, Redis Cluster, and Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining infrastructure components.
• Writing code for infrastructure automation.
• Performing root cause analysis of system issues.
• Implementing DevOps methodologies and best practices.
• Collaborating with client-side executives.
• Contributing to a team-oriented environment.
• Guiding the team on observability and monitoring strategies.
• Participating in CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Flexible Working Hours: Flexible work schedule.
• Open Holidays: Opportunity to take time off as needed.
• Profit Distribution: Profit sharing program for all employees.
• Annual Trip & Social Activities: Annual trip and various social groups for team building.
• Training & Conferences: Support for professional development through training and conferences.
• Child Care Vouchers: Financial assistance for childcare expenses.
• Equipment: Choice of laptop and peripherals.
• Hotspot: Unlimited data hotspot access.

Company Information

• Office Locations: Physical office locations in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra (optional).
• Remote Work: Remote work options available from Portugal and potentially other countries, depending on location and projects.