Cloud DevOps Engineer

Decskill was founded in 2014 as an IT Consulting Company and their main mission is to delivery value through the knowledge. We enable companies to meet the chalenges of digital world by providing our clients with business models that ensure technological capacity, flexibility and agility. We are more than 500 consultants with offices in Lisbon, Porto and Madrid.

DECSKILL operates in 3 main areas:

• DECSKILL TALENT, through which we provide our clients with an extension to their IT teams;

• DECSKILL BOOST, through which we provide our client with software development models to increase capacity and optimize Time-to-Market, where we create and manage teams that deliver according to their needs, at the desired speed;

• DECSKILL CONNECT through which we provide our client with consulting services, as well as the implementation and management of information technology infrastructures.

Our practice results in the creation of value for our customers, either by delivering qualified and value-added services, or through highly qualified and motivated professionals, as well as technology solutions that allow us to operate and transform the business of our customers.

We are looking for Cloud DevOps Engineer!

Mission:

The Cloud/DevOps Engineer plays a pivotal role in implementing the automation and service catalogue delivery strategy implementation for our organization. This position will work within a small team of DevOps Engineers, and they will be responsible for implementing scalable, efficient, and secure public and private cloud solutions. The role involves working closely with architecture, development, operations, and security teams to create a seamless CI/CD pipelines that enable automated deployment and operational processes. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cloud services, DevOps practices, and software development lifecycles.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with lead Architects and DevOps peers to implement highly scalable, resilient, and performant cloud and private cloud solutions.
• Work independently to migrate existing workflows to modern automation and orchestration engines as defined by architectural teams.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvement in the development and optimization of application and system deployments.
• Leverage and build CI/CD pipelines for seamless code deployment, validation and management.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration to reduce manual interventions and improve efficiency.
• Identify and develop cross-cutting reusable building blocks to be provided to domain applications.
• Work with security teams to ensure cloud solutions comply with industry best practices and regulatory standards.
• Conduct system troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends in cloud computing, DevOps, and software development methodologies.

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of cloud computing technology and infrastructure on both AWS and private cloud solutions.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architecture and transformation patterns.
• Solid knowledge of container and container orchestration services (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure as a code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with GitOps principles and tooling (e.g. ArgoCD, Flux).
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with Platform Engineering principles and tooling (e.g. Backstage).
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and serverless computing.
• Familiarity with observability principles and tools (e.g.Dynatrace).
• Experience with or interest in Cycloid, Terraform, Ansible, and monitoring.
• Experience with or interest in GitOps, REST APIs, and CI/CD principles and practices.
• Solid understanding of network and security.
• Familiarity with Integration platforms, including API Management solutions as well as messaging solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Cloud/DevOps Engineer role with a proven track record of implementing cloud services.
• Strong portfolio of successful cloud projects and innovations.
• Professional certifications in cloud platforms and cloud-native technologies are highly desirable.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and teamwork skills
• Requirements:
• EU citizenship.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; proficiency in any other European language is a plus
• Good soft skills (empathy, communication, etc.).
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and productive environment.
• Capacity for critical analysis and focused on solving blockage points.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

If you’re interested in this job please send your CV to or , with the reference “DevOps”.

Thank you! :)

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being