Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer (Lisbon, Hybrid)

Join us in shaping the future of our Cloud ecosystem

We're looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Cloud Engineer to join our DevOps & Cloud team in Lisbon. This is a key role for someone who enjoys deep technical challenges, thrives in collaborative environments, and wants to influence cloud strategy at scale.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will drive cloud architecture standards, enable engineering teams, and help shape a secure, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud platform. You'll work closely with Engineering, Security, and Product teams, acting as a trusted advisor and technical leader across the organization.

Main Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Cloud Strategy

  • Define and evolve cloud architecture blueprints, ensuring consistency across teams and projects.

  • Collaborate with Engineering leadership to align the infrastructure roadmap with business priorities.

  • Lead design reviews, influence architectural decisions, and evaluate trade-offs between cost, reliability, and performance.

  • Research and evaluate emerging cloud technologies, proposing adoption strategies aligned with long-term goals.

• Infrastructure as Code & Automation

  • Set standards for Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep) and GitOps workflows.

  • Promote automated, reusable, and scalable infrastructure patterns to minimize manual operations.

  • Support the development of reusable IaC modules and cloud provisioning templates.

• Platform Reliability & Observability

  • Establish and reinforce SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for critical services.

  • Define observability standards covering monitoring, logging, and tracing.

  • Lead initiatives focused on automation, self-healing systems, and reducing operational toil.

• Security & Compliance

  • Embed a security-by-design mindset into infrastructure patterns using IAM, network segmentation, and encryption best practices.

  • Partner with InfoSec to ensure adherence to security frameworks and audit requirements.

• Cost Optimization & Performance

  • Apply FinOps principles to continuously monitor, optimize, and forecast cloud spend.

  • Drive initiatives on right-sizing, reserved capacity usage, and cost-efficient architectural design.

• Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing

  • Coach Cloud and DevOps engineers, encouraging technical excellence and autonomy.

  • Lead internal workshops, technical sessions, and knowledge-sharing initiatives across engineering teams.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's is a plus).

• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles.

• 2+ years in a senior, staff-level, or technical leadership position.

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure (AWS/GCP experience is a plus).

• Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).

• Hands-on proficiency with IaC tools: Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, etc.

• Solid understanding of observability tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Splunk…

• Networking knowledge (VNet/Subnet, routing, DNS, peering) is a strong differentiator.

• Experience designing HA/DR solutions for mission-critical workloads.

• Strong security mindset integrated into infrastructure and DevOps workflows.

• Proven experience implementing scalable CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

Nice to Have:

• Programming skills in Python, Go, or .NET.

• Experience with FinOps practices and frameworks.

• Exposure to ISO 27001, SOC2, or similar compliance standards.

• Previous experience as a Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or Principal Engineer in a SaaS or scale-up environment.

• Relevant Azure certifications (AZ-305, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).

Who You Are:

• An excellent communicator who collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams.

• A proactive problem-solver with strong analytical thinking.

• A champion of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

• Someone who demonstrates ownership, initiative, and technical curiosity.

• Fluent in English (Portuguese is a plus).

Other Details:

This position is based in Lisbon, operating in a hybrid work model. Candidates should possess a proven track record in cloud engineering and be ready to contribute to a forward-thinking team focused on innovation and high-quality service delivery.