Junior Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer

Lisbon, Portugal

Junior (1-2 Years)

Hybrid

English Required Not Accepting Candidates Living Abroad

Global professional services company with a technology delivery hub in Portugal. The team supports and maintains an observability platform built on the Elastic Stack, covering multi-platform environments including mainframe, open systems, and container platforms. The focus is on keeping monitoring and logging solutions healthy and helping application teams onboard onto the platform.

What you will do

Assist in maintaining and extending Elastic Stack components (Beats, Elastic Agents, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana)
Execute predefined runbooks for platform health monitoring, routine maintenance, and alert checks
Support application teams during onboarding onto the observability platform
Help configure basic monitoring, dashboards, log collection, and alerting
Participate in routine release execution and incident handling under guidance from senior team members
Follow established coding standards, governance, and CI/CD practices
Document operational activities, updates, and ticket resolutions accurately

Location and work model

Hybrid (2 days/week in the office, Lisboa)
No relocation package available

Elasticsearch
CI/CD
Understanding of core observability concepts (logs, metrics, traces, golden signals)
Strong team collaboration skills in distributed environments
Continuous learning mindset
English B2

Nice to have

Kibana
Logstash
Beats
Elastic Agents
OpenTelemetry
Linux

We connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals, then we offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

What we offer:

A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.
A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.
An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.
A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.

At KWAN, they make sure that I feel comfortable with the client I’m working for and that what I’m doing aligns with my career aspirations.

Luis Caldeira, DevOps @ KWAN

At KWAN, I’m given the space to be myself and do what I love. I have control over the projects I work on, as well as the direction of my career.

Pedro Fonseca, Front End Developer @ KWAN

I see my People Experience Partner as someone who is always available to provide me with motivation and constant feedback, which helps me be sure that I am in the right place.

Josimar dos Reis, Software Developer @ KWAN

I know that I’ve contributed to the growth of a company that truly values a “people first culture”, because my ideas, experiences, and individuality were always appreciated.

João Nascimento, Software Developer (KWAN Alumni)

My two years at KWAN were an incredible experience! From the start, I was welcomed into a warm and collaborative environment where I felt truly supported.

Laís Ortiz, Software Developer @ (KWAN Alumni)

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