Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps)

Porto, Portugal

Specialist (5+ Years)

Hybrid

English Required Portuguese Required Not Accepting Candidates Living Abroad

Retail group's digital and technology company operating across multiple markets. The role sits within a platform enablement team responsible for infrastructure architecture and platform engineering. The team designs and delivers infrastructure services as internal products, supporting application teams across the organisation.

What you will do

Develop and maintain platform infrastructure services.
Design and implement infrastructure services as internal products.
Automate the lifecycle of infrastructure products and platforms.
Collaborate with development teams to understand application infrastructure requirements.
Perform infrastructure and application updates, including load and resilience testing.
Manage internal stakeholder expectations and monitor service satisfaction levels.
Stay current with industry trends and evolving infrastructure practices.

Location and work model

Hybrid (2 days/week in the office, Porto)

Kubernetes — 6+ years
Linux
CKA or OpenShift certification (required)
Software development experience — 3+ years
Go and/or Python programming skills
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
GitOps tools (e.g. Argo CD)
Cloud provider experience (GCP or Azure)
Monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
English B2
Portuguese

Nice to have

Go development experience
Artificial Intelligence skills

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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