Vex Tech

Cloud engineer in infrastructure as code

In short

This senior cloud/DevOps engineering role focuses on building and maintaining Terraform-based infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and governance/security policies for cloud infrastructure. The employer is an IT services company delivering nearshore and turn-key solutions. It requires at least 5 years of cloud infrastructure experience, 3+ years with Terraform in production, and fluency in both Portuguese and English. The role is hybrid, with 2 days per week required at the office in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.

About Vex Tech
Vex Tech provides specialized IT services, Nearshore solutions and Turn-Key projects. Our team of highly qualified professionals is dedicated to providing agile, high-quality solutions that drive business growth and innovation. We help organizations quickly and sustainably improve their performance, ensuring that their projects are carried out with precision and efficiency.
Responsibilities
•Design and develop reusable, parameterized Terraform modules to automate infrastructure provisioning
•Manage remote state backends, implement state locking strategies and ensure infrastructure consistency and reliability
•Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning, including controlled plan and apply workflows
•Define and implement governance and security policies through Policy as Code frameworks such as Sentinel, OPA, Checkov and tfsec
•Promote best practices for version control, code reviews and repository organization
•Integrate provisioning processes with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS and Azure Key Vault
•Ensure the reproducibility, security and governance of cloud infrastructure throughout its lifecycle
Requirements
•At least 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and operations
•At least 3 years of hands-on experience with Terraform in production environments
•Strong experience with Terraform (HCL), including state management, workspaces and module development
•Solid knowledge of at least one of the major cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
•Experience with Git and modern branching strategies such as GitFlow or trunk-based development
•Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or Jenkins
•Scripting skills with Bash and/or Python
•Solid knowledge of networking, Identity and Access Management (IAM) and cloud security principles
•Autonomy, a results-oriented approach and problem-solving skills
•Good communication and technical documentation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with development teams in a DevOps environment
•Availability to work in a hybrid arrangement, 2 days per week at the office in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
•Fluency in spoken and written Portuguese and English
Conditions
•Professional Growth – Work on challenging projects and advance your career
•Innovative Environment – We value new ideas and encourage creativity
•Flexibility – A collaborative and relaxed work environment
•Competitive Compensation – Attractive salary and benefits

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