DevOps / Platform Engineer
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About the role
Celfocus is seeking a DevOps / Platform Engineer to help build, operate, and evolve a Group Data Platform.
This role is ideal for experienced engineers who combine strong cloud expertise with automation and operational excellence. You will play a key role in shaping the platform that supports data services across the organisation, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and easy to use by internal teams.
Your Mission
You will design, build, and operate the platform layer that enables data services to run efficiently in the cloud. This includes infrastructure, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and production reliability.
You are expected to take ownership across the full lifecycle: from infrastructure design to production support and continuous improvement.
As a part of your job, you will:
Platform & Infrastructure Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Continuously improve scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency of the platform
Contribute to the evolution of the Group Data Platform architecture
CI/CD & Automation
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab)
Standardise and automate deployment processes across all environments
Promote automation and reduce manual operations wherever possible
Cloud & Application Runtime
Manage and optimise workloads on AWS (ECS, EC2, Glue, Athena, CloudFront, WAF)
Support containerised microservices (Docker, ECS)
Ensure consistent and reliable application deployments
Reliability & Operations (SRE mindset)
Monitor platform and applications using tools such as Datadog or Coralogix
Troubleshoot and resolve incidents in pre-production and production environments
Improve system reliability, observability, and operational practices
Participate in incident management and escalation processes
Collaboration & Enablement
Work closely with data, development, and architecture teams
Contribute to best practices for DevOps and platform usage
Support teams in adopting the platform effectively
What are we looking for?
4–5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or similar roles
Strong experience with AWS cloud services (ECS, EC2, Glue, Athena, CloudFront, WAF)
Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab)
Solid understanding of containerised environments (Docker, microservices)
Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Coralogix)
Experience in production support and incident management
Familiarity with Git-based workflows and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira)
Nice to have:
Exposure to Azure environments
Experience working with data platforms or data engineering teams
Understanding of SRE principles (SLIs/SLOs, reliability practices)
Personal traits
Ability to adapt to different contexts, teams, and Clients;
Teamwork skills but also a sense of autonomy;
Motivation for international projects and ok if travel is included;
Willingness to collaborate with other players;
Strong communication skills.
At Celfocus, we are committed to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants of all backgrounds, gender identities, and abilities. We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. If you require any adjustments during the selection process, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team.
Come join the Team!
- Department
- SH Cloud & Infrastructure
- Role
- System Engineer
- Locations
- Porto
- Work Model
- Hybrid
Porto
About Celfocus
Celfocus is pioneering the future of business through Next-Gen Intelligence - the convergence of data, AI, and human creativity to build more autonomous and adaptive organisations.
Guided by our core belief - Making Data Actionable - we partner with leading companies to co-create intelligent solutions that turn data into insight, agility, and business value.
Operating in over 25 countries, we bring together business experts, data scientists, and AI engineers to turn complexity into clarity and vision into measurable impact.
Founded in 2000, Celfocus is part of Novabase, listed on Euronext Lisbon.
To know more, visit www.celfocus.com