Cloud Engineer (GCP) On-site KWAN Lisbon September 5, 2025 Lisboa

KWAN is a 100% Portuguese company that is part of the Rupeal Group, dedicated to IT Staffing, consulting, and outsourcing. KWAN exists because a developer believed in a different way of recruiting: treating people with the respect they deserve. Our goal is to be your
- to place for career advice and help you reach your dream job.

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to work in Porto, in a flexible hybrid model, who's eager to embark on an exciting new opportunity!

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

What is this challenge about

• Build and maintain solutions on GCP to transform monolithic applications into microservices architectures.
• Design, implement, and manage scalable Kubernetes clusters using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for high availability, security, and performance.
• Create and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Git
  Lab CI/CD to streamline build, test, and deployment processes.
• Apply Git
  Ops principles for declarative,
  - controlled infrastructure and application deployments.
• Use Docker to containerize applications and orchestrate deployments on GKE clusters.
• Work with development, QA, and operations teams to optimize deployment workflows and improve release velocity.
• Use Terraform or similar tools to provision and manage cloud resources.
• Ensure reliability and performance of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support security and compliance initiatives for cloud infrastructure and application deployments.
• Utilize Flyway or similar tools for database schema migrations within CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Kubernetes administration, specifically Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• 3 to 6 years of experience in similar roles.
• Proficiency in Docker containerization and orchestration.
• Hands-on experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines, preferably with Git
  Lab CI/CD.
• Solid understanding of Git
  Ops methodologies and practical implementation experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Ia
  C) tools like Terraform.
• Familiarity with cloud networking, security best practices, and cloud service management.
• Experience modernizing monolithic applications to microservices is a plus.

Do you meet most of the position requirements? Then grab this opportunity and apply now!

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
  - to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your
  - life balance at KWAN.
• A relocation package and visa sponsorship for all our international hires.

Some Words From Our Colleagues

“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, Dev
Ops @ KWAN