DevOps Team Lead ( Relocation ) Guarda

DevOps Team Lead ( Relocation )
Guarda
Guarda, Guarda, Portugal

Leading i
Gaming company on the lookout for a Dev
Ops Team Lead!

Why Join Us?

Powerful Gaming Platform : Join a
- growing company uniting top casino games into one dynamic solution for gaming websites.

High Impact, Small Team : Work in a
- knit, ambitious team where your contributions directly shape the product.

People-First Culture : Enjoy flexible work, wellness perks, and a supportive environment that values your ideas.

Hybrid working model, with a minimum of 1 day per week to come into office.

Overview of the Role

We’re looking for a Dev
Ops Engineering Lead to take ownership of our infrastructure strategy and operational excellence in a
- demand,
- based igaming environment. This role combines technical leadership with
- on execution, empowering you to shape our Dev
Ops culture and practices alongside engineering and product teams.

You’ll be responsible for evolving our
- native architecture, streamlining deployments, and ensuring a stable, scalable platform. As a key contributor, you’ll also guide a small group of engineers, enabling them to succeed in delivering
- class infrastructure and automation.

Your Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

Architect and maintain scalable, secure AWS environments using tools such as Argo
CD and Crossplane

Promote a Git
Ops approach to infrastructure management, ensuring consistency and traceability

Optimize our systems for reliability,
- effectiveness, and performance

Build Pipelines & Engineering Tools

Design and improve CI/CD pipelines to enable smooth and safe delivery across multiple products

Provide tooling that simplifies local development, environment setup, and deployment workflows

Implement strategies like canary and blue/green deployments to increase delivery confidence

Monitoring & Reliability

Set up effective monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using observability tools (e. g. , Prometheus, Grafana)

Lead incident response efforts, including
- mortem analysis and system hardening

Help embed a culture of operational discipline and reliability

Team Leadership & Collaboration

Mentor and lead a team of 3 focused on infrastructure and platform development

Partner with developers and stakeholders to align Dev
Ops initiatives with product objectives

Take part in growing the team, including interviewing and onboarding

What You Bring

Experience

7+ years in Dev
Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure-focused roles

Expertise in deploying and managing systems on AWS

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and infrastructure tools such as Terraform, Argo
CD, or Crossplane

Familiarity with CI/CD systems and automated software delivery pipelines

History of working in
- on production environments

Technical Know-How

Strong background in Linux, systems networking, and securing cloud environments

Proficient in one or more scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Go)

Comfortable with tools for secrets management, service discovery, and policy automation

Understanding of compliance and security protocols, even in the absence of a dedicated Info
Sec team

Why Work With Us

Innovative Space : Thrive in the
- evolving online gaming space where your work directly impacts live systems

Ownership & Autonomy : Lead meaningful infrastructure initiatives and set the direction for Dev
Ops practices

Supportive Culture : Work in a team that values
- life balance, flexibility, and your voice

International Team : Collaborate with a skilled, diverse team passionate about quality and innovation