Platform Engineer

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Volkswagen Financial Services today operates in 48 markets through its various subsidiaries, shareholdings, and joint ventures. Volkswagen Financial Services is the largest provider of automotive financial services worldwide.

At VWFS Porto, we are proud to foster a gender‑equal workplace, where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed.

Objectives

Are you passionate about building and optimizing cutting‑edge platform services? As a Platform Engineer at Volkswagen Financial Services, you will play a key role in designing, automating, and securing the infrastructure that powers our global business applications. Working in a dynamic, international environment, you’ll collaborate with top experts to drive innovation in containerization, and IT automation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and define platform requirements for VWFS applications.
• Plan, deploy, and configure VM‑based (Linux and/or Windows) and container‑based platforms.
• Design and implement automated software deployment and distribution processes.
• Perform containerization of applications and legacy systems.
• Implement security best practices for platform services.
• Provide technical support for ITSCM tests, penetration tests, and performance/load tests.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure smooth go‑live transitions.
• Maintain system documentation and provide knowledge transfer to managed service providers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering and container platforms.
• Experience in Red Hat, Kubernetes, Docker, and Java (Oracle, Open
  JDK, JBoss EAP/Tomcat).
• Automation skills with Ansible, Python, Bash, Power
  Shell, and YAML.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Bitbucket, Concourse, Ansible Automation Platform, Artifactory).
• Knowledge of ITIL v3 processes and service management frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience with Load Balancers, TLS Certificates, Firewall Rules, Networking Zoning.
• Expertise in monitoring and logging tools like Dynatrace, Grafana.
• Ability to troubleshoot network and infrastructure issues in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with Confluence and Jira.

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, international enterprise IT environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to innovative platform services.
• Collaborate with a team of experts in IT operations and containerization.
• Competitive contract terms with potential for long‑term engagement.

What We Offer

• Competitive package including private health insurance, life insurance and meal allowance (pay by meal card).
• Bonuses and benefits depending on performance.
• Schooling allowance and pension scheme.
• Incredible and unique annual company events.
• Opportunity to work on an international project and be part of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
• Solid performance evaluation and career management methodologies.
• Continuous training – technical and behavioral development.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Financial Services and Technology, Information and Media

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