Senior Cloud Engineer - Lisbon

Senior Cloud Engineer - Lisbon
Setúbal
Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal

At i
U Talent, we believe that true success emerges from the perfect combination of happy people, genuine talent, unwavering commitment and the power of technology. We are currently looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer for a leading company in the energy sector, part of an international group with presence in Portugal.

Role Overview

The purpose of this position is to guarantee that the company’s cloud infrastructure remains reliable, secure and capable of scaling as the business grows. The role is responsible for leading Azure migration efforts, managing hybrid and cloud environments, and maintaining both
- premises and
- based networks and servers. By continuously monitoring systems, providing technical support and working closely with development teams, Info
Sec and key business stakeholders, this position plays a central role in improving cloud and
- prem operations and in designing resilient, compliant and
- documented infrastructure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver Azure migration projects, covering virtual machines, networks, storage solutions and hybrid connectivity scenarios.
• Work with regional IT teams to understand local requirements, assist with production issues and act as the cloud SME for that time zone.
• Configure, maintain and monitor firewalls, VPN gateways and security rules, while diagnosing and resolving
  - site connectivity issues.
• Manage Windows and Linux servers, including installation, patching, routine maintenance and system upgrades.
• Deploy and integrate monitoring platforms; configure alerts,
  - tune thresholds and maintain documentation.
• Ensure adherence to governance, security and backup standards, applying and standardizing technical controls across the environment.
• Build automation and
  - service capabilities using CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure, IAM, governance and compliance processes.
• Support the creation of a consistent framework for monitoring, logging and alerting.
• Share knowledge, contribute to documentation efforts and participate in global training activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in IT automation and 5+ years working in Cloud, Dev
  Ops or Platform Engineering roles, ideally in Azure-focused environments.
• Strong,
  - on experience with Azure services such as IAM, VMs, VNets, NSGs, Firewalls, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, SQL Server, ADF and Databricks.
• Solid understanding of networking, firewalls, VPN technologies, monitoring and logging tools.
• Experience working with IAM best practices in Active Directory or Microsoft Entra.
• Familiarity with ITIL-based change and incident management processes.
• Comfort working across both Windows and Linux operating systems, as well as container platforms including Kubernetes and AKS.
• Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code concepts and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to script in at least one language such as Python, Bash or Power
  Shell.
• Strong awareness of cloud security, compliance and governance principles.
• Capable of working independently and within teams, with a strong focus on delivering results.
• Azure certifications (e. g. , AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-700) are considered an advantage.
• Advanced or proficient English level (C1/C2).