Senior DevOps Engineer - Talent Pool - Mercell Lisboa

Mercell is seeking AWS Senior Dev
Ops Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and deployment processes. If you're passionate about building secure, scalable, and
- performance software solutions, and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment, we encourage you to apply!

About Mercell

Mercell is a tech company and the market leader in
- procurement in Europe. We're revolutionizing how the public sector procures goods and services, helping buyers and suppliers connect in the most efficient, transparent, and easy way possible.

We are building a new Saa
S platform that automates the entire tendering process, from publication to evaluation and final contract. This complex process involves a lot of API integrations, validations, and intricate steps that need to be handled seamlessly. Our core values Growth, Curiosity, Courage, and Trust guide everything we do, from our business decisions to how we collaborate and interact with our colleagues and customers. We are committed to fostering an environment where our employees can develop and thrive.

Your Mission

As an AWS Senior Dev
Ops Engineer at Mercell, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and deployment processes. You will focus on building scalable, secure, and automated solutions to enhance system reliability and performance. Collaborating with development and operations teams, you will drive CI/CD best practices, infrastructure as code (Ia
C) adoption, and security enhancements. Your expertise will help streamline workflows, improve monitoring and logging, and ensure high availability and resilience of
- based applications.

Platform Engineering

• Architecting a unified application platform to standardize development and delivery across the enterprise

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Ia
  C) tools such as Terraform with Terragrunt and Cloud
  Formation with CDK.

CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Develop, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast and reliable software delivery using Git
  Hub Actions.

Security & Compliance

• Implement security best practices, monitor cloud environments for vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Monitoring & Incident Response

• Set up logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions to ensure system performance and quick incident resolution.

Performance and Optimization

• Identify and implement optimizations for cost efficiency, scalability, and performance across company services and infrastructure.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Work closely with development and security teams to streamline workflows, improve automation, and promote Dev
  Ops best practices.

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience (ideally 5+ years) in Dev
  Ops Engineer roles or similar.
• Hands‑on experience managing and optimizing AWS Cloud environments.
• Strong proficiency with Terraform, Cloud
  Formation for automating cloud resource provisioning.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Git
  Hub Actions, Git
  Lab CI/CD, AWS Code
  Pipeline, or similar tools.
• Understanding of AWS security best practices and process how to build secure and reliable SDLC.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS Cloud
  Watch.
• Knowledge of AWS networking concepts.
• Experience working with Docker, AWS ECS (or AWS EKS) for containerized application deployment.
• Experience working with AWS Lambda.

Nice to bring

• Experience working in Agile teams, following Dev
  Ops principles, and collaborating with development and Security teams.
• Hands‑on experience managing Azure Cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience with one of more popular programming languages.
• Experience working as Software engineer in agile team.

Locations

• Portugal, Lisbon (remote): Mercell does not currently have a legal entity in Portugal. Employment will therefore be arranged through a trusted Employer of Record (Eo
  R) partner, in line with local regulations.
• Netherlands, Utrecht (hybrid): Combination of work from home and on‑site presence in our local office.

Has this sparked your interest? Apply now and join our team!

There is no fixed application deadline — we will review applications continuously. By applying, your profile will be considered for upcoming opportunities that match your skills, experience, and interests. We will keep you updated accordingly throughout the process.

Mercell is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

We handle all personal data in line with GDPR and our Privacy Policy.

We may carry out background checks on applicants to verify information that appears on CVs and other documentation. This background check is carried out by an external party and is not carried out without the consent of the applicant. Current applicants will receive further information about this.