Automation Consultant

Lisboa, Portugal

About the Position

Join our team in Lisbon as an Automation Consultant to design and implement automation solutions for IT operations and infrastructure management. This role focuses on streamlining IT operations, provisioning infrastructure, and improving consistency across environments through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation solutions
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for process automation and infrastructure management
• Implement automation projects using Ansible and Terraform or equivalent tools
• Install, configure, and manage Red Hat Linux servers or similar distributions
• Develop shell scripts or use other scripting languages to automate operational tasks
• Manage services, operating system resources, users, groups, permissions, packages, and updates
• Implement security measures (hardening) at both the operating system and application levels
• Perform regular security audits and ensure compliance with security best practices
• Plan, execute, control, and monitor Linux system implementation projects, preferably using automation
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to Linux systems, network services, and other ecosystem components
• Use version control and CI/CD tools, namely Git and GitLab
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, provide progress updates, and document completed work

Requirements

• Minimum academic qualification equivalent to Level III of the National Qualifications Framework
• Minimum certification: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• At least 5 years of experience developing Ansible playbooks and implementing Ansible automation projects
• At least 3 years of experience implementing infrastructure using Terraform or equivalent tools
• At least 3 years of experience in Linux server administration, scripting, installation, configuration, and management of services, OS resources, users, groups, permissions, packages, and updates
• At least 3 years of experience in security, including system and application hardening, as well as security audits
• At least 3 years of experience in managing and implementing Red Hat Linux system projects
• At least 3 years of experience in troubleshooting Linux environments and network services
• At least 1 year of experience with version control and CI/CD tools, namely Git and GitLab
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to produce technical documentation and effectively interact with stakeholders

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

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