About the Position

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer (Azure, AWS) to join our team in Lisbon, Portugal. This is a Senior position requiring 4-6 years of experience. The role is Hybrid, with 3 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain cloud infrastructure on Azure and AWS.
Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code solutions.
Configure and manage cloud networking and security (VNet/VPC, VPN, firewalls, NSGs, IAM, RBAC).
Monitor, analyze, and resolve incidents across cloud environments.
Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
Collaborate with development teams on CI/CD and DevOps pipelines.
Ensure compliance with security standards and governance best practices.

Requirements

Hands-on experience in Cloud Administration
Solid knowledge of cloud networking, security, storage, compute, and monitoring
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Troubleshooting skills in complex environments (network, applications, performance)
Familiarity with DevOps / CI/CD tools (Gitlab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins or equivalent)
Experience managing cloud costs (right-sizing, autoscaling, reserved instances)
Experience in hybrid multi-cloud environments (on-premises + cloud)
English B2
Portuguese (native)

Nice to Have

Knowledge of containers and Kubernetes (AKS, EKS)
Experience in critical, high-availability and resilient environments

We Offer

A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.
A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.
An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.
A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.

About the Company

At KWAN, we connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals. We offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

What You Can Expect as a KWANer

Respect isn’t optional here

You’re trusted to deliver and supported to speak up.

Dedicated People Experience Partner

Someone accountable for your growth, not your allocation.

Continuous learning, built in

Learning that keeps pace with the systems you build.

Recognition that’s visible

Your impact doesn’t go unnoticed. Through our Rocket Points System, we constantly recognize your contributions.

A culture you can feel

From movie and quiz nights to dinners and our annual summer gathering, we don’t just work together - we build real connections.

Flexible spaces to work your way

Remote-first, with physical hubs when you want connection.

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Cloud Engineer (Azure, AWS)

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