Experienced Cloud Engineer (Azure)

We are building a world class team and would love you to join us. As Cloud Eng you’ll be part of an agile project team working with all the infrastructure pieces of a system. You will also oversee the migration process and design, maintain and monitor the new cloud platform, as well as configuring hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team. 

The job holder is a specialist in the design, deployment, and management of cloud services within the Microsoft Azure platform. They play a critical role in ensuring that cloud infrastructure and applications are optimised for performance, scalability, and security. By leveraging Azure's suite of tools and services, these engineers enable businesses to transform their operations and innovate within the cloud ecosystem.

National and international expected traveling time varies according to project/client and organizational needs: 0%-15% estimated.

What you will be doing:

• Designing and implementing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions on the Azure platform (with a clear exit strategy) 
• Collaborating with development teams to integrate cloud services into software applications
• Optimising resource utilisation and implementing cost-saving measures
• Staying current with Azure services updates and industry best practices to recommend improvements to existing architectures
• Providing technical support and guidance to stakeholders on cloud-related issues
• Developing and maintaining documentation for cloud architectures, procedures, and training materials
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of cloud services with business processes
• Analyse existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments
• Develop and implement automated policy driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss
• Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being modernized.
• Designing, migrating and operation on medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases and application systems 

Expertise we are looking for:

• Azure Cloud experience involving design, deployment, configuration and optimization of cloud platforms
• Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security and CI/CD tooling using Azure DevOps.
• Experience in IaC development using Terraform (with Azure CLI, ARM Templates and Puppet)
• Experience with Kubernetes, preferably AKS.
• Experience with Power shell for writing Scripts. Experience with other languages are huge plus.
• Managing and monitoring cloud infrastructures to ensure optimal performance and cost-efficiency.
• Familiar with SDLC - Previous experience as Software Engineering is huge plus.
• Experience working within an Agile framework.
• Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross functional partners
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail
• Flexible working approach and team player

The Things We Really Care About:

• Health Insurance, because health comes first
• Flexible working hours
• Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself
• Profit distribution for everyone
• Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun!
• Training & conferences, create your own training plan
• Child Care vouchers

Other Good Things:

• Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs
• Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
• We have amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra if you want to physically connect with minders. Remote from Portugal is also an option. Remote from other Countries will depend on your current location and Projects.
• At the offices, we have a wide range of snacks to keep you fed and healthy
• Partnerships with local businesses

Most of all You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy.

About Mindera

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera.

We partner with our clients, to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together.

Our culture reflects our lean and self management attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

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Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Blumenau, Brazil