Cloud Principal Engineer - Lisbon Tech Hub

Michael Page

Remoto

Own the technical direction and quality of the Public Cloud platform, setting engineering standards across the team.

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex cloud infrastructure projects, from scoping and design through to production.

Client Details

Our client is one of the world's top one hundred industrial groups.

Description

Lead and deliver complex, multi-team infrastructure projects from inception to production, owning timelines, risks, and technical quality;
Define and enforce engineering standards for IaC, testing, CI/CD, and security across the team;
Design, build, and maintain custom platform tooling in Go (including custom Terraform providers, internal CLIs, and test frameworks);
Write and review Terraform, Go, and Python code at an advanced level;
Own BDD translation into features and enforce test coverage standards (unit, integration, end to-end);
Drive quarterly planning: align technical milestones with business goals, manage dependencies across squads;
Lead technical discussions with stakeholders, including architecture reviews, RFP evaluations, and feasibility studies;
Mentor Senior and Intermediate engineers, conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance;
Contribute to and evolve the Cloud Technical Community across the group;
Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture decision records (ADRs), and runbooks.

Profile

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar;
A minimum of 6 years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or principal role;
Demonstrated experience leading projects: planning, coordinating squads, managing delivery risk, and reporting to senior stakeholders;
Expert mastery of Microsoft Azure (hybrid networking, AKS, advanced PaaS, security, governance, landing zones);
Advanced Go (Golang) development: custom Terraform providers, internal tooling, test frameworks;
Advanced Terraform at enterprise scale: shared module libraries, state management, custom providers, policy-as-code;
Strong Python scripting for automation and data processing;
Mastery of complex CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions): multi-environment strategies, matrix builds, environment gating, automated testing;
Deep expertise in BDD and test automation: unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies;
Strong understanding of enterprise security, IAM, compliance frameworks, and governance in large-scale cloud deployments;
Experience with containerization and orchestration: Kubernetes (AKS), Docker Enterprise, Helm;
Familiarity with infrastructure security scanning tools (e.g., Checkov, Defender for Cloud);
Fluent spoken and written English.

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