Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud / Infra / DevOps)

Hexa Consulting is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Client's team in a hybrid work model from Porto.

Job Details

Porto, Portugal | Hybrid, 3 days per week in Porto | Financial markets sector

Mandatory Requirements

• 8 to 10 years of experience in platform engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps or site reliability engineering.
• Experience defining enterprise-wide platform standards, CI/CD frameworks and developer platform capabilities.
• Strong experience with AWS and GitLab in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Significant experience with version control, configuration management, software delivery and deployment automation.
• Proven experience defining and governing platform engineering standards, best practices and reference architectures across multiple product and development teams.
• Strong experience designing and operating Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud-native application environments.
• Experience implementing observability stacks and reliability practices.
• Experience building and operating Internal Developer Platforms.
• Experience designing and operating Golden Paths, reusable templates, shared platform services and self-service developer capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps practices and compliance automation.
• Experience with platform governance, engineering KPIs, DORA metrics and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Professional working proficiency in English, minimum B2 level.
• Ownership, autonomy, accountability and a collaborative mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience influencing platform adoption across multiple product teams.
• Experience with enterprise-wide developer productivity initiatives.
• Awareness of ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001 or cybersecurity best practices.

Technology Stack

AWS | GitLab | Git | GitHub | Jenkins | Terraform | Kubernetes | Cloud-native application platforms | Internal Developer Platforms | Backstage | Crossplane | Platform orchestration frameworks | Golden Paths | Reusable templates | Shared platform services | Self-service developer capabilities | CI/CD frameworks | Configuration management | Software delivery automation | Deployment automation | Infrastructure as Code | Prometheus | Grafana | OpenTelemetry | SLOs | SLAs | Incident management | Operational excellence | DevSecOps | Vulnerability management | Secrets management | Software supply chain security | Policy-as-code | Compliance automation | Platform governance | Engineering KPIs | DORA metrics | Developer productivity practices | Reference architectures | Technical documentation

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement systems that optimise software development and infrastructure management.
• Define, govern and promote enterprise-wide platform engineering standards.
• Design and maintain CI/CD frameworks, reusable platform capabilities and engineering best practices.
• Own and evolve the Internal Developer Platform strategy.
• Design Golden Paths, engineering guardrails and self-service developer capabilities.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve standardisation, productivity, efficiency and time-to-market.
• Develop and maintain platform engineering documentation, standards, reference architectures and operational procedures.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues across development, test and production environments.
• Collaborate with development, operations, security and architecture teams to ensure smooth workflows and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical reviews for scalable, secure and resilient application platforms.
• Monitor and track performance, reliability, capacity and cost efficiency of environments and platform services.
• Debug and optimise code, automate tasks and eliminate repetitive manual activities through engineering solutions.
• Lead platform adoption initiatives and support engineering teams in applying platform standards and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement using platform governance, engineering KPIs, DORA metrics and developer productivity insights.

Compensation Transparency

Base salary range: EUR 18 000 - EUR 22 000 gross/year

Total compensation: up to EUR 45 000/year

The salary range is based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including required competencies, professional experience, level of responsibility and role requirements. Final compensation will be determined according to the candidate's profile and position requirements.

What We Offer

• Work Model: Hybrid, 3 days per week in Porto.
• A culture where each person is encouraged to act as a Builder, contributing with ownership, responsibility and impact.
• A collaborative environment built on Honesty, Mutual Support and Agility.
• Continuous learning and certification support throughout your journey.
• Private health insurance from day one, with optional family extension.
• Confidential mental health support through TEAM 24, including psychological support, content and live sessions.
• Childcare vouchers and practical family support measures.
• Opportunities to grow through exposure to quality management, information security, AI governance and cybersecurity best practices.

Equal Opportunity

Hexa is committed to equal opportunity, inclusion and fair access to professional growth. We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and we support the principles of the Portuguese Diversity Charter in the way we build teams and opportunities.

Hexa Life

Life at Hexa means being part of a community of Builders. We work with transparency, support each other across projects and geographies, and stay focused on learning, adapting and delivering work that creates real impact.

If you meet the above criteria and are ready for an exciting opportunity in a dynamic environment, please send your CV!