About the role
DevOps Engineer (Akamai/Terraform) - Portugal Full Remote
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
We're looking for a DevOps Engineer with hands-on Akamai expertise to join a well-established international tech consultancy known for its self-organised, low-politics culture and strong engineering standards. You'll own the support, configuration and optimisation of a large-scale CDN ecosystem, ensuring high availability, peak web performance and edge security across critical platforms. This is a senior, high-autonomy role for someone who can hit the ground running and set technical direction from day one.
PROJECT & CONTEXT
* Build Python automation tooling to manage secure cloud infrastructure and core networking components * Support and optimise the Akamai CDN for highly available, secure, low-latency global asset delivery * Manage Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt, provisioning cloud environments and edge configurations * Implement and automate edge security: DNS routing, proxies, WAF and bot management * Define CDN best practices and translate complex networking concepts for technical and leadership stakeholders * Agile environment within a large enterprise context * Fully remote from Portugal; occasional national/international travel (0–15%) depending on project needs
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required)
* Proven senior-level experience in Cloud Infrastructure, SRE or DevOps within a large enterprise environment, +6years * 2–3+ years of recent, hands-on experience supporting and configuring CDNs, specifically Akamai (essential) * Strong hands-on proficiency with Terraform and Terragrunt for managing cloud environments * Solid coding skills in Python, plus working knowledge of JavaScript and Shell scripting * Deep understanding of web fundamentals: DNS, proxies and edge security (WAF, bot management) * Experience supporting, monitoring and operating critical production environments, and understanding how large-scale websites work at network level * Strong communication skills and experience working in Agile frameworks * Fluent English (written and spoken) * Must be based in Portugal * Experience with Git, modern automation tools and CI/CD pipelines * Solid grounding in general DevOps principles and practices
Compensation: €[2300] – €[2800]/month net, depending on experience and seniority level.
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* 15th month salary * Health insurance covering your family * Birthday off * Mobility program for digital nomads * Real work-life balance
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