Junior DevOps Engineer
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Summary
Junior DevOps engineer placed directly with a leading communications-engineering client in Aveiro, working in a hybrid model. Day to day: building CI/CD pipelines, administering Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters with Infrastructure as Code, setting up monitoring/observability, and embedding DevSecOps practices.
IT House is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer for a direct placement opportunity with a leading end client in the Communications Engineering sector, based in Aveiro.
Main Responsibilities
- Build, operate and continuously improve automated CI/CD pipelines, including repository management, branching strategies and code quality enforcement;
- Administer Kubernetes clusters and support the applications running on them, ensuring reproducible environments through Infrastructure as Code;
- Plan and optimize resource usage, performance and operational costs across the container and platform landscape;
- Set up and maintain monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to strengthen observability across systems and platforms;
- Embed security practices into CI/CD processes (DevSecOps) and manage secrets, certificates and identities;
- Investigate and resolve infrastructure, deployment and runtime issues, and lead root cause analysis following incidents.
Requirements
- Strong methodological understanding of software development or DevOps practices, backed by a relevant degree, training or hands-on IT experience;
- Experience with Kubernetes-based platforms (e.g. OpenShift or similar);
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab or ArgoCD, or equivalent solutions;
- Knowledge of observability practices and tooling (e.g. OpenTelemetry or comparable stacks);
- Willingness and enthusiasm to share knowledge with colleagues;
- Good English skills, required for cross-country collaboration.
Benefits
- Direct integration into the end client's organization;
- Contractual conditions aligned with the candidate's profile and experience;
- Hybrid working model (Aveiro).