Platform Engineer
Summary
Lead for AWS infrastructure and platform engineering: provisions and governs environments with Terraform/CloudFormation, administers the data lakehouse stack (S3, Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, DataZone, MWAA), manages IAM and security, and owns monitoring and operational automation. Fully remote on Portuguese time.
We’re Hiring: Lead — Infrastructure & Platform Engineering
We are looking for a Lead — Infrastructure & Platform Engineering to join our team and take ownership of AWS infrastructure, platform engineering, security, data platforms, governance, and operational excellence.
Work Model: Fully Remote
Time Zone: Portuguese time zone
🇬🇧 Language: Fluent English
☁️ AWS Infrastructure & Platform Engineering
AWS Infrastructure
Networking
Infrastructure as Code — Terraform / CloudFormation
Account Provisioning
Environment Automation
Identity & Security
Entra ID Federation
IAM Identity Center
RBAC
Lake Formation Permissions
Encryption & Audit Controls
️ Data Platform & Lakehouse
Lakehouse Engineering
Apache Iceberg Table Operations
Pipeline Orchestration
Data Processing
Performance Tuning
Data Governance
Data Governance & Cataloguing
AWS DataZone
AWS Glue Catalog
Unity Catalog Integration
Metadata Standards
Data Lineage
Data Product Publishing
Approval Workflows
Operations & Monitoring
Monitoring & Alerting
Logging
Incident Management
Service-Level Reporting
Operational Automation
Release Management
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and evolve shared AWS infrastructure
Provision and manage environments for business domains
Develop and maintain Terraform and CloudFormation templates
Define and enforce platform baseline configurations and governance standards
Administer AWS services including S3, Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, DataZone, MWAA, and Step Functions
Manage access, roles, groups, and permissions
Support security controls, compliance requirements, and access reviews
Support the operation of the data catalogue and publication of data products
Implement and improve platform monitoring and operational automation
Define health checks, alerts, and operational standards
Contribute to production readiness and SDLC deliverables
What we're looking for
We’re looking for a technically strong leader with hands-on experience across AWS Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Cloud Security, Data Platforms, and Lakehouse environments.
NOTE
We only accept applicants who hold a work visa for Portugal
Interested in joining us? Get in touch or apply now!
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