Cloud Platform Engineer

Leiria, Lisbon, Portugal Remote, Viseu

Full-time

Permanent employee

About synvert a GlobalLogic company

synvert xgeeks, a GlobalLogic company, helps enterprises accelerate success with AI and Cloud Native development, turning the promise of DevOps, data, and digital solutions into measurable impact through AI-powered applications, cloud-enabled architecture, data engineering, and platform engineering.
Trusted by the world's leading organisations, and an active contributor to the cloud-native community through CNCF, Kubernetes Community Days, and geekathon, xgeeks built its reputation from its base in Portugal as part of the synvert group.
As part of GlobalLogic, a Hitachi company, synvert xgeeks now pairs that specialist cloud native and DevOps depth with GlobalLogic's digital engineering scale, extending its reach to more of the world's largest and most forward-thinking companies.

As part of synvert xgeeks, you’ll join a team of experts pushing the boundaries of AI, Data, Product and Platform Engineering, working alongside an international, multidisciplinary team – all from our offices in Leiria, Lisbon and Viseu (so far!)!

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Your Tasks

You’ll own the operation and evolution of OpenStack-based private clouds, focusing on reliability, upgrades, automation, and solving real infrastructure problems across compute, network, and storage.
This is a role for someone who likes infrastructure foundations, not just pipelines.

Run and evolve an OpenStack private cloud (ops, upgrades, stability)
Automate infrastructure work
Troubleshoot infra issues across Linux, virtualisation, storage, and networking
Improve observability, reliability, and security baseline

What do we expect from you?

Key Requirements

At least, 3 years of working experience
Hands-on experience with OpenStack in production
Strong Linux systems administration skills
Experience with virtualization (KVM or similar)
Good understanding of networking basics (VLANs, routing, firewalls, load balancing)
Experience with infrastructure automation (Ansible required, Terraform is a plus)
Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana or ELK
Solid understanding of storage systems (Ceph, NFS, iSCSI or similar)
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
You are comfortable communicating in English (written and spoken)
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Nice-to-Have

Experience with public cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP)
Knowledge of message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Basic understanding of security concepts (IAM, TLS)
You have experience working in a fast-paced start-up environment
Public speaking and blog writing interes tto spread our culture and skills
Experience developing solutions using Generative AI, LLMs, or agentic architectures
Experience leveraging AI-powered SDLC workflows for both product and engineering tasks

What you can expect

Agile Company Culture and the Best Team
→Global Projects & Opportunities

→Social Events & Team Building

Continuous Development
→Training & Development
→Growth Opportunities
Flexible Working
→Remote Friendly Culture
Other Benefits
→Great Equipment & Tools
→Flexible Benefits
→Extra Days Off
→Health Insurance

Hiring Process

One of the perks of being a part of synvert xgeeks is that you’ll join a global team and as a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud native and AI solutions, leveraging extensive industry knowledge and technical expertise.

Join us and be at the forefront of delivering excellence in DevOps, Data, and Digital Products!

And even if you don’t think you meet 100% of the requirements, submit your application. We’re always happy to meet new people!
See you on the other side!

And just as an FYI, here’s what you can expect from our application process:
→ PX Interview →Tech Interview → Final Interview → Offer