Automation Engineer

Decskill, founded in 2014 as an IT Consulting Company, places paramount importance on its greatest asset: its people. Our main mission is to deliver value through knowledge and talent, and we achieve this by fostering a culture of excellence and investing in the development and well-being of our people. With over 600 dedicated professionals and offices in Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, and Luxembourg, Decskill operates across three core areas:

• DECSKILL TALENT: We believe that our people are key to our success.
• Through Decskill Talent, we empower our team to embrace the digital transformation challenges of our clients. We collaborate with clients to drive innovation, ensuring project success and business growth.
• DECSKILL BOOST: Equipping our team with the latest tools and methodologies, we optimize Time-to-Market and deliver innovative solutions exceeding client expectations.
• DECSKILL CONNECT: Our team collaborates closely with clients to implement and manage IT infrastructures that generate long-term value.

At Decskill, we believe that by nurturing and empowering our people to confront the challenges of digital transformation, we create value not only for our clients but also for our entire ecosystem, fostering a digital community dedicated to growth and progress.

We are looking for an
Automation Engineer
to join our Infra Cloud Squad.

This role focuses on automating the provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure.

You will play a key role in enabling scalable, secure, and efficient environments.

The team's core responsibilities include analysis and architecture validation of cloud infrastructure.

Required Skills & Experience (must have):

• Proven experience in automating Azure infrastructure for data and analytics platforms.

• Strong proficiency and experience with Ansible for configuration management.

• Solid scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Python.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

• Familiarity with Azure networking, identity, monitoring, and security.

• Experience working in Agile teams and using Jira for task management.

• Strong communication and documentation skills.

• AZ-900 Certification is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-305, DP-600).

• Experience with monitoring and alerting automation (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).

• Exposure to DataOps or DevOps for data platforms.

• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a plus.

Team & Culture Fit:

• Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Comfortable working in a hybrid environment with 3 days/week on-site.

• Passion for automation, innovation, and continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate the deployment of Azure resources.

• Develop and maintain reusable automation using Ansible whilst managing deployments with automate configuration management.

• Integrate automation workflows into CI/CD pipelines using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (RHAAP) or GitHub Actions.

• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and cost optimization best practices.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and manage tasks via Jira.

• Document infrastructure designs, automation processes, and operational procedures.

• Support the team in architecture validation and infrastructure analysis.

If you're interested in this job please send your CV in English to with reference ("AC /
Automation Engineer
")

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.