Devops Engineer

DevOps Engineer ace in AWS | Kubernetes | SOC 2 – Hybrid Algarve, Portugal
We're excited to help our client Aiera.Com, a
fast-growing, well-funded American startup
in the
financial research technology industry,
to build their team in the Algarve.
OverviewAiera develops a next-generation financial research platform, including its
own AI models tailored to financial markets
, used by institutional investors and financial professionals globally.
As one of the first
DevOps Engineers
in Portugal, you'll help shape the infrastructure, reliability, and DevSecOps practices for a real-time, AI-powered platform. You will be working directly with the Engineering team in the US. You bring a DevSecOps mindset, combining cloud infrastructure expertise with hands-on security, compliance, and operational ownership.
This is a
hybrid role based around Loulé / Faro, Algarve
(2–3 days per week at the office).
Competitive compensation in the range of
€40,000 – €50,000 gross annual
, plus
relocation support
for candidates
within Europe
to make the move to the Algarve to enjoy a Mediterranean lifestyle along with an innovative career in financial research intelligence.
Why This Opportunity Stands OutImpactful work:
Own critical parts of Aiera's
cloud infrastructure, security, and reliability
in a highly regulated industry.Modern stack:
Deep hands-on work with
AWS
,
Kubernetes
,
Terraform
, and
ML/AI workloads
.Strong engineering culture:
Collaborate directly with
senior engineers and leadership in the US
, with low bureaucracy and high autonomy.Lifestyle + career:
Combine a competitive salary with the chance to live and work in the
Algarve
, one of Europe's most attractive regions.Founding hub team:
Be part of building Aiera's
first European engineering hub
, with influence on process, tooling, and culture.
What You'll Work OnAs a DevOps Engineer, you will:Design, build, and maintain
cloud infrastructure on
AWS
to support real-time data, APIs, and AI workloads.Manage Kubernetes-based environments
(e.G. EKS), ensuring scalability, resilience, and efficient resource usage.Implement and evolve CI/CD pipelines
to support frequent, safe deployments across multiple services.Design, develop, and maintain MLOps
for language models:Model training and evaluation pipelinesVersioning, packaging, and deployment of modelsMonitoring performance and resource usageOwn security, compliance & reliability
aspects of the platform:Work within frameworks like
SOC 2
and similar standardsImplement best practices in
IAM, secrets management, network security, and loggingSupport audits and continuous compliance automation where possibleMonitor and optimize system performance
, quickly identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements.Collaborate with backend and AI engineers to ensure systems are
secure, observable, and scalable
from day one.
Who We're Looking ForMust-have qualifications5+ years
of professional experience in
DevOps / Site Reliability / Platform Engineering
roles.Deep, hands-on experience with
AWS
(e.G., EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch).Solid experience with
Kubernetes
in production (cluster operations, deployments, observability, scaling).Strong experience with
Infrastructure as Code
, ideally
Terraform
.Experience designing and operating
CI/CD pipelines
(GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar).Experience administering and operating
secure network access solutions
, including VPNs, private networking, and access controls for distributed teams.Proven experience with
security and compliance
, preferably in
SOC 2
or other regulated environments (finance, healthcare, etc.).Strong understanding of
monitoring, logging, and alerting
(Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, CloudWatch, etc.).Experience with
compliance automation platforms
such as
Vanta
(or similar tools like Drata/Secureframe) for control tracking, evidence collection, and continuous compliance monitoring.Experience in writing, maintaining, and evolving
information security policies, standards, and procedures
in collaboration with engineering and leadership.Strong involvement in
owning and maintaining infrastructure, asset, and device inventories
, including enforcement of device security controls and access policies.Professional proficiency in English
(written and spoken).Strong
communication and collaboration skills
with stakeholders that are remote and across different timezones.Ability and willingness to work
2–3 days/week in the office
in the Greater Faro / Loulé area.
Nice-to-haveExperience with
MLOps
: ML pipelines, model deployment, inference services, and related tooling.Exposu