Middle Cloud Platform Engineer Lisboa

Middle Cloud Platform Engineer
Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal

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The Innovation & Engineering Hub by Volkswagen Group Services, in Portugal, delivers groundbreaking solutions together with our stakeholders, by developing sustainable and
- oriented products as well as innovative services. Volkswagen Group Service is positioned in the market with a broad range of automotive services and supports the core business of Volkswagen, other brands, and organizations.

Side by side with TRATON GROUP’s Global R&D, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles (Scania, MAN, International Motors, and VW Caminhões & Ônibus), we are hiring for a dedicated team in our Hub.

Global R&D of TRATON GROUP is focusing on four key areas:

• Alternative drive systems;
• Digitalization;
• Automated driving;
• Road Security;

Thus transforming itself from a commercial vehicle manufacturer to a provider of intelligent and sustainable transport solutions.

About the Team:

To drive innovation and unlock the full potential of Software-Defined Vehicles, a User Experience Platform is essential for all TRATON brands. This platform serves as the backbone, weaving together multiple layers—from
- based components to frontend components. The heart of this initiative lies in simplifying complexity. By offering seamless, standardized APIs and a suite of versatile services, features, and tools, the platform empowers each brand to focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional value to their customers and accelerating the launch of
- driven solutions.

We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive people to be part of the team responsible for kicking off this journey to deliver a secure and stable platform for other applications,
- specific services, and developers.

Your Responsibilities:

• Working in the context of autonomous vehicles you will define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision of our system to ensure an ideal fit to its intended purpose;
• Design, develop, and deploy modular
  - based systems;
• Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with best practices;
• Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with company security policies and best practices in cloud security;
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues;
• Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements;
• Interact with clients, provide cloud support, and make recommendations based on client needs;
• You will validate technology assumptions, evaluate implementation alternatives and elaborate on system architecture;
• You are collaborating with various roles and teams to align on architecture topics and evolve the overall product landscape;
• You will plan and design service ecosystems for our future trucks, using agile methodologies and being responsible for integral parts of our technical roadmap;
• Advise your colleagues and other teams on all questions around cloud system architecture in the autonomous vehicle domain and work together on continuously improving the architecture, services, and processes;
• Take initiative to solve problems and overcome roadblocks, searching for innovative and pragmatic solutions. You are a
  - oriented individual.

Your Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or comparable job expertise;
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the field of software engineering, IT architecture, or comparable qualifications;
• Proven work experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role;
• Experience in individual software development and the necessary tools and infrastructure such as network and equipment;
• Relevant experience in the conception and implementation of complex software solutions in an international context;
• Has an Agile and Dev
  Sec
  Ops mindset;
• Solid experience with Clean Code and Clean Architecture principles as well as common software design patterns. Emphasis on quality, maintainability, and usability;
• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git;
• Experience with SAFe framework is a plus;
• Experience with Jira and Confluence is a plus;
• Proficient knowledge of
  - based services and tools (AWS is a plus);
• Good understanding of cloud paradigms such as Infrastructure-as-Code, Paa
  S, alerting, and monitoring;
• AWS Certificate Foundational Level or higher;
• Confident handling of Dev
  Ops principles and CI/CD;
• Sound Knowledge of Python (Flask) is mandatory;
• Knowledge of a programming language (preference for Java) and proven software development skills is a plus;
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken;
• High level of
  - organization and sense of ownership;
• Proactive in communicating and taking action;
• Curious, likes to investigate and understand how things work;
• Motivated by a strong passion to learn and continuously improve, solving problems in an innovative and pragmatic way;
• Communicate and collaborate with empathy and clarity - you care about supporting those around you.

What can we offer?

• Attractive Remuneration
• Flexible work hours and hybrid mode
• Attractive workspace
• Active Health Care
• Employee Benefits

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Ref: Level A

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
• Automotive