Infrastructure Engineer - GCP

Job description

• We are building a world class team and would love you to join us. As an Infrastructure Engineer you ll be part of an agile project team working with all the infrastructure pieces of a system.
• You will also oversee the migration process and design, maintain and monitor the new cloud platform, as well as configuring hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team.
• This project focuses on creating resilient, multi-tenant base services on GCP. It involves implementing a hub and spoke architecture to improve resource management, enhancing security and availability, and extending the Istio service mesh across both GCP and Azure to achieve a seamless, cloud-agnostic infrastructure that supports our diverse range of products and platform.
• National and international expected traveling time varies according to project/client and organizational needs: 0%-15% estimated.

What you will be doing:

• Implement a hub and spoke model on GCP for multi-tenant environments, collaborating closely with the architecture team.
• Implement multi-region resilience, security, and cloud-agnostic infrastructure.
• Set up GCP environments, including networking architecture, IAM roles, and robust security configurations.
• Deploy and manage GKE clusters, Istio service mesh, and K8s services across GCP and Azure environments.
• Utilize Terraform, Helm, Argo CD, and GitLab CI/CD for infrastructure as code implementation.
• Implement solutions ensuring high availability, resilience, and optimal performance.
• Ensure security best practices, compliance standards, governance, policies, and well-architected framework principles are met.
• Facilitate seamless integration and knowledge transfer within internal teams.
• Create comprehensive documentation.

Expertise we are looking for:

• Expertise in GCP and strong understanding of networking, including service meshes ( Istio) and multi-cluster setups.
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes (GKE).
• Proficiency in Terraform and Helm for IaC deployments.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in Python and GoLang for scripting, automation, and developing custom controllers.
• Knowledge of security best practices, governance, and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with cloud well-architected framework principles.
• Experience in working with Architects

The Things We Really Care About:

• Health Insurance, because health comes first
• Flexible working hours
• Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself
• Profit distribution for everyone
• Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and have fun!
• Training & conferences, create your own training plan
• Child Care vouchers

Other Good Things:

• Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs
• Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT), for work or Netflix ;)
• We have amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra if you want to physically connect with minders. Remote from Portugal is also an option. Remote from other Countries will depend on your current location and Projects.
• At the offices, we have a wide range of snacks to keep you fed and healthy
• Partnerships with local businesses