Platform Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Platform & Infrastructure role at Volkswagen. Lisboa.
Pay not stated Platform Engineer salary
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What you'll do
- Build and refine CI/CD standards and reusable pipeline templates, then keep them maintained
- Make cloud infrastructure more available, scalable and elastic, and design paths for moving on-premises apps to the cloud
- Improve monitoring, build workflows and deployment automation across the platform
- Write practical guidance on DevOps practices and CI/CD tools, and help development teams apply it
- Assess CI/CD tools for measurable gains and work with DevOps peers to unblock development teams
What you bring
- You have strong hands-on experience designing, implementing and operating GitLab-based CI/CD platforms
- You can automate infrastructure and software delivery with modern DevOps tools, and have operated cloud-native infrastructure
- You understand cloud architecture across AWS, GCP or Azure, plus infrastructure-as-code and monitoring practices
- You have used CloudFormation or CDK, and worked with Docker and Kubernetes-based platforms
- You are fluent in written and spoken English
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level platform engineer who takes ownership of problems and favors automation-first DevOps work. It is based in Lisbon and offers a hybrid work model with flexible hours.
From the employer
Annual gross salary range: Min. 29,505€ - Max. 57,225€
Volkswagen Group Services
Volkswagen Group Services is a Volkswagen Group company oriented towards working for Group companies worldwide.
We provide services in the areas of production, logistics, data engineering (IT), engineering, consulting, quality, business services, human resources, communication and administrative and financial services. We are focused on our clients’ activities and take responsibility for carrying them out on their behalf.
We are currently hiring a Platform Engineer to join our I&E HUB in Lisbon
Who are we?
At the Innovation & Engineering Hub, we develop bold, market-ready solutions that support Volkswagen Group and its leading brands. Together with TRATON Group’s Global R&D — home to brands like Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus — we’re building the future of intelligent and sustainable transport. Global R&D focuses on:
• Alternative Drive Systems
• Digitalization
• Automated Driving
• Road Safety
We’re not just manufacturing vehicles — we’re engineering the future of mobility.
What do we do on our team?
Autonomous vehicles and their ecosystem are a top strategic topic of the TRATON Group (MAN, Scania, International, VW Truck & Bus) and our partners. To plan and fulfil their missions correctly and timely, our autonomous vehicles are connected to transport and fleet management systems, as well as customer and authority systems. In our team, we provide a platform that integrates, analyzes, and communicates the necessary data between all these systems. This provides easy access and economically efficient use of autonomous vehicles to our customers. We’re looking for passionate team members to help develop these essential components and shape the future of autonomous mobility.
What will your responsbilities be?
· Develop, maintain and continuously improve CI/CD principles, standards and reusable pipeline templates.
· Improve highly available cloud infrastructure towards scalable and elastic setups.
· Design migration-oriented architecture solutions for moving on-premises applications into cloud environments.
· Optimize monitoring, build processes and deployment automation.
· Provide clear and easy-to-implement documentation about the DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling environment to the teams.
· Demonstrate ownership when solving problems and overcoming roadblocks.
· Align closely with DevOps peers to provide seamless support to the development teams.
· Scout and evaluate modern CI/CD tools and introduce improvements where they add measurable value.
What requirements are we looking for?
· Strong expertise in CI/CD design, implementation and platform operation using Gitlab.
· Proven ability to automate infrastructure and software deployment using modern DevOps tooling.
· Experience setting up and operating infrastructure for cloud-native applications.
· Strong understanding of cloud architecture and operation across AWS, GCP or Azure.
· Solid knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code, automation-first engineering practices (preferably using Terraform), alerting and monitoring (preferably using DataDog).
· Experience with CloudFormation, and/or CDK.
· Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes-based platform approaches.
· Strong DevOps mindset, with “automate everything” as a core working principle.
· Fluent English skills, both written and spoken.
· Software development experience is an advantage, especially with Java or JavaScript/TypeScript.
What we can offer
Competitive compensation package
Flexible work hours and hybrid model
Attractive workspace
Employee health care and life insurance
Social benefits and several discounts
Trainings and professional career development
Ref: Level A
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