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DevOps Engineer (Akamai/Terraform) - Portugal Full Remote
HumanIT Digital Consulting
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Source date: 11/5/2026
About this role
DevOps Engineer (Akamai/Terraform) - Portugal Full Remote ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY We're looking for a DevOps Engineer with hands-on Akamai expertise to join a well-established international tech consultancy known for its self-organised, low-politics culture and strong engineering standards. You'll own the support, configuration and optimisation of a large-scale CDN ecosystem, ensuring high availability, peak web performance and edge security across critical platforms. This is a senior, high-autonomy role for someone who can hit the ground running and set technical direction from day one. PROJECT & CONTEXT • Build Python automation tooling to manage secure cloud infrastructure and core networking components • Support and optimise the Akamai CDN for highly available, secure, low-latency global asset delivery • Manage Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt, provisioning cloud environments and edge configurations • Implement and automate edge security: DNS routing, proxies, WAF and bot management • Define CDN best practices and translate complex networking concepts for technical and leadership stakeholders • Agile environment within a large enterprise context • Fully remote from Portugal; occasional national/international travel (0–15%) depending on project needs WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required) • Proven senior-level experience in Cloud Infrastructure, SRE or DevOps within a large enterprise environment, +6years • 2–3+ years of recent, hands-on experience supporting and configuring CDNs, specifically Akamai (essential) • Strong hands-on proficiency with Terraform and Terragrunt for managing cloud environments • Solid coding skills in Python, plus working knowledge of JavaScript and Shell scripting • Deep understanding of web fundamentals: DNS, proxies and edge security (WAF, bot management) • Experience supporting, monitoring and operating critical production environments, and understanding how large-scale websites work at network level • Strong communication skills and experience working in Agile frameworks • Fluent English (written and spoken) • Must be based in Portugal • Experience with Git, modern automation tools and CI/CD pipelines • Solid grounding in general DevOps principles and practices Compensation: €[2300] – €[2800]/month net, depending on experience and seniority level. Why HumanIT people stay (4.4 Glassdoor, 89% recommend) • 15th month salary • Health insurance covering your family • Birthday off • Mobility program for digital nomads • Real work-life balance Full benefits: What it's really like: Originally posted on Himalayas