Technical Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Kantar is a global data, insights, and consulting company specializing in brand, innovation, media, commerce, and customer experience. We help clients define their brand identity, innovate offerings, connect with audiences, and succeed in the marketplace. We're looking for a passionate and experienced Technical Lead DevSecOps Engineer to join our team in Porto!

🚀 About the Role:

This role is perfect for experienced DevOps, DevSecOps, or Site Reliability Engineers who enjoy teamwork and building scalable, elegant solutions. You'll be a key player in improving and supporting the next generation of our platform.

Key Responsibilities: 🛠️

• Contribute to team standards and workflows by developing proof of concepts, creating clear documentation, and implementing DevOps methodologies.
• Participate in daily operations, including production deployments, urgent requests, and planned work, collaborating with cross-functional teams (DBAs, Developers, QA, Product, Architects).
• Independently assess and prioritize incoming work requests, making critical decisions during resource constraints to maintain business continuity.
• Identify and implement cloud infrastructure improvements to enhance security, system reliability, and reduce costs, adhering to standard methodologies and organizational policies.
• Apply infrastructure fundamentals (networking, routing, security, storage) and performance optimization techniques (load balancing, caching, CDN) to ensure system reliability, scalability, and availability.
• Develop vulnerability management processes using security tools (Azure Defender, SonarQube, Snyk, Qualys WAS), coordinating with security teams and external auditors.
• Drive vulnerability remediation, distributing findings to relevant teams, tracking progress, and documenting risk assessments and mitigation decisions.
• Design and implement automated provisioning solutions across environments, primarily using Terraform, Bash, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure, databases, and application code management.
• Advocate for DevOps practices by presenting arguments, cost-benefit analyses, and implementation strategies to Engineering Leadership.
• Establish and maintain robust monitoring processes for proactive system health checks, anomaly detection, and alerting.
• Support and collaborate with development teams, driving the DevOps vision.

What We're Looking For: 🎯

• Essential Skills & Experience:
  • Proficient in English (written and verbal). Collaboration with international teams (UK, India, USA) is required.
  • Extensive Azure Cloud services, architecture patterns, and security standard methodologies understanding.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to colleagues.
  • Experience creating comprehensive technical documentation (architecture designs, runbooks, SOPs).
  • Advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) proficiency using Terraform and ARM templates.
  • Advanced experience with CI/CD and writing Azure DevOps Pipelines for deploying architecture and application code.
  • Proven experience in performance monitoring and optimization using tools like Grafana, Azure Monitor (Kusto Queries or similar).
  • Ability to investigate and debug infrastructure and performance issues.
  • Familiarity with version control systems (Azure DevOps Repositories, Git, Bitbucket).
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent; minimum 8 years of hands-on DevSecOps experience, including relevant DevOps experience.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Professional certifications in Azure (AZ-400, AZ-303/304/305).
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning.
  • Self-motivation, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to make critical decisions under pressure.

Benefits & Perks: 🎉

Kantar offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a flexible work approach that encourages a healthy work-life balance. We prioritize equality of opportunity and support our colleagues' well-being. While we encourage in-office collaboration, we understand the need for flexibility.

Location: 📍 Porto, Portugal (Hybrid)

About Kantar:

Kantar shapes the brands of tomorrow by understanding people globally. We use our expertise in human understanding and advanced technology to provide brands with actionable insights for success in today's dynamic world. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value diversity. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!