ICEYE
Forward Deployed Backend/DevOps Engineer, Portugal
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Lisbon
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Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Lisbon
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Product
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Lisbon, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Lisbon, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
Role highlights:
Role: Forward Deployed Backend/DevOps Engineer
Location: Portugal (Lisbon)
Reports to : VP, Forward Deployed Engineering
Working type: Hybrid (On-site at customer locations approx. 50% of time)
Must be eligible and able to attain relevant national and NATO security clearances.
Must be based in-country and native level speaker of the country you're deploying to.
Why this role matters
In this role, you are the backend and infrastructure backbone defence and intelligence customers rely on. You deploy ICEYE's intelligence platform into secure (often air-gapped) environments and design the high-performance backend systems that move satellite data at scale — fast APIs, resilient services, tuned databases, automated infrastructure. Our stack: Python and Go services on Kubernetes, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, Terraform and Ansible, CI/CD pipelines that also run offline, cloud (AWS) and on-premises air-gapped clusters, with AI-assisted development as the default.
This is a ship-daily role: systems you build run mission-critical workloads analysts use to protect nations.
What you'll own
Platform deployment & operations
Deploy ICEYE's intelligence platform into customer secure environments (on-premise, air-gapped networks, classified data centres).
Install, upgrade and operate Kubernetes clusters and containerised applications (Docker) in customer environments — cloud and on-premises.
Build infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines that work without external internet access, including offline registries and artifact mirroring.
Troubleshoot deployment and production issues in disconnected environments, from the application layer down to storage and networking.
High-performance backend systems
Design and build APIs, services and data pipelines that handle large volumes of SAR imagery and intelligence data with low latency.
Connect ICEYE systems to customer C4ISR infrastructure and intelligence tools through robust, well-designed integrations.
Own database design and performance at production scale (PostgreSQL, MongoDB): schemas, indexing, tuning, replication and backup.
Apply caching, queueing and horizontal scaling patterns deliberately — and capacity-plan for fixed on-premises hardware where you cannot simply scale out.
Reliability, security & observability
Build monitoring, logging and alerting that work in restricted environments, so problems are found before the customer finds them.
Harden deployments to meet customer security constraints; own backup, recovery and upgrade paths for systems that cannot go down.
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- ·We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us—we’ll do our best to help.
- ·Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at ICEYE, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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