Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer (Junior or Senior)

KWANLisboaitjobspublished 10/16/2026
Must-have:GitDockerKubernetesDevOpsCI/CDSeniorLeadJuniorHybrid
Nice-to-have:Azure

About the company

We connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals, then we offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

Some Words From Our Colleagues “At KWAN, they make sure that I feel comfortable with the client I’m working for and that what I’m doing aligns with my career aspirations.”

  • Luis Caldeira, DevOps @ KWAN

Your tasks

What is this challenge about

  • Build, evolve and support an Elastic Stack platform that powers observability across Mainframe, Open Systems and container environments.
  • Design observability solutions for a wide range of applications, ensuring performance, efficient indexing, data lifecycle management and secure access.
  • Partner with development, architecture and operations teams to embed observability into the delivery lifecycle.
  • Define best practices and standards for application monitoring, and help other teams adopt new observability solutions.
  • Take the lead on production troubleshooting, root cause analysis, critical incident handling and releases.
  • Work with stakeholders to estimate new features, shape the roadmap and report progress to Product Owners and management.
  • Keep up with new Elastic releases and market trends to keep the platform evolving.

Requirements

What we are looking for

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field
  • Hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats, Elastic Agents) and OpenTelemetry
  • Solid grasp of observability concepts: logs, metrics, traces, dashboards and alerting
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins and Ansible
  • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and REST APIs
  • Linux and Windows fundamentals (Mainframe knowledge is a plus)
  • Experience in Agile environments and with incident and release management
  • Professional English (C1) is mandatory; French or Dutch is a plus
  • Availability for on-call support when required
  • Nice to have:*Elasticsearch certification, Microsoft Azure and experience in regulated industries such as Financial Services**
  • Must be based in Lisbon and hold a valid EU work permit or nationality

What we offer

  • A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.
  • A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.
  • An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.
  • A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.
  • A relocation package and visa sponsorship for all our international hires.

How to apply

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We are looking for an Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer (Junior or Senior) to work in Lisbon, in a hybrid model (2x per week in the office), who’s eager to embark on an exciting new opportunity! Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/PYqxT8NO?opportunity=Miguel%20Pereira&channel=ITJobs