Senior Platform Engineer (Storage & Backups)
Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.
We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.
We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.
Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.
The Role
As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining our on-prem infrastructure platform. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and observable infrastructure services that empower development teams and support business-critical workloads.
This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic influence. You’ll treat infrastructure as a product, championing developer experience, operational excellence, and platform reliability across the organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing
Deliver and Operate Core Infrastructure Services
Deploy and manage Platform as a product - Netapp, PureStorage with OpenStack integrations in private cloud environments;
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Ansible and other IaC tools.
Improve Reliability and Observability
Integrate observability tools (e.g., Splunk) for monitoring and alerting;
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis;
Contribute to operational runbooks and documentation.
Collaborate and Enable Platform Adoption
Work with application and network teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions;
Build reusable automation patterns and templates;
Participate in technical deep-dives and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Grow Technical Expertise and Influence
Stay current with emerging technologies and propose improvements;
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of learning;
Support platform strategy through hands-on contributions and feedback.
What You’ll Bring
Very Strong Experience with NetApp, Pure Storage, and FSxN i n enterprise storage environments;
Experience with OpenStack, Linux systems, and virtualisation (KVM, libvirt);
Proficiency in Ansible, Python, Bash, and automation workflows;
Hands-on experience with DNS, DHCP, NTP, LDAP, and Bastion hosts;
Familiarity with Infoblox or similar IPAM/DNS platforms;
Experience with observability tools (Splunk preferred);
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, VPNs);
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows;
Strong communication and documentation skills.
This is what you should have. What do we have, you ask? Well...you can check our amazing perks & benefitsright here!
So ... are you in?
Equal opportunities
At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyoneregardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to accommodations@blip.pt
We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.
Based in Porto, Blip is a top-of-the-edge Portuguese tech company, focused on software engineering solutions for online sports betting.
As part of the Flutter Entertainment group, we are an essential piece of the business, delivering safe and entertaining websites, mobile apps, and retail systems for customers around the globe. Founded in 2009, we're already more than 1000. The best part? We keep growing!
