Job Description

Hiire is helping Bauer Media Group hire a Technical Operations Engineer to support their mission-critical digital audio services.

About Us:

Bauer Media Group is one of the largest privately owned media companies, with brands across the globe.
Founded in Hamburg in 1875, now in its 5th generation, it reaches 200 million consumers worldwide and operates in 14 countries.

Bauer Media Audio Portugal has five major brands in its portfolio: Rádio Comercial, M80, Cidade FM, Batida FM, and Smooth FM, all with a strong digital presence.

With music as its main focus, these radio stations feature strong personalities who build deep connections with their audiences, going beyond the traditional meaning of radio.

Nearly 3 million listeners already consider each station as part of their family — and for Bauer Media, they are all an integral part of the group.

About the Team:

You’ll join Bauer Media Audio’s Regional Technical Operations team, a newly created and fast-growing group supporting 24/7 digital audio delivery across multiple European markets.

The team operates in a modern, cloud-based environment and works closely with UK engineering and cross-market teams to ensure reliable, scalable services.

This is a cloud-native, high-impact digital operations team powering Europe’s leading audio platforms!

The Difference You Will Make:

You’ll play a key role in supporting mission-critical digital audio services, monitoring platforms in real time, and helping ensure a high level of reliability for millions of listeners.

Your work will directly contribute to service stability, fast incident response, and continuous improvement of our operational practices.

Your Role:

• Operate within a continuous 24/7/365 monitoring function.

• Respond to alerts, triage issues, and follow runbooks.

• Escalate to engineering teams and document incidents.

• Support onboarding, platform readiness checks, and operational improvements.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Technical background in distributed systems (cloud or on‑prem).

• Experience operating/monitoring technical platforms.

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

• Nice to have: AWS, observability tooling, support experience, cloud-native awareness.

• Open to candidates across different experience levels, from recent graduates to senior professionals.

Working Pattern / Location:

• Hybrid role based in Lisbon: 4 days office / 1 day home.

• Participate in a 24/7 shift rotation, including nights and weekends, to support operational services.

Benefits:

• Additional vacation days.

• On‑site medical consultations.

• Psychotherapy sessions via Team 24.

• Access to BMAP Club activities.

• Meal allowance provided separately.

• Clear development pathways to DevOps/Cloud/Infrastructure engineering.

Why Join Us?

• Work with cutting-edge cloud-native technology.

• Be part of a new team built with strong learning opportunities.

• Collaborate internationally across multiple markets.

• Make a tangible impact on digital audio reliability.

• Enjoy a people-first, modern engineering culture.