KWAN

KWAN is a 100% Portuguese company that is part of the Rupeal Group, dedicated to IT Staffing, consulting, and outsourcing. KWAN exists because a developer believed in a different way of recruiting: treating people with the respect they deserve. Our goal is to be your go-to place for career advice and help you reach your dream job.
About company

Elasticsearch & Observability Engineer (Junior or Senior)

On-site

location Lisbon

date October 16, 2026

We are looking for an opportunity!

About KWAN

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.

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.

Does it sound exciting? Apply now!

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

Do you meet most of the position requirements? Then grab this opportunity and apply now!

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.

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

Grab this opportunity, apply now!

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Contacts and Address

earth Avenida Duque de Ávila, 46 - 3ºA 1050 - 083 Lisboa
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