Application Engineer (Azure & Kubernetes)

Location: Hybrid in Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, or Valencia, Spain

Company

hirify.global provides payroll and HR solutions covering the employee journey, from payroll to talent attraction, rewards, and development.

What you will do

• Deploy and maintain AI-driven applications on Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.
• Containerize applications and manage Kubernetes deployments using manifests and Helm charts.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and configure secure access to secrets and certificates through Azure Key Vault.
• Integrate applications with Cosmos DB and Azure Database for PostgreSQL, while supporting Python backend services, APIs, and AI components.
• Implement rolling, blue-green, and canary deployments; monitor applications, troubleshoot runtime issues, and improve reliability.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Azure Key Vault, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and application deployment automation.
• Degree in IT or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile squads.

Nice to have

• Helm, Azure Container Registry, Managed Identity, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• FastAPI, Flask, MLflow, model-serving frameworks, OpenAI or Azure AI services, API management, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience in an international environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Training, development programs, professional courses, and an individual development plan.
• Flexible working schedule and hybrid work arrangement.
• Private medical insurance fully covered by hirify.global.
• 25 vacation days and 18 hours for personal matters.
• Reduced summer schedule of 36 hours per week for four selected weeks in July or August.
• Company laptop and equipment, flexible remuneration options, and the possibility to work abroad for up to four weeks per year from countries where hirify.global has a legal entity.