Application Support Engineer (L2/L3) - Expatriation to Portugal

A Job? Or a Lifetime Experience? Start Yours Here! 🚀

**Please note that we're aiming at an expatriation to Portugal*

We are a Portuguese technology consulting company with a strong international presence across Europe. With 10 years of experience, we achieved Large Company status in 2018 and now count 350+ associates, continuing to grow steadily.

We operate from Lisbon, Porto, and Leiria, delivering projects in more than 20 countries, and we are proud to be part of Portugal’s Top 10 national companies, with 250% growth in recent years 📈

🌟 Why Affinity?

Work-life balance is part of our DNA. We believe in win-win-win relationships, turning every professional interaction into a unique experience.

At Affinity, working with us is more than a job — it’s a “Lifetime Experience”, where you can fully express your potential and succeed on every level.

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🏅 What you need to have / know :

We're not expecting one person to tick every box — if you recognise yourself in most of the list, we'd like to talk.

• Degree in Computer Engineering or a related field
• At least 5 years supporting applications in production — L2, L3, or a mix — including legacy environments
• Strong Linux/Unix skills: daily command line use and your own scripting (Shell, Python or equivalent)
• You can install an application server (Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, WebLogic or similar), deploy an application manually, and get it running end-to-end

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• You can diagnose a production problem from logs, HTTP errors (4xx/5xx), connectivity or configuration issues, and follow it through to root cause
• You write your own SQL and work comfortably in Oracle (PL/SQL, SQL Developer), SQL Server or equivalent
• You have run batch processing and scheduling (Control-M, Autosys or similar): scheduling jobs, monitoring them, handling failures and dependency issues, and following file transfers
• You work in a structured way with incident, problem and change management, and keep documentation current — operating procedures, CMDB, obsolescence and vulnerability tracking. ITIL, Confluence and JIRA useful here
• You want to improve the systems you support through automation and monitoring — Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins or Dynatrace a real plus
• Fluent in English and French (C1)

What will encourage you:

• The chance to relocate to Lisbon and experience Portugal’s vibrant culture, warmer climate, and relaxed lifestyle
• Working in a dynamic, people-first company that values trust, simplicity, and efficiency
• A career path driven by performance and motivation, with opportunities to grow internationally
• The possibility to build a long-term future at Affinity, enjoying both professional fulfillment and a rich cultural experience

We’re seeking individuals who are resourceful, autonomous, and eager to take initiative, with a client-focused attitude and a passion for continuous improvement in both technology and processes.

Being Affinity

• #Affinity – Building close and empathetic relationships with colleagues, clients, and candidates (not just with technologies, languages, and platforms). Team spirit and a positive attitude;
• #Ambition – Wanting to do more and better. A drive to exceed expectations and grow personally and professionally;
• #Action – Energy to make things happen. Showing proactivity and initiative;
• #Learning – A desire to evolve individually and collectively and become an expert in the tech market.

Your #LifetimeExperience

• Participate in national and international projects at a company based on personal relationships, simplicity, and efficiency, with a disruptive impact on the tech market;
• Access a personalized career and training plan directly proportional to your performance and interest;
• Be part of a welcoming environment built on trust, respect, and informality;
• Join our Affinity Communities (sports, technology, hobbies, etc.) and actively participate in social and environmental responsibility projects;
• Take advantage of a range of benefits, partnerships, discounts, events, and internal activities.

Beyond your professional satisfaction, we want to provide you with memorable leisure and social opportunities worthy of an Affinity experience.

Do you think you're the one we are looking for? Let’s chat! Send your application and have a look at:

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