{"id":7214,"date":"2026-05-21T10:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdsportugal.com\/it-jobs\/mid-level-automation-engineer-ansible-powershell-python\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:38:27","slug":"mid-level-automation-engineer-ansible-powershell-python","status":"publish","type":"matador-job-listings","link":"https:\/\/itdsportugal.com\/en\/it-jobs\/mid-level-automation-engineer-ansible-powershell-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Level Automation Engineer \u2013 Ansible, PowerShell, Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Unleash the Power of Automation \u2014 Shape the Future of Infrastructure Excellence<\/strong><\/p> <p>Porto or Lisbon&nbsp;\u2014 hybrid work model (up to 3 remote days per week)<\/p> <p>As a <strong>Mid-Level Automation Engineer<\/strong>, you will be working for our client, a leading innovator in IT infrastructure management and automation solutions. 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