Summary
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Join an Operations team as a Linux Infrastructure Engineer on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract. You will maintain and support Linux-based production infrastructure, dedicated and virtual servers, and network connectivity platforms. The role involves troubleshooting, performance support, and ensuring critical systems remain secure, stable, reliable, and appropriately scaled.
Highlights
Hands-on responsibility for business-critical production infrastructure, exposure to large-scale data processing platforms, and a collaborative operations environment focused on stability, security, and reliability.
Description
Linux Infrastructure Engineer
12-Month Fixed-Term Contract- Salary up to £45,000 + Bonus
(Linux, Infrastructure, Server Operations, VPN)
Greater Manchester (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
We have partnered with a Manchester-based technology company that is looking for a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to join the team on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract.
Their platforms help some of the world's leading brands understand consumer behaviour by collecting and processing data at scale, and you'll play a key role in supporting the business-critical infrastructure behind these services.
You'll join a collaborative Operations team responsible for maintaining and supporting Linux-based production infrastructure, dedicated and virtual servers, and legacy VPN data capture platforms.
This is a hands-on role where you'll help ensure critical systems remain secure, stable, reliable and appropriately scaled, while troubleshooting issues and supporting day-to-day platform performance.
Key requirements
Commercial experience in Linux systems/infrastructure administration.Experience supporting production server environments, ideally across dedicated and/or virtual infrastructure.Strong troubleshooting skills across availability, performance and reliability issues.Experience with monitoring, logs, metrics and alerting.Understanding of security, vulnerabilities and infrastructure risk.Experience with server deployments, configuration and patching.Strong communication and problem-solving skills.A methodical approach to working within production environments.
Experience with Puppet/Puppet Bolt, Python, PHP, VPN/networking or VPS environments would be advantageous.
What's in it for you
Salary up to £45,000 + Annual BonusHybrid and flexible working (2 days onsite per week)25 days' annual leave plus bank holidaysInitial 12 month Fixed Term Contract with potential for permanentLife assuranceWorkplace pensionHome office budgetLearning & Development budget, including paid certifications
If you're a Linux Infrastructure Engineer, Linux Systems Engineer, Operations Engineer or experienced Linux SysAdmin who enjoys working hands-on with production infrastructure and solving complex operational challenges, this is a great opportunity to join a collaborative technical team supporting business-critical systems.
Apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat.
