Linux Operations Engineer

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract – Up to £45,000 + Bonus

Greater Manchester – Hybrid (2 days onsite)

We’re working with a Manchester-based technology company that is looking for a Linux Operations Engineer to join its Operations team on an initial 12-month contract.

You’ll be working hands-on with Linux production infrastructure, servers and VPN platforms, helping keep business-critical systems secure, stable and performing reliably.

The company operates data platforms used by some of the world’s leading brands, giving you the opportunity to work with production infrastructure at scale and play a key role in keeping these services running.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing and supporting Linux-based production infrastructure
• Supporting dedicated and virtual servers across the environment
• Troubleshooting availability, performance and reliability issues
• Monitoring systems and investigating logs, metrics and alertsDeploying, configuring and patching servers
• Identifying vulnerabilities and managing infrastructure risks
• Supporting VPN and data capture platforms
• Helping ensure systems remain secure, stable and appropriately scaled
• Working closely with the wider Operations team to resolve issues and improve reliability

What’s on offer

• Up to £45,000 + annual bonus
• Hybrid working – 2 days onsite per week
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• Initial 12-month FTC with potential to become permanent
• Life assurance
• Home office budget
• Learning & Development budget, including paid certifications

If you’re a Linux Operations Engineer, Linux Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Operations Engineer or experienced Linux SysAdmin who enjoys working hands‑on with production infrastructure and solving problems, this is a great opportunity to join a collaborative technical team.

You’ll have plenty of scope to get involved across Linux, infrastructure, networking and platform operations, while working with systems that are genuinely business-critical.