Linux Operations Engineer

Maxwell Bond; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Home office budget

Learning & Development budget

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is helping a Manchester-based technology company recruit a Linux Operations Engineer on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will work hands-on with Linux production infrastructure, servers and VPN platforms to keep critical systems secure, stable and performing reliably.

The role offers up to £45,000 plus bonus, hybrid working (2 days onsite per week), 25 days’ annual leave, life assurance, a home office budget and a learning & development budget.

Qualifications

• Experience managing Linux-based production infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with servers, VPNs and monitoring.
• Proactive approach to reliability, security and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Managing and supporting Linux-based production infrastructure.
• Supporting dedicated and virtual servers across the environment.
• Troubleshooting availability, performance and reliability issues.
• Monitoring systems, reviewing logs and deploying patches.
• Identifying vulnerabilities and managing infrastructure risks.
• Supporting VPN and data capture platforms.
• Working with the Operations team to improve reliability.

Skills

Linux

Production infra

VPN platforms

Server management

Monitoring & alerts

Job description

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.