Product Operations Engineer (AIM/Invest) - Maternity Cover

"EA Technology Ltd."; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + company performance bonus

Career development opportunities

Work-life balance

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

EA Technology Ltd. is seeking a Product Operations Engineer (AIM/Invest) for a fixed-term maternity cover position. The role involves configuring and deploying AIM/Invest solutions, supporting operational stability, and ensuring delivery activities meet high standards.

Successful candidates will have strong problem-solving skills and experience with software deployments and databases. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting software deployments and operational environments.
• Experience working with databases, integrations or structured data configurations.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy AIM/Invest solutions into customer environments.
• Support solution deployment activities including validation and testing.
• Investigate and resolve operational and delivery issues.

Skills

Problem-solving

SQL

Troubleshooting

Operational standards

Documentation

Tools

Monitoring tools

Cloud services

Job description

Product Operations Engineer (AIM/Invest) - Maternity Cover

About the role

We’re looking for a Product Operations Engineer (AIM/Invest) to join our Delivery & Product Operations team on a fixed‑term basis to provide maternity cover. If you’re a technically minded operations professional with strong problem‑solving skills and experience supporting software deployments, we would be delighted to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery, deployment and live operation of AIM/Invest solutions. You will play a key role in configuring customer environments, supporting operational stability and ensuring delivery activities are completed to a high standard.

Working closely with the Delivery & Product Operations Lead and senior engineers, you will contribute to scalable, product‑led delivery approaches while supporting ongoing operational and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy AIM/Invest solutions into customer environments, including models, data interfaces and system configurations
• Support solution deployment activities, including validation, testing and handover into live operation
• Use SQL and related tooling to support configuration validation, troubleshooting and system analysis
• Support onboarding and stabilisation of new customer environments
• Manage operational system activities including database setup, monitoring, backups and health checks
• Investigate and resolve operational and delivery issues using structured problem‑solving approaches
• Contribute to improving deployment standards, documentation and operational processes
• Ensure delivery and configuration activities follow defined standards and governance processes
• Support the transition from bespoke delivery approaches to more standardised, product‑led solutions
• Work collaboratively with delivery, engineering and support teams to ensure alignment with priorities and customer commitments

Requirements

• Experience supporting software deployments and operational environments
• Experience working with databases, integrations or structured data configurations
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to follow operational standards, runbooks and change control procedures
• High attention to detail and strong documentation skills
• Ability to communicate clearly with both customers and internal stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities

Desirable

• SQL and data handling experience
• Exposure to cloud services, monitoring tools or automation/scripting
• Experience working in environments transitioning from bespoke delivery to product‑led approaches

Benefits

• Competitive salary + company performance bonus
• Career development opportunities: We offer genuine pathways for growth within our company
• Work‑life balance: With flexible working options, we support our employees in balancing their professional and personal lives
• A truly collaborative and supportive work environment where amazing colleagues inspire each other every day!