Infrastructure Operations Engineer

Jobgether; Portugal; Remote; EUR 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Flexible working hours

24 paid vacation days annually

Unlimited sick leave

Private medical insurance contribution

Co-working spaces reimbursement

Professional development budget

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Engineer to maintain Linux-based infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments. This remote-first role offers exposure to bare-metal, private and public clouds, with a focus on reliability and automation.

You will own incident triage, provisioning, DNS and network tasks, and collaborate with distributed teams to improve runbooks and documentation while preserving security and service availability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting Linux systems in production-like environments.
• Good working knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS).
• Practical experience with at least one virtualization platform or cloud environment.
• Proven ability to manage incidents, gather evidence, prioritize tasks, and communicate progress.
• Experience implementing standard production changes with rollback planning.
• Ability to modify automation scripts using Bash or Python.
• Experience using AI assistants to support troubleshooting and documentation.
• Strong written and spoken English for asynchronous remote work.
• Analytical, proactive problem-solving with strong ownership.
• Effective communication and collaboration in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Manage employee onboarding, offboarding, and access-management requests.
• Triage and troubleshoot Linux and infrastructure incidents to resolution or escalation.
• Perform host provisioning and production-server changes across multiple environments.
• Troubleshoot DNS issues and perform domain-management changes.
• Implement firewall and OS changes with rollback and verification.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and respond to incidents with business impact in mind.
• Keep stakeholders informed with regular incident updates and recovery status.
• Improve alert routing and ownership to reduce noise.
• Manage Jira requests with priorities and timely communication.
• Deploy infrastructure services using approved runbooks and escalate design decisions when needed.
• Maintain clear technical documentation for recurring tasks.
• Identify opportunities to automate onboarding, offboarding, and access-management processes.
• Collaborate with distributed infrastructure teams to maintain reliability and security.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Networking fundamentals

Cloud/Virtualization

Incident management

Automation with Bash or Python

AI-assisted troubleshooting

English communication

Ownership & accountability

Remote collaboration

Tools

OpenNebula

KVM

Terraform

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Ansible

FreeIPA

LDAP

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Infrastructure Operations Engineer based in Portugal.

As an Infrastructure Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining, supporting, and improving reliable Linux-based infrastructure across diverse cloud and production environments. You will ensure the smooth operation of critical systems, internal services, and network infrastructure while providing effective technical support to distributed teams. Working across bare-metal servers, private cloud, and public cloud platforms, you will troubleshoot incidents, manage infrastructure changes, and optimize day-to-day operations. You will also contribute to automation initiatives, strengthen operational documentation, and improve recurring processes. Collaborating with remote colleagues, you will take ownership of technical requests from initial investigation through verified resolution. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise in Linux infrastructure within a remote-first, international, and technology-driven environment.

Accountabilities

• Manage employee onboarding, offboarding, and access-management requests in accordance with established security procedures, ensuring appropriate approvals, least-privilege access, and verification of completed actions.

• Take ownership of common Linux and infrastructure requests and incidents, from initial triage and troubleshooting through resolution or escalation to the appropriate technical owner.

• Perform standard host provisioning and production-server changes across bare-metal infrastructure, private cloud, and public cloud environments, following approved procedures and escalating non-standard requirements.

• Troubleshoot DNS-related issues and execute authorized DNS and domain-management changes in accordance with established operational guidelines.

• Implement approved firewall and operating-system changes, ensuring appropriate rollback procedures and post-change verification.

• Monitor infrastructure performance, investigate alerts, and respond to operational incidents while prioritizing actual service availability and business impact.

• Keep stakeholders and requesters informed throughout incident resolution, providing regular updates until service recovery has been confirmed.

• Distinguish genuine infrastructure issues from alert noise and improve alert routing, escalation paths, and ownership where necessary.

• Manage Jira requests according to agreed priorities and response times, ensuring clear communication and consistent follow-up.

• Deploy standard infrastructure services using approved specifications, procedures, and operational runbooks, escalating architectural or design decisions when required.

• Maintain clear and accessible technical documentation to support recurring operational activities and ensure effective team coverage.

• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through small-scale automation, particularly across onboarding, offboarding, access management, and access-review processes.

• Collaborate with infrastructure colleagues in a distributed environment to maintain service reliability, security, and continuous operational improvement.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting Linux systems in a professional or production-like environment, with preference for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) family distributions.

• Good working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and TLS, with the ability to identify and isolate operating-system, network, and application-level issues.

• Practical experience with at least one virtualization platform or cloud environment.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage technical incidents and support tickets, including gathering evidence, assessing business impact, prioritizing tasks, communicating progress, verifying recovery, and escalating issues with clear technical findings.

• Experience implementing standard production changes safely, including rollback planning and post-implementation verification.

• Ability to understand, maintain, and modify existing automation scripts or develop small improvements using Bash or Python.

• Practical experience using AI assistants to support troubleshooting, scripting, and technical documentation, with the ability to independently validate outputs before implementing production changes.

• Strong written and spoken English skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in an asynchronous, remote-working environment.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, combined with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical issues.

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail when managing infrastructure requests and operational responsibilities.

• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a distributed technical team.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with OpenNebula, KVM, or other private-cloud and virtualization technologies.

• Familiarity with Ansible or other configuration-management tools.

• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and deployment tools such as Terraform, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.

• Familiarity with Git and version-control workflows.

• Experience administering identity and access-management platforms such as FreeIPA, LDAP, or Google Workspace.

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment, with the flexibility to work from anywhere worldwide.

• Flexible working hours, allowing you to organize your schedule around your personal and professional commitments.

• 24 paid vacation days annually.

• 10 additional national holidays.

• Unlimited sick leave.

• Financial compensation toward private medical insurance.

• Reimbursement for co-working spaces and gym or sports activities.

• Dedicated professional development and education budget.

• Opportunities to work on interesting, challenging, and technically diverse infrastructure projects.

• Strong focus on continuous learning, career development, and technical growth.

• Opportunity to receive a reward for innovative ideas that have the potential to be patented.

• Collaborative, remote-first working culture that encourages ownership, knowledge sharing, and mutual support.