Senior Infrastructure Engineer; Linux & Cloud Automation

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux & Cloud Automation)

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Vacancy Name Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux & Cloud Automation) Vacancy No VN970 Function Syn
- Delivery & Operations Work Location One St Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 3DE
Basis Permanent Full Time/Part Time Full time Employment Duration
- Hours Per Week 35.00 Drivers Licence Required No Benefits Competitive Salary and Benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux & Cloud Automation) at Synapse
360, you are responsible for the operational delivery and automation of Linux-based infrastructure across managed service customers.

You will own the end‑to‑end patching lifecycle for Linux server estates using Ansible, and manage Azure Update Manager policies for Linux VMs across Azure. You will manage and remediate backup operations for Linux workloads via Azure Backup, implement infrastructure‑as‑code deployments using Bicep and ARM templates, maintain CI/CD pipelines via Azure Dev Ops, and handle escalations from the Infrastructure team.

This is a demanding, hands‑on engineering role requiring strong proficiency in Linux administration, automation tooling, Microsoft Azure, and Dev Ops practices.

You will participate in the weekly on‑call rota and must be capable of independently resolving P2 incidents and supporting the Infrastructure Lead during P1 major incident response.

• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, ideally within managed services or a multi‑customer MSP environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of large‑scale Linux patching programmes using Ansible, including scheduling, deployment, validation, remediation, and compliance reporting.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible — playbook development and execution for patching, configuration management, and compliance enforcement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure — specifically Linux VM management, Azure Update Manager, Azure Backup, Recovery Services Vaults, NSG/UDR configuration, and Azure networking.
• Strong Linux administration skills across RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Oracle Linux — package management, service management, log analysis, and security hardening.
• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Bicep and/or ARM templates for repeatable Azure deployments.
• Familiarity with Azure Dev Ops — CI/CD pipelines, repos, and release management for infrastructure automation.
• Willingness to participate in a 1‑in‑5 weekly on‑call rotation providing 24×7 P1 incident response.

• Patching:
  Own the monthly patching cycle for Linux servers. Deploy patches via Ansible playbooks. Manage patch scheduling, pre‑patch snapshots, deployment waves, post‑patch validation, and remediation. Achieve >95% patching compliance SLA. Manage Azure Update Manager policies for the Linux Azure estate — configure maintenance windows, deploy OS‑level patches, validate compliance, and remediate failures.
• Backup Management:
  Manage Azure Backup policies for Linux workloads, monitor Recovery Services Vaults, perform restore testing, and maintain backup compliance. Develop and maintain scripted backup validation routines. Target >98% backup success rate.
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code & Automation:
  Develop and maintain Bicep and ARM templates for Azure resource deployments. Build and manage Azure Dev Ops CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and configuration. Maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration management, compliance enforcement, and operational automation.
• VM Lifecycle Management:
  Provision, configure, snapshot, resize, and decommission Linux virtual machines on Azure (IaaS). Manage VM images and ensure compliance with…