Operations Engineer

Operations Engineer (Linux, AWS, Terraform) Greater Manchester (Hybrid – 2 days onsite) Salary up to £45,000 + Bonus

We have partnered with a Manchester-based technology and market research company looking to hire an Operations Engineer to join its growing infrastructure team. As the business continues to scale, they're investing in their cloud platforms and operational capabilities to support global data collection services.

You’ll work within a collaborative Operations team, maintaining and improving Linux infrastructure, AWS environments and internal IT systems. It's a hands‑on role focused on automation, reliability and cloud technologies, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their AWS and Infrastructure‑as‑Code skills.

• Support and maintain Linux production infrastructure.
• Manage and optimise AWS cloud environments using Terraform.
• Monitor systems, troubleshoot incidents and improve platform reliability.
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Python, Terraform and Puppet.
• Support databases, internal IT systems and customer-facing platforms.
• Implement security best practices and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Participate in an on‑call support rota.

• Commercial Linux systems administration experience.
• Experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform desirable).
• Scripting or automation experience with Python, Bash or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and problem‑solving skills.

• Salary up to £45,000 + Annual Bonus
• Hybrid and flexible working (2 days onsite per week)
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Workplace pension
• Home office budget
• Learning & Development budget, including paid certifications

This is a really interesting opportunity to work behind the scenes on the technology that enables global brands to better understand consumer behaviour. You’ll help build and support cloud infrastructure that processes data securely, reliably and at scale.