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# Linux Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** Maxwell Bond
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £45,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Linux, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), VMware Infrastructure, Data Processing, Puppet, Server Operating Systems & Platforms
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856366184-linux-infrastructure-engineer

## About the Role

* Commercial experience in Linux systems/infrastructure administration.
 * Experience supporting production server environments, ideally across dedicated and/or virtual infrastructure.
 * Strong troubleshooting skills across availability, performance and reliability issues.
 * Experience with monitoring, logs, metrics and alerting.
 * Understanding of security, vulnerabilities and infrastructure risk.
 * Experience with server deployments, configuration and patching.
 * Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
 * A methodical approach to working within production environments.

Experience with Puppet/Puppet Bolt, Python, PHP, VPN/networking or VPS environments would be advantageous.

## Description

We have partnered with a Manchester-based technology company that is looking for a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to join the team on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract.

Their platforms help some of the world's leading brands understand consumer behaviour by collecting and processing data at scale, and you'll play a key role in supporting the business-critical infrastructure behind these services.

You'll join a collaborative Operations team responsible for maintaining and supporting Linux-based production infrastructure, dedicated and virtual servers, and legacy VPN data capture platforms. This is a hands-on role where you'll help ensure critical systems remain secure, stable, reliable and appropriately scaled, while troubleshooting issues and supporting day-to-day platform performance.


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