System Operations Engineer

2 weeks ago

Crewe, Cheshire East, United Kingdom DCS Technology Full time £40,000 - £50,000 per year

Systems Operations Engineer (NPPV)

£40,000–£50,000 + bonus + benefits

Crewe, Cheshire (Hybrid - 3 days in office)

Permanent | Full-time

DCS Technology are searching for an experienced
Systems Operations Engineer
with strong
Linux expertise
to join a collaborative IT Infrastructure team, supporting the delivery and optimisation of key infrastructure services across a dynamic and growing organisation.

You'll work closely with Infrastructure and Development teams to build, maintain, and automate secure, efficient environments that support both internal operations and customer-facing systems. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive engineer who thrives on problem-solving, automation, and continuous improvement within a modern cloud-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities:


• Automate infrastructure tasks including environment builds, scaling, self-healing, monitoring, and patching using modern tooling and scripting.


• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for the organisation's Linux estate.


• Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.


• Collaborate with Software Development and DevOps teams to meet infrastructure and deployment needs.


• Research, recommend, and implement improvements to enhance system efficiency, reliability, and service levels.


• Create and maintain documentation for infrastructure technologies and ensure all changes follow appropriate change management processes.


• Ensure all systems and environments comply with internal policies, controls, and security standards.

Key Skills & Experience:

Essential:


• Strong hands-on experience with Linux technologies including Ubuntu, Apache, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Nginx, Postfix, and Git


• Experience with configuration and automation tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, and Ninja


• Solid understanding of AWS services, ideally including EC2, ECS, Lambda, VPC, Route53, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation


• Knowledge of Windows Server Services, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS


• Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash


• Good understanding of IT Security fundamentals and best practices


• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, meet SLAs, and maintain excellent communication with stakeholders


• Proactive approach to keeping up with emerging technology trends and industry developments

Desirable:


• Understanding of Service Management disciplines, ideally aligned with the ITIL framework


• Proven ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders


• Experience working alongside software development teams, supporting best practice to maintain system performance and availability

What you get in return:


•
£40,000–£50,000 per annum
+ bonus + benefits


• Hybrid working (3 days in the Crewe office, 2 from home)


• Opportunities for professional development and certification support


• Exposure to modern cloud and automation technologies


• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, growth, and learning

This company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Interested?

Please submit your CV to
Meg Kewley
at DCS Recruitment via the link provided.

Alternatively, email

or call

.

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