Junior Developer & Operations Engineer - 6-Month FTC

Location: Irlam, Greater ManchesterSalary: £34,000 – £38,000 per annumContract: 6-Month Fixed-Term ContractHours: Full-timeThe RoleWe're looking for a Junior Developer & Operations Engineer to join our team in Irlam on a six-month fixed-term contract.This is a hands-on role combining software development, automation and production support within a telecommunications environment.The role will be approximately 60% development and automation and 40% production support and monitoring, working across the systems and applications that support our telecoms services.You'll work alongside the wider engineering team to develop fixes and enhancements, create automation scripts, investigate system issues and support day-to-day operations.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelopment & Automation (60%)Develop bug fixes and enhancements to applications and integration services.Write Python scripts to automate repetitive tasks and improve efficiency.Use SQL queries and reports to investigate issues and provide operational insight.Contribute to code reviews, testing and CI/CD processes using GitLab.Help improve system monitoring, dashboards and alerts.Production Support & Monitoring (40%)Provide L1 production support, progressing towards L2 support where appropriate.Monitor system performance, APIs, transactions, queues and scheduled jobs.Investigate issues affecting customer orders, provisioning, activation and billing.Identify failed or stuck orders and assist with controlled recovery.Analyse application logs, database records and API responses to troubleshoot issues.Work with development, network and infrastructure teams to resolve incidents.Maintain operational documentation and support procedures.Skills & ExperienceEssential:Programming experience in Python.Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle or MySQL.Understanding of REST APIs, JSON and HTTP.Comfortable using the Linux/Unix command line.Basic understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS and TLS/SSL.Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.A proactive approach and willingness to learn.Desirable:Exposure to OSS/BSS systems or the telecommunications industry.Familiarity with Git, GitLab and CI/CD.Exposure to AWS or other cloud platforms.Awareness of API gateways such as Kong.Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Datadog or CloudWatch.An interest in broadband, fibre or telecommunications.Technical EnvironmentYou'll work with systems supporting the full customer journey:Customer → Product → Order → Service → Network → Activation → BillingThis includes order management, service provisioning, network inventory, service assurance, fault management and OSS/BSS integrations.What We OfferSalary of £34,000 – £38,000.Full-time, six-month fixed-term contract.Interested?If you have experience with Python and SQL and are looking for a hands-on technical role, we'd love to hear from you.Apply today! Please note: You must have valid authorisation to work in the United Kingdom, as we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.Freedom Truespeed Group recognise the service provided by recruitment agencies and as such have a Preferred 2nd tier Supplier List, with whom terms of business have been agreed. Only suppliers who have signed up to these terms can place candidates with Freedom Truespeed Group and will receive instruction directly from us to do so. Freedom Truespeed Group is therefore unable to consider speculative CV's or proposals from any other third party and any speculative CV's or proposals being sent into the organisation will be treated as gifts. As such, Freedom Truespeed Group reserves the right to directly contact any candidates who have been speculatively submitted by a third party and shall therefore not be liable for any fees whatsoever should it choose to engage the candidate’s services. Furthermore, speculative submission of candidate CV's does not establish a right of representation should the same candidate’s details also be submitted by a Freedom Truespeed Group Preferred 2nd tier Supplier or independently by the candidate themselves.Submission of any unsolicited CV's and proposals to Freedom Truespeed Group will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of these terms and agreement that these terms are the totality of any commercial or contractual relationship whatsoever in respect of the candidate(s) whose unsolicited CV's were sent.