Junior Infrastructure Operations & Frontend Support Engineer

Behind every successful project, there is a team of talented people working with purpose. At Impacting Digital, we are building a community of exceptional professionals who are curious, collaborative, and driven by continuous improvement.

We are now looking for a Junior Infrastructure Operations & Frontend Support Engineer, a hands-on professional with a solid technical foundation who enjoys ensuring system reliability while contributing to the development and maintenance of user-facing interfaces.

If you like working close to both infrastructure and applications, this role is for you.

About the role

• Must be based in Portugal or Spain, with remote-first flexibility.
• You will work closely with a Project Manager and a virtual operations and development team.
• You will support the stability, performance and evolution of internal and client-facing digital solutions.

Infrastructure support

• Monitor, maintain and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure environments.
• Manage environments, deployments, access control and basic security configurations.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, system updates and incident resolution.
• Ensure availability, performance and reliability of platforms and applications.
• Document operational procedures and best practices.

Backend Development & Support

• Maintain and support backend components using PHP and JavaScript for internal systems and client-facing applications.
• Implement business logic, API integrations and data processing based on functional requirements.
• Fix bugs, optimize existing code and implement small enhancements to improve performance and stability.
• Collaborate closely with frontend developers, functional analysts and other technical teams to ensure consistency, scalability and reliability across systems.
• Support testing, debugging and validation of backend functionalities across different environments.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work with cross-functional teams to support project delivery and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to automate operational tasks and improve system efficiency.
• Contribute to technical discussions and propose incremental improvements.

About the worker

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• A technical academic background (Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or similar).
• 2–3 years of experience in infrastructure operations, systems administration or technical support roles.
• Experience working with cloud environments (Azure or AWS).
• Basic frameworks or libraries (e.g. React, Angular, Vue – basic level is sufficient)

Familiarity with:

• Version control systems (Git)
• CI/CD concepts
• REST APIs and system integrations
• A structured and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work in distributed teams.
• Fluency in at least two of the following languages: Portuguese, English, or Spanish.

What we offer

• Remote-first working environment
• Autonomy and flexibility (we focus on results, not hours)
• Company gatherings twice a year in inspiring locations
• A collaborative, informal and supportive team culture
• Continuous learning and knowledge sharing
• Performance-based bonus
• Health insurance

If this opportunity resonates with you, we invite you to submit your application.

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