Monitoring Engineer – Málaga or Madrid (Hybrid)
Team: Infrastructure & Monitoring
Contract: Full-time, permanent
&##My client is on the lookout for a Monitoring Engineer who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys the challenge of keeping critical systems reliable, secure, and scalable. You'll join a global infrastructure team that powers our organisation's operations across Europe, working hands-on with some of the most widely used monitoring tools in the industry.
This isn't just "keeping the lights on" it's about building resilience, driving automation, and contributing to a monitoring transformation at scale. Operational Excellence: Step into live monitoring operations, ensuring systems are running smoothly and SLAs are met.
Monitoring Transformation: Collaborate on a major transition of databases and monitoring solutions, with heavy use of Prometheus, Grafana, and Nagios.
Write scripts (Python, Shell, Ansible, Puppet) to automate alerts, integrate monitoring solutions, and streamline workflows.
Configure, optimise, and maintain monitoring systems. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with infra, DevOps, and application teams to resolve issues or escalate when required.
On-Call Rotation: Join the rota after ~6–9 months once you're confident and fully trained.
&##2+ years of hands-on experience as a Monitoring Engineer.
~ Strong systems administration skills across Linux/Unix and Windows.
~ Proficiency with monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, Splunk, etc.).
~ Advanced scripting/automation with Python, Ansible, Puppet, or Shell.
~ Knowledge of network protocols and security best practices (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, SNMP).
~ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and global team.
&##Impact from day one: You'll take ownership of live monitoring operations and quickly move onto major projects.
Shape our observability strategy and get exposure to AIOps, hybrid/multi-cloud monitoring, and large-scale migrations.
Work with a close-knit Spanish team (5 engineers led by Connie) while being part of a larger 60-person infrastructure function.
Global collaboration: Apply for immediate consideration!