Junior Technical Operations Engineer
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About The Role
No prior professional experience is required.
iGATES is looking for a Junior Technical Operations to join us and work closely with our R&D Manager on developing, testing, maintaining, and supporting our software products.
This is a hands-on technical role that combines software development, QA engineering, test automation, DevOps, system troubleshooting, and product support.
As part of a small and agile engineering environment, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of tasks across the entire software lifecycle — from understanding customer needs and developing solutions, to testing features, investigating production issues, and improving system reliability.
This role is ideal for a Computer Science graduate who enjoys learning new technologies, solving complex technical problems, and working in a dynamic environment where every team member has a meaningful impact.
What You'll Do
Technical Product Support
- Provide technical support for company products.
- Investigate customer-reported issues through logs, data analysis, and system investigation.
- Reproduce issues and identify possible solutions.
- Work directly with the R&D Manager to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Maintain technical documentation and troubleshooting knowledge.
- Perform manual and automated testing of software products.
- Analyze requirements and create test scenarios.
- Validate new features before release.
- Improve testing processes and product quality.
- Support development and production environments.
- Monitor system behavior and investigate technical issues.
- Analyze logs and identify root causes.
- Work with Linux environments, servers, and development tools.
- Develop and maintain software components and product features.
- Fix bugs and improve existing functionality.
- Work with backend services, APIs, databases, and system integrations.
- Participate in technical design discussions with the R&D Manager.
- Write clean, maintainable, and reliable code.
- Investigate existing code and understand system behavior.
Required
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent degree.
- Understanding of software development fundamentals.
- Knowledge of at least one programming language:
- Java
- Kotlin
- Python
- C#
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts.
- Basic knowledge of databases and SQL.
- Basic understanding of HTTP, APIs, and client-server architecture.
- Basic understanding of software testing methodologies.
- Ability to investigate and troubleshoot technical problems.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with QA automation.
- Experience writing automated tests.
- Familiarity with testing frameworks such as:
- Selenium
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Appium
- JUnit / TestNG
- Experience with Linux environments.
- Experience with Docker and CI/CD concepts.
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
- Experience analyzing logs and debugging production issues.
- Personal projects or GitHub portfolio.
We are looking for a technically curious and hands-on engineer who enjoys understanding how systems work.
The Ideal Candidate Is Someone Who
- Likes solving problems and investigating root causes.
- Can move between coding, testing, debugging, and customer-related technical challenges.
- Takes ownership and does not wait for detailed instructions.
- Is comfortable working in a small engineering environment.
- Wants to learn and grow across multiple technical areas.
Why Join iGATES?
- Work directly with experienced engineers and the R&D Manager.
- Gain exposure to the complete software development lifecycle.
- Work on real products used by customers.
- Develop skills across software development, QA automation, DevOps, and technical operations.
- Have a meaningful impact in a growing technology company.
- Grow professionally in a hands-on engineering environment.
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