Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Linux)
Posted 7 days ago by 1753446925
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Infrastructure Automation Engineer role focuses on enhancing financial services infrastructure through automation and integration, primarily using Linux and scripting languages like Python and Perl. The position is contract-based for 12 months with a hybrid working model, requiring three days in London. The successful candidate will contribute to critical initiatives, including infrastructure modernization and load-balancer integration. Prior experience with large-scale web or network infrastructure is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to infrastructure modernization and ultra-low-latency trade plant renovation.
- Integrate load-balancer components into centralized self-service configuration management and monitoring systems.
- Engineer efficient, scalable application delivery solutions for trading systems and private cloud hosting platform services.
Key Skills:
- Infrastructure automation and integration experience using Perl, Python, and/or Shell Scripting languages, as well as Ansible or Terraform tools.
- O/S and networking concepts: Linux/Unix system administration, TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, and other related protocols.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
- Comfortable working with a Linux-based command line.
- Working knowledge of F5 or A10 load-balancer configuration and APIs (F5's iControl and iRules or A10 axAPI and aflex rules).
- Experience with distributed web applications and working knowledge of their underlying infrastructure components.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
- Negotiable
- London
- Contract
Infrastructure Automation Engineer - Linux - Python/Perl - HTTP - SSL - Web - Load Balancing / F5
Contract - 12 months *** Hybrid working 3 days in London
Leading Financial Services client is looking for an Infrastructure Specialist to join their team on a contract basis. The team is also responsible for integrating load-balancer components into their centralized self-service configuration management & monitoring systems. A successful applicant will contribute to several important initiatives, including their ultra-low-latency trade plant renovation and infrastructure modernisation strategy, engineering efficient, scalable application delivery solutions for their trading systems and private cloud hosting platform services. Prior experience deploying and managing large scale web or network infrastructure (ideally F5 or A10 load-balancer appliances) is preferable.
Skills and experience required:
- Infrastructure automation and integration experience using Perl, Python and/or Shell Scripting languages, as well as Ansible or Terraform tools
- O/S and networking concepts: Linux/Unix system administration, TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL and other related protocols
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a fast-paced enterprise environment
- Comfortable working with a Linux-based command line
- Working knowledge of F5 or A10 load-balancer configuration and APIs (F5's iControl and iRules or A10 axAPI and aflex rules)
- Experience with distributed web applications and working knowledge of their underlying infrastructure components
If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.