We are partnered with a reputable global consultancy that are looking for a LINUX OS ENGINEER to work on a very exciting LONG-TERM CONTRACT in the Banking sector. Role: Linux OS AdministratorRate: Up to 500 per day (inside IR35)Location: LondonStyle: Hybrid Duration: 3 months (initially view to extend)The Role: Responsible for all aspects of the *nix estate Responsible for managing, maintaining, enhancing *nix related technologies across the estateProject deliveryPart of a team providing 24x7 *nix support internationallyImplementation of automated solutions adhering to the strategic goals within the departmentKey Responsibilities:Primary responsibilities:Ensure that all project/investment related workloads are delivered according to plans and defined budgetsTake part in the team rota including on-call and weekend workingIdentify savings across project & BAU activities to be implemented through automation involving a process flow of Service Now -> AWX -> Ansible / scriptingDeliver against team BAU responsibilitiesSecondary responsibilities:Take part in daily health and compliance checks for all Production systems as requiredEnsure all Linux/Unix systems are backed up successfully and any issues are promptly resolvedValidate monitoring alerts are detected promptly and satisfactorily resolvedEnsure sufficient capacity is available to accommodate projected BAU & project growthRespond to emails sent to the team distribution list in a timely manner.Handle incidents and requests with efficiency and a customer first mindsetMaintain Linux platforms in a highly available, reliable, secure and performant mannerGeneral maintenance activitiesProvide technical support to application support and development teamsProvide consultancy to application support and development teamsExecute disaster recovery procedures when necessary and take part in regular DR testsEnsure patches and security updates are applied as per defined policiesMaintain all operational procedures to ensure they are current and accurateTake part in On-Call & weekend work rotation; triaging and addressing production issues as they ariseIdentify cost saving and optimisation opportunities across the group.Build strong working relationships across the organisationAdhere to the core values of the bank.Key Skills: Essential: Red Hat and Solaris in-depth including system internals and kernel tuning.Red Hat Satellite AnsibleAWXREST API integrationScriptingCI/CD pipelines and other automation conceptsDev/Ops mentalityGitSecurity hardening principles in line with CIS industry benchmarks.Excellent knowledge of networking, storage, database and virtualization layers.Good working knowledge of Python, Perl and Bash scripting.Clustering and high-availability technologiesReplication and disaster recovery.Security and auditing.Excellent knowledge of data security governance and regulations such as GDPR and SOX.TCP/IP Networking Protocols.Highly desirable: Service Now automation /integrationGood working knowledge of GitHub, Subversion and TeamCityCyberArkSplunk and QRadarQualysSalt Stack.VxVM and VxFS. NFS and CIFS.Understanding of DNS ESX VMWareNutanix HCI.EMC and HDS storage arrays.EMC Networker, Data Domain and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.Desirable: IBM Tivoli and NetcoolActive Directory, LDAP and KerberosBMC Control-MSharePoint, JIRA and Confluence.Working knowledge of cloud computing IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings across Azure, AWS, GCP and Oracle.If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply promptly and we will contact you to discuss it further.Yilmaz MooreSenior Delivery ConsultantLondon | Bristol | Amsterdam











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