Linux Administrator
Posted 2 weeks ago by Deerfoot
Negotiable
Inside
Onsite
London (Hybrid Working)
Job Description
Contract Linux Administrator
Central London / Banking
Hybrid: 3 days in office (near Moorgate tube) p/w
6 months initially, likely rolling
Inside IR35 / Day rate is yet to be defined.
We are this international bank's longest-established tech hiring partner and the only agency to win a UK supplier award for our delivery.
This bank is seeking a skilled Linux Engineer to focus on automation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Manage, maintain, and enhance Linux estate across the Bank
- Provide 24x7 Linux support with a focus on automation
- Implement automated solutions in line with departmental goals
- Take part in the team rota, including on-call and weekend working
- Deliver against team BAU responsibilities
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through automation
- Support customer requirements through ticket-based task management and automation
- Execute disaster recovery procedures and take part in regular DR tests
- Adhere to the core values of the bank
Essential Skills and Experience
- In-depth knowledge of Red Hat and Solaris, including system internals and kernel tuning
- Experience with Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, AWX, and REST API integration
- Strong scripting skills and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation concepts
- DevOps mentality and experience with source code control software
- Excellent knowledge of networking, storage, database, and virtualization layers
- Good working knowledge of Python, Perl, and Bash scripting
- Familiarity with clustering, high-availability technologies, and disaster recovery
- Understanding of security hardening principles and data security governance
- Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking Protocols
Highly Desirable Skills
- Experience with Service Now automation/integration, GitHub, Subversion, and TeamCity
- Familiarity with CyberArk, Splunk, QRadar, and Qualys
- Knowledge of Salt Stack, VxVM, VxFS, NFS, CIFS, DNS, ESX VMware, Nutanix HCI, and storage arrays
Desirable Skills
- Familiarity with IBM Tivoli, Netcool, Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, BMC Control-M, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence
- Working knowledge of cloud computing across Azure, AWS, GCP, and Oracle
Day-to-Day
- Take part in daily health and compliance checks for all Production systems
- Ensure Linux / Unix systems are backed up successfully and resolve any issues promptly
- Validate monitoring alerts and ensure prompt resolution
- Maintain Linux platforms in a highly available, reliable, secure, and performant manner
- Provide technical support and consultancy to application support and development teams
- Ensure patches and security updates are applied as per defined policies
- Build strong working relationships across the organization
This role would suit an individual who has held the following roles: Linux Engineer, Linux Systems Engineer, Linux Systems Administrator, Automation Engineer, SRE, Site Reliability Engineer.