Linux Engineer
Posted Today by Adecco
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
Summary: The role of Linux Platform Engineer involves supporting and enhancing a large-scale, high-availability customer platform for a leading telecommunications company. The position requires working within an Agile operations team, focusing on Linux administration, platform maintenance, and incident resolution. The contract is for six months and is classified as inside IR35 with hybrid working arrangements. Candidates should possess a strong Linux infrastructure background and experience in enterprise-scale platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Linux administration and platform maintenance
- Patching and deployments
- Capacity management
- Incident resolution
- Supporting the evolution of a next-generation platform
Key Skills:
- Linux Systems Administration
- Experience supporting large-scale, high-availability environments
- VMware
- Docker, Podman or container technologies
- Strong operational support and troubleshooting experience
- Security-focused approach to platform management
- Bash Scripting
- SQL
- Kafka, Cassandra or Hazelcast
- Monitoring tools (eg CheckMK, Selenium)
- IP Networking and RADIUS
- SIEM tools
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Ipswich
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Linux Platform Engineer/Linux Systems Administrator
6 Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Hybrid Working
A leading telecommunications company is looking for an experienced Linux Platform Engineer to support and enhance a large-scale, high-availability customer platform.
Working within an Agile operations team, you'll be responsible for Linux administration, platform maintenance, patching, deployments, capacity management, incident resolution, and supporting the evolution of a next-generation platform.
Essential Skills- Linux Systems Administration
- Experience supporting large-scale, high-availability environments
- VMware
- Docker, Podman or container technologies
- Strong operational support and troubleshooting experience
- Security-focused approach to platform management
Desirable Skills
- Bash Scripting
- SQL
- Kafka, Cassandra or Hazelcast
- Monitoring tools (eg CheckMK, Selenium)
- IP Networking and RADIUS
- SIEM tools
If you have a strong Linux infrastructure background and experience supporting enterprise-scale platforms, we'd like to hear from you.