Linux Systems Administrator (Short-Term Contract – Outside IR35)
Posted 3 days ago by TieTalent
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Linux Systems Administrator role is a short-term contract position based in Cambridge, UK, requiring a skilled professional to support critical systems maintenance and project work. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Linux operating systems and be proficient in system installation, configuration, and monitoring. This position is hybrid, necessitating commutability to the office. The contract is set for a duration of three months with an immediate start date.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux operating systems and associated software.
- Set up hardware and software environments, including servers, storage devices, and peripherals.
- System monitoring and maintenance.
- User and access management.
- Security administration.
- Back-up and disaster recovery.
- Scripting and automation.
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of Linux Operating Systems.
- Shell scripting proficiency.
- Strong networking and firewall concepts.
- Experience with security best practices and tools.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools, such as Ansible or Puppet.
- Great to have: Virtualization, Cloud (AWS/Azure), Database Administration, Docker or Kubernetes, Disaster Recovery.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
About Job Title: Linux Systems Administrator (Short-Term Contract – Outside IR35)
Location: Cambridge UK – Hybrid (must be commutable)
Contract Length: 3 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: (Apply online only)
Are you a skilled Linux Systems Administrator available for your next contract? Our client is urgently seeking a hands-on and reliable Linux expert to join their infrastructure team on a short-term engagement to support critical systems maintenance and project work.
Key Responsibilities
- System Installation and Configuration: Install, configure, and maintain Linux operating systems and associated software.
- Set up hardware and software environments, including servers, storage devices, and peripherals.
- System Monitoring & Maintenance
- User & Access Management
- Security Administration
- Back-Up and disaster recovery
- Scripting & Automation
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of Linux Operating Systems
- Shell Scripting Proficiency
- Strong networking & firewall concepts
- Experience with Security best practice & tools
- Familiarity with Config management tools, for example Ansible/puppet
Great to have, Virtualization / Cloud (AWS/Azure) / Database Administration / Docker or Kubernetes / Disaster Recovery
Nice-to-have skills
- Linux
- Shell Scripting
- Networking
- Security
- Ansible
- Puppet
- Virtualization
- AWS
- Azure
- Database Administration
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Disaster Recovery
Cambridge, England
Work experience
- Systems Administrator
- System Engineer
- Site Reliability (SRE)
Languages
- English