Linux Systems Engineer

Join a team of skilled and experienced technologists tasked with maintaining and enhancing our large scale, globally deployed RedHat Linux-based platform.

Develop and maintain components on a global level, working with operational counterparts and customers to prioritize and execute on enhancements, extensions and remediation in these critical components of our infrastructure.

Use declarative configuration-as-code principles and extensive automation across a mixture of strategic engineering and design projects.

Add features, manage, and tune configuration, and perform deep-level troubleshooting of the existing Linux platform management systems and Linux O/S configuration and builds.

Input to the design and implementation of new solutions to support the fast-paced, dynamic needs of the business.

Skills & experience (must have):

Expert knowledge of Linux, including familiarity with UNIX system calls, and low-level O/S and network protocols.

experience of using any modern config management system (examples such as Salt Stack, Puppet, or Chef) to automate management of a large-scale Linux deployment.

Ability to write robust, maintainable code in Python

Effective troubleshooting skills across hardware, O/S, network, and storage.

Knowledge and experience of Linux patching processes, especially automation of testing and deployment

Ability to convey complex technical topics to a non-technical audience

You might also have: (nice to have skills)

experience working in a large, multi-national enterprise in any industry vertical, showing experience of communicating and collaborating in globally distributed teams.

Enthusiasm for modern development tools and practices including Git, Jenkins, automated testing, and continuous integration.

experience of designing, implementing and supporting large scale production IaaS platforms, working with virtualisation and other private cloud technologies

Knowledge of building and managing containerised software in a secure manner.

As a reference point, contributors to open source projects would be an ideal fit.

Knowledge of other programming languages, such as Perl, C, or C++

Skills

• redhat
• linux
• configuration
• automation
• UNIX
• saltstack
• puppet
• chef
• python
• troubleshoot hardware
• git
• jenkins
• iaas
• Perl
• C
• C++

Employee Value Proposition: Working with one of the largest asset management/investment banks in the world.

UK, Glasgow candidates only, profiles that don't meet criteria will not be considered

Job Title:: Linux Systems Engineer

Location:: Glasgow, UK

Job Type:: Contract