Linux Architect
Posted Today by RED Global
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Linux Architect role is a 6-month contract position focused on cloud migration and transformation projects, requiring active SC clearance. The position is fully remote and demands extensive experience in Azure infrastructure and Linux administration. The candidate will lead infrastructure teams and provide technical guidance while ensuring successful migration solutions. Immediate availability is preferred for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead infrastructure teams and provide technical guidance and governance.
- Design and deliver Azure Landing Zones and target cloud architectures.
- Define end-to-end Azure solution architectures covering business, application, and infrastructure layers.
- Conduct cloud infrastructure assessments and large-scale migration solutioning.
- Provide BoM pricing, licensing details, and solution design documentation.
- Migrate on-prem workloads to Azure and troubleshoot issues across Azure and Linux environments.
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
Key Skills:
- 12+ years of overall IT experience, with 5+ years focused on Azure Infrastructure.
- Proven experience with Azure Migrate and cloud infrastructure assessments.
- Strong knowledge of Linux administration and troubleshooting.
- Experience with web servers and infrastructure tools such as Apache HTTPD and HAProxy.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Active SC Clearance.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
***Linux Architect – 6 Months Contract – Location - Remote*** RED now has a new contract opportunity for an SC-Cleared Linux Architect to join one of our key partners for a new cloud migration and transformation project. The initial contract will be for 6 months. This contract is to start ASAP and will be fully remote. Please note that this role is inside IR35. *** Active SC Clearance is a requirement *** Specific skills/experience required: 12+ years of overall IT experience, with 5+ years focused on Azure Infrastructure, including Azure IaaS/PaaS, Azure Migrate, Networking, Data/Storage, Security, SIAM, Azure Key Vault and Azure IAM Proven experience working with and leading infrastructure teams (5+ members), providing technical guidance, governance and delivery oversight Strong expertise in Azure Migrate and cloud infrastructure assessments, including large-scale migration solutioning Experience designing and delivering Azure Landing Zones and target cloud architectures (HLD & LLD) Ability to define end-to-end Azure solution architectures, covering business, application and infrastructure layers as well as commercial considerations (TCO/ROI) Experience providing BoM pricing, licensing details, and solution design documentation Hands-on experience with migrating on-prem workloads to Azure Strong troubleshooting experience across Azure and Linux environments (performance, networking, clustering, memory, IO issues) Strong knowledge of Linux administration, including storage, file systems, networking, DNS, backup & restore, services, scripting and performance tuning Experience with web servers and infrastructure tools such as Apache HTTPD, HAProxy, Varnish, Postfix Strong understanding of security in UNIX/Linux environments Experience across industries such as banking, healthcare, or insurance Ability to perform root cause analysis and resolve complex infrastructure issues Excellent communication skills in English Able to join ASAP Nice to have: Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, etc.) Scripting/programming knowledge in Bash, Python, Ruby, or Perl Familiarity with DevOps tools such as GIT, Jenkins If this role interests you, please send your CV to Lara on logul@redglobal.com or apply here!