Linux Architect
Posted Today by Red - The Global SAP Solutions Provider
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
London, UK
Summary: The role of Linux Architect involves leading a cloud migration and transformation project for a key partner, requiring active SC clearance and extensive experience in Azure infrastructure. The contract is for 6 months and is fully remote, with an immediate start date. The position demands strong technical leadership and expertise in cloud solutions, particularly Azure. The role is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead infrastructure teams, providing technical guidance and oversight.
- Design and deliver Azure Landing Zones and target cloud architectures.
- Define end-to-end Azure solution architectures covering various layers.
- Provide BoM pricing, licensing details, and solution design documentation.
- Migrate on-prem workloads to Azure and troubleshoot issues across environments.
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
Key Skills:
- 12+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Azure Infrastructure.
- Proven experience leading infrastructure teams.
- Strong expertise in Azure Migrate and cloud infrastructure assessments.
- Hands-on experience with Azure and Linux environments.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Active SC Clearance.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
*Linux Architect - 6 months Contract - London - 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 (see below) or apply here!