Linux System Administrator
Posted 1 week ago by 1753296454
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of a Linux Engineer focuses on supporting legacy on-premise servers, specifically utilizing Red Hat 7. The engineer will act as an escalation point for technical issues and will be responsible for essential maintenance tasks, including disk resizing and application troubleshooting. The position is remote and requires a strong background in service desk environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as an escalation point for technical issues within the Linux environment.
- Monitor incoming requests and respond to issues via the team inbox.
- Perform essential maintenance, including disk resizing and app troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with the wider technical team to ensure smooth operations.
Key Skills:
- Linux expertise – strong skills in configuration, management, and diagnosis.
- Red Hat 7 experience within a legacy systems environment.
- Service desk background – must be comfortable in a troubleshooting role.
- Networking fundamentals – solid understanding to support connectivity issues.
- Excellent communication – ability to liaise effectively with clients and teams.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
SC Cleared Linux Engineer (Legacy Systems – Red Hat 7) Location: Remote-working Contract duration: Until 30/01/2026
About the Role
We are seeking a strong Linux Engineer with expertise in Red Hat 7 to support legacy on-premise servers. This role will serve as an escalation point for technical issues, providing crucial support to bridge team capacity gaps. The ideal candidate will have experience in service desk environments, handling tasks such as resizing disks and troubleshooting applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as an escalation point for technical issues within the Linux environment.
- Monitor incoming requests and respond to issues via the team inbox.
- Perform essential maintenance, including disk resizing and app troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with the wider technical team to ensure smooth operations.
Required Skills & Experience
- Linux expertise – strong skills in configuration, management, and diagnosis.
- Red Hat 7 experience within a legacy systems environment.
- Service desk background – must be comfortable in a troubleshooting role.
- Networking fundamentals – solid understanding to support connectivity issues.
- Excellent communication – ability to liaise effectively with clients and teams.
Nice to Have
- Ansible experience – best practices for writing and running automation scripts.
- Security awareness – firewalls, SELinux, LDAP, PAM configurations.
- Vault installation & configuration – securing sensitive data effectively.
- Microsoft Server & PowerShell experience – additional cross-platform skills.
- DevOps awareness – understanding technical management of servers.
If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every application. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
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