Linux Administrator

Linux Administrator

Posted 2 days ago by CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler

£475 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Summary: The Linux Administrator role involves providing application support, infrastructure administration, and managing HPC resources primarily for system engineering tasks. The position requires strong practical experience in Linux administration, particularly with Red Hat, and involves collaboration with various support groups. Candidates must possess SC security clearance and be adept in shell scripting and support ticket management.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Application support, including installation and upgrades
  • Provision of HPC resources (mainly for system engineering, e.g. Matlab)
  • Infrastructure administration (Red Hat Linux/Kickstart/VM Ware Systems)
  • Information Management, in liaison with support groups (Data Centre Service, Networks)
  • Hardware diagnostics
  • Shell scripting
  • Management, investigation and resolution of support tickets within the SLA
  • System updates (applications, middleware, database)

Key Skills:

  • Linux Administration: RHEL or similar (very strong practical application and experience)
  • Ansible (very strong practical application and experience)
  • Network Protocols (strong practical application and experience)
  • Git (strong practical application and experience)
  • Documentation skills (strong practical application and experience)
  • Red Hat ID
  • VMWare
  • Podman

Salary (Rate): £475/day

City: Stevenage

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Linux Administrator

Location: On site - Stevenage

Duration: 6 months

Rate: £475 per day inside ir35

SC security clearance is required for this role

Key Responsibilities

  • Application support, including installation and upgrades
  • Provision of HPC resources (mainly for system engineering, e.g. Matlab)
  • Infrastructure administration (Red Hat Linux/Kickstart/VM Ware Systems)
  • Information Management, in liaison with support groups (Data Centre Service, Networks)
  • Hardware diagnostics
  • Shell scripting
  • Management, investigation and resolution of support tickets within the SLA
  • System updates (applications, middleware, database)

Required Skills & Experience

  • Linux Administration: RHEL or similar (very strong practical application and experience)
  • Ansible (very strong practical application and experience)
  • Network Protocols (strong practical application and experience)
  • Git (strong practical application and experience)
  • Documentation skills (strong practical application and experience)
  • Red Hat ID
  • VMWare
  • Podman

Desirable Skills

  • Jenkins
  • Storage area networks concepts
  • Redhat Satellite Server
  • Infrastructure monitoring (CheckMK)
  • Software install (3rd party software)
  • CENTOS (legacy versions)
  • Basic Knowledge of Gitlab
  • LDAP/Active Directory

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to submit your CV.