Linux Engineer / Architect
Posted 4 days ago by Randstad Technologies Recruitment
£550 Per day
Inside
Onsite
City of London, London
Summary: The role of Linux Engineer / Architect involves designing, building, and maintaining mission-critical enterprise platforms for a well-established IT provider on a 6-month contract basis. The position requires active SC clearance and entails high-level troubleshooting, security hardening, and automation of global server infrastructure. The successful candidate will provide expert guidance to engineering teams and lead initiatives to ensure optimal performance and compliance with industry standards. This role is suited for a technical heavyweight with extensive Linux experience and a passion for solving complex issues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert-level guidance to engineering teams and lead root-cause analysis on complex system-wide issues.
- Manage and optimise a large-scale Linux estate across RedHat, Ubuntu, and CentOS, ensuring peak performance of Apache, Nginx, and Tomcat stacks.
- Drive efficiency through the development of custom Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform scripts to automate deployments and server hardening.
- Lead server hardening initiatives and vulnerability mitigation, ensuring infrastructure meets rigorous industry standards (including ISO27001 or MOD restricted requirements).
- Produce High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) documentation for monitoring suites and hybrid cloud integrations.
- Configure and troubleshoot advanced networking (DNS, VIP, Load Balancing) and manage enterprise-grade storage solutions (SAN/NAS).
Key Skills:
- A minimum of 11 years of deep Linux experience (20+ years preferred).
- Advanced proficiency in Bash and Python, with the ability to write bespoke tools to improve system efficiency.
- Practical experience with AWS or Azure migrations and managing virtualised environments via VMware.
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Linux Engineer / Architect 6 Months Contract + with possible extension £550 a day inside IR35
London Based - 2 days in the office*Active SC Clearance is Needed*
A well established IT Provider is looking for an experienced Linux Engineer / Architect with a proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining mission-critical enterprise platforms to join their IT Team on a 6 months contract. You will be at the heart of their infrastructure strategy, responsible for the high-end troubleshooting, security hardening, and automation of our global server estate.
This is a role for a technical heavyweight who thrives on solving complex root-cause issues and enjoys the architectural challenge of ensuring 24/7 availability for high-traffic environments.
- Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert-level guidance to engineering teams and lead root-cause analysis on complex system-wide issues.
- Linux Engineering: Manage and optimise a large-scale estate across RedHat, Ubuntu, and CentOS, ensuring peak performance of Apache, Nginx, and Tomcat stacks.
- Automation & IaC: Drive efficiency through the development of custom Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform scripts to automate deployments and server hardening.
- Security & Compliance: Lead server hardening initiatives and vulnerability mitigation, ensuring our infrastructure meets rigorous industry standards (including ISO27001 or MOD restricted requirements).
- Infrastructure Design: Produce High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) documentation for monitoring suites and hybrid cloud integrations.
- Network & Storage: Configure and troubleshoot advanced networking (DNS, VIP, Load Balancing) and manage enterprise-grade storage solutions (SAN/NAS).
The Successful candidate should have the following essential skills
- A minimum of 11 years of deep Linux experience (20+ years preferred)
- Advanced proficiency in Bash and Python, with the ability to write bespoke tools to improve system efficiency.
- Practical experience with AWS or Azure migrations and managing virtualised environments via VMware.
6 Months Contract + with possible extension | £550 a day inside IR35
London Based - 2 days in the office*Active SC Clearance is Needed*
If you are an experienced Linux Engineer with a background that matches the above then I want to hear from you. If this seems of interest to you then please apply directly to the AD or send your CV to (url removed) Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.