Linux SME - DV Cleared in Reading

Linux SME

Location: Reading - fully onsite
Contract: 12-month rolling contract
Rate: 600- 650 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Clearance: Active MOD DV clearance required
Working Pattern: Full-time

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Linux Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a high-profile technical environment based onsite in Reading.

You will provide senior-level technical expertise across Linux infrastructure, DevOps tooling, automation and platform engineering. The role will suit someone who is comfortable operating as a technical authority, solving complex infrastructure problems and working closely with engineering, development and operational teams.

Due to the nature of the environment, active MOD DV clearance is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment.




• Design, implement and maintain robust Linux-based infrastructure and platforms.




• Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling.




• Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible.




• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux, infrastructure and platform issues.




• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling.




• Support infrastructure-as-code and configuration management practices.




• Contribute to platform resilience, availability, security and performance.




• Work closely with engineering, development, security and operations teams.




• Provide technical documentation, standards and best-practice guidance.




• Mentor and support other engineers where required.




• Investigate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the existing platform.




• Participate in technical design, architecture and implementation activities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive commercial experience working with Linux in an enterprise environment.




• Strong hands-on experience across DevOps / Platform Engineering.




• Excellent Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.




• Strong scripting/automation experience, ideally with Bash and/or Python.




• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.




• Strong understanding of Git and source control.




• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform and/or Ansible.




• Experience working with containers and container orchestration technologies.




• Strong understanding of networking, systems integration and infrastructure concepts.




• Experience working in secure, highly controlled or complex technical environments.




• Ability to operate independently as a senior technical SME.




• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.




• Current, active MOD DV clearance.

Desirable

• Kubernetes / OpenShift experience.




• Docker / containerisation.




• Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or similar.




• Ansible.




• Terraform.




• Cloud platform experience.




• Red Hat Enterprise Linux or equivalent.




• Experience within UK Government / MOD / Defence environments.




• Experience working with security-hardened Linux environments.




• Relevant Linux, DevOps or cloud certifications.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a genuine hands-on SME, rather than someone purely focused on management. You should be comfortable getting into the detail, diagnosing difficult technical problems and making pragmatic engineering decisions.

You'll be joining a technically demanding environment where your experience in Linux, automation and DevOps will have a direct impact on the reliability and evolution of the platform.

Contract Details

• 12-month rolling contract




• 600- 650 per day




• Outside IR35




• Full-time




• 100% onsite - Reading




• MOD DV clearance required

If you are an experienced Linux SME with active MOD DV clearance and are interested in a long-term contract opportunity, we'd like to hear from you.

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