Linux Infrastructure Engineer - Fully Remote in Cambridge

Job Description Linux Infrastructure Engineer Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (36 hours per week) At Imperial War Museums, we're driven by a shared purpose: helping people understand conflict and its impact on people's lives, from the First World War through to the present day. Our collections contain millions of items, stories and digital assets that preserve some of the most important moments in modern history. You'll join a collaborative team of technology professionals, curators, archivists and collection specialists who work together to protect and make these collections accessible for future generations. It's a unique opportunity to combine technical expertise with meaningful work that supports one of the world's leading museums of conflict. Behind every digital photograph, video recording, oral history and archived document is a technology infrastructure that keeps those assets secure, accessible and protected. As Linux and Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting the systems that underpin IWM's Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) and wider digital collections environment. Your work will help ensure critical services remain reliable, resilient and secure, enabling colleagues, researchers and visitors to access and benefit from IWM's invaluable digital collections. Support and administer Linux-based infrastructure, ensuring systems remain secure, available and performant. Maintain and develop the infrastructure supporting IWM's Digital Asset Management System and associated archive platforms. Manage storage environments, backups, replication and capacity planning activities to protect critical digital assets. Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, networking and system issues. Contribute to infrastructure projects, service improvements and technology development initiatives. Maintain high-quality technical documentation, disaster recovery procedures and operational standards. Significant experience supporting and administering Linux environments at 3rd line level. Strong knowledge of Linux administration, including scripting, file systems, permissions and system monitoring. Experience with network file systems such as NFS and SMB. Experience managing storage platforms, backups, replication and capacity planning. Strong troubleshooting skills across servers, infrastructure and networking environments. Experience working with enterprise IT systems and supporting business-critical services. Experience balancing operational support responsibilities alongside project work. Experience with Windows Server, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code tools, backup platforms, DAMS environments or archive systems would be advantageous. You'll work closely with colleagues across IT and AV Services, Collections, Digital Media, Retail and Admissions, helping to deliver reliable technology services across the organisation. The role combines hands-on technical work with stakeholder engagement, project delivery and continuous improvement activities. You'll also work with external suppliers and specialist partners, helping to shape and support technology solutions that meet the needs of the museum and its collections. Develop a strong understanding of IWM's infrastructure, digital collections environment and operational priorities. Become a trusted technical expert within the Linux and infrastructure environment. Deliver improvements that strengthen system performance, resilience and security. Contribute to infrastructure projects and long-term technology planning activities. If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Imperial War Museum, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.