At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and optimise Linux environments while collaborating on exciting engineering projects.
- Company: Join a leading tech firm with a focus on innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, wellness support, and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a role that blends operations and project work.
- Qualifications: Experience with Red Hat Linux and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
- Red Hat / Linux Administrator
- Hybrid – Stevenage (3 days per week mandatory) or Portsmouth
- Active SC Clearance Required
As a Red Hat / Linux Administrator, you will play a key role in supporting engineering infrastructure, ensuring the stability, performance and availability of Linux-based environments.
Working within an ITIL-aligned support function, you will provide day-to-day operational support while also contributing to infrastructure enhancements, project delivery and continuous improvement initiatives.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Linux professional who enjoys working across both BAU operations and project-based engineering activities within a collaborative technical team.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain, monitor and optimise Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
- Perform routine administration, patching and system maintenance.
- Ensure high levels of platform availability, stability and performance.
- Support continuous service improvement initiatives.
- Investigate and resolve incidents, problems and service requests within agreed SLAs.
- Work within an ITIL-based support environment.
- Troubleshoot Linux operating systems and associated infrastructure.
- Collaborate with service desk, infrastructure and engineering teams to resolve technical issues.
- Support infrastructure design, planning, testing and implementation activities.
- Assist with deployment of new infrastructure and engineering solutions.
- Participate in system upgrades, migrations and rollout activities.
- Produce technical documentation and implementation guides.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience administering
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
- Experience using
Ansible for automation and configuration management.
- Good understanding of Linux system administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning.
- Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure within secure environments.
- Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience working within ITIL-based operational support environments.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary technical teams.
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting engineering or mission-critical infrastructure.
- Exposure to Space, Aerospace or Defence environments.
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation and continuous improvement practices.
- Familiarity with security hardening and compliance requirements.
- Security Requirements
Due to the nature of the work, active SC Clearance is essential .
Location
This role offers a hybrid working pattern with
- Stevenage – 3 days per week onsite (mandatory)
- Portsmouth – remote with onsite attendance as required
- Working hours operate between
07:00 and 17:30 , Monday to Friday, on a rotational basis within the team.
Benefits
- Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
- Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
- Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
- A supportive and collaborative environment
- Development – access to Linked In Learning, a management development programme, and training
- Wellness – 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme
- Flexible Working – including home working
- Social – office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes
- Time Off – 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year
- Volunteering – 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation
- Pension – Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
- Life Assurance – of 4 times base salary
- Private Medical Insurance – which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Worldwide Travel Insurance – which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Travel – season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme
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