Red Hat Enterprise Linux Engineer in Swindon

We are looking for a RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Engineer to join the Linux Build team. Our engineers are responsible for producing secure, compliant RHEL servers at scale as well as being the technical go-to for the organisation. You’ll have a good understanding of RHEL with the ability to act like a DevOps engineer and understand complex deployment pipelines bringing your automation first mindset. This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible.

More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll be located at our nearest regional office or hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration and in some locations you’ll be expected to spend at least two days a week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, in the office.

If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

You will assist in the design, implementation and management of complex deployment pipelines while maintaining and enforcing system build and hardening standards in alignment with Nationwide’s Evergreen Strategy. You will be involved in advancing our Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) capabilities through CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Ansible, AAP and Terraform while applying CIS benchmarks using Ansible Automation, providing technical expertise.

As a minimum requirement, you’ll have:

• Hands-on experience with RHEL
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code and post-deployment configuration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, and AAP
• Ability to automate RHEL VM deployments in VMware environments
• Understanding of Security-as-Code (SaC) principles and their integration into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience enhancing and maintaining existing automation pipelines
• Demonstrated capability in diagnosing and resolving complex infrastructure issues effectively

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get:

• 25 days holiday, pro rata
• Access to private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

At Nationwide, we are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.