Linux Identity Engineer in Glasgow

Grade: Senior Executive Officer

Department: Cyber Security

Directorate: Digital, Data and Technology

Location: Hybrid – either Meadowbank House, Edinburgh (EH8 7AU) or St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow (G2 5LD)

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week, flexible (compressed, part-time, or term‑time options)

Duration: Permanent

Closing date: 14 June 10:59pm

Number of vacancies: 1

Salary & Benefits:

• Total remuneration: £58,281–£68,621 (includes 16% Digital, Data and Technology Annual Pay supplement).
• Pension: 28.97% of salary.
• Annual leave: 38 days, increasing to 42 days with length of service.
• Up to a year’s parental leave.
• Pay progression and professional development investment.

Role Summary:

Senior Linux Identity Engineer in the Cyber Security team at Register of Scotland, responsible for securing and modernising the technology estate via Linux identity and access management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Linux identity and authentication services across RHEL and Ubuntu estates, including Red Hat Identity Management.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of Privileged Access Management controls for Unix/Linux systems (policy enforcement, just‑in‑time access, least‑privilege models).
• Deploy and integrate security controls for vulnerability and threat‑management tooling within the Linux estate.
• Develop and maintain a standardised role‑based access control (RBAC) approach for Linux systems.
• Support design and delivery of secure, automated builds for RHEL 8 & 9.
• Automate identity, access, and security operations using Python and shell scripting.
• Create and maintain documentation, including architecture diagrams, operating procedures, and technical standards.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for Linux identity and access‑related incidents and complex issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate Linux identity services with enterprise identity platforms, cloud services, and security tooling.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of disaster recovery readiness (RTO = 2 h, RPO = 0).
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and colleagues across cyber and infrastructure teams.

Essential Criteria:

• Significant commercial experience in a senior Linux/Unix engineering or identity‑focused role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with RHEL 6/7/8/9 system administration.
• Experience implementing and managing Red Hat Identity Management (IdM).
• Strong automation and scripting capability using Python and shell scripting.
• Proven experience applying principles of least privilege, just‑in‑time access, and privileged access controls.
• Experience integrating Linux systems with enterprise identity, PAM, and security platforms.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, authentication flows).
• Strong documentation skills producing maintainable designs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Experience managing and implementing Privileged Access Management solutions, role‑based access control, least‑privilege, and just‑in‑time controls.
• Experience with directory/identity service integration with custom applications and third‑party identity providers.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; keen attention to detail; ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience communicating effectively with senior management and diverse audiences.

Behaviours:

• Makes decisions when needed, even if difficult or unpopular.
• Identifies a broad range of relevant and credible information sources; recognises when to collect new data.
• Recognises patterns and trends in evidence and draws key conclusions, outlining costs, benefits, risks, and potential responses.
• Ensures all government and public data is treated with care per security policies.
• Uses a range of skills and techniques to deliver outcomes, including identifying risks and mitigating actions.
• Develops, implements, maintains, and reviews system and service standards to ensure professional excellence.
• Develops proposals to improve service quality with involvement from a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Establishes relationships with a range of stakeholders to support delivery of business outcomes.
• Acts as a team player, investing time to generate a common focus and genuine team spirit.
• Readily shares resources to support higher priority work, showing pragmatism and support for the organisation’s shared goals.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Register of Scotland is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are a Disability Confident and Investor in People organisation and welcome applications from disabled candidates and under‑represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and young people aged 16–24. We encourage all applicants to exercise our diversity monitoring form.

Digital, Data and Technology Pay Supplement:

This role attracts a DDaT pay supplement. The allowance is applied to the role, not to the individual, and may be withdrawn or modified if the employee moves to a role that does not attract the allowance. The allowance is reviewed biennially.