Linux System Administrator

As a Linux System Administrator, your work will be integral to maintaining and sustaining operational integrity of mission critical services for Roke’s National Security customers. Your technologically curious mind will aid in ensuring successful and secure operation of on-premise cloud platforms and specialised software applications.

This is not your typical 3rd party payment vendor service.

As our next Linux System Administrator, you’ll be operating and maintaining platforms in both reference and live environments; resolving issues before your customers notice and ensuring continued operational integrity of services that are strategically important to the nation.

Roke are a leading technology & engineering company with clients spanning National Security, Defence and Industry 4.0 through our Futures business and Intelligence as a Service. You will work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

The Key Requirements

• Experience with Linux System Administration
• Have worked with virtualisation or containerisation technologies such as VMWare ESXi or Docker.

Please note that this position will require working on site full time in a secure environment.

Personal Development
The below technologies are not a requirement of the role, but it would be a bonus if you were familiar with them. Your personal development will include learning the below technologies and provide an idea of your future career development.

• Infrastructure as Code technologies (IaC) such as Ansible or Terraform
• Scripting languages (e.g. Python, BASH or Powershell)
• Windows server technologies.

Built on over a 60 years heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act – through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe – that’s our mission, passion, and motivation.

Joining a team united by purpose and ambition, you’ll be at the heart of an exciting growth journey: having doubled in size over the last 4 years, we intend to double our headcount by 2027. At Roke, every individual counts. We push technical boundaries, together. We re-invest in product innovation, and we empower our people to make a difference.

Where you’ll work

You’ll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on-site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring.

This role will involve spending 5 days per week on site with potential trips to customers as and when required.

Why you should join us

Operating as one Roke, there is a shared belief that everyone has a responsibility to create an environment that encourages you to bring your whole self to work; in a place where everyone has the time, trust and freedom to succeed.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion, enabled by our employee led resource groups of Women In Roke, Neurodiversity, Inspire (LGBT+) ME (Majority Ethnic), Veterans and Disability; which each contribute to making Roke a great place for people from all backgrounds to work.

Mental health and wellbeing is also important to Roke, there is a group of supportive Mental Health First Aiders to lend a listening ear for anyone who needs it; alongside a team of Mental Health First Aid Champions who help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing.

The Benefits and Perks

• Flexi-time: Working hours to suit you and your life
• Annual bonus: Based on profit share and personal performance
• Private medical insurance: Includes cover for existing conditions
• Holiday: You’ll receive competitive annual leave plus bank holidays. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
• Chemring Share Save: Monthly savings into a 3 or 5 year plan.

Clearances

Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 10 years.

The Next Step

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.