Senior Linux Engineer

💼 Linux Senior Technical Engineer – Contract Opportunity (Inside IR35)

📍 Location: Hybrid – Sheffield (2–3 days/week onsite)

📅 Contract Length: 6 months (initial)

💷 IR35 Status: Inside IR35

📢 Industry: Financial Services

We are working with a leading financial services client on an exciting contract opportunity for a Senior Technical Engineer with strong Linux (RHEL) experience, particularly within large-scale, regulated environments. This role is instrumental in supporting infrastructure migration and sanitization efforts tied to the divestment of specific business units.

This is a hybrid role requiring 2–3 days a week onsite in Sheffield and availability for occasional weekend work to support critical migration activities.

🔧 Key Responsibilities:

• Engineer and maintain automated solutions to support phased migration and secure sanitization of infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cyber security teams to identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Audit software and OS versions to provide evidence to security teams and support compliance.
• Remove proprietary software, sensitive configurations, and certificates as part of infrastructure divestment.
• Work closely with product and application teams to solve technical issues including storage migrations and system integrations.
• Provide expert input into the design and continuous improvement of infrastructure processes.

📌 Core Skills & Experience Required:

• Extensive experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux in a financial or highly regulated environment.
• Strong scripting ability (Python, Shell, Puppet).
• Solid understanding of DevOps tools including Ansible, Jenkins, and Puppet.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hypervisor).
• Familiarity with VCS Infoscale clustering, and strong knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewall rules, port management).
• Exposure to Postman, Mulesoft, and API integrations.

💡 Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with Git and Agile methodologies.
• Experience across non-RHEL UNIX variants (Solaris, AIX, SLES).
• Proactive mindset – able to suggest and implement improvements to systems and processes.

🔍 What We’re Looking For:

This role would suit a seasoned Linux Engineer with experience in infrastructure sanitization, automation, and secure migrations. You’ll need to be adaptable, analytical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, secure environment where accuracy and attention to detail are paramount.

💬 Interested in learning more?

Apply now or message us directly to discuss the opportunity further. Interviews are happening quickly, and this is a great chance to join a forward-thinking team on a critical project.

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