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3rd Line Linux Engineer
Location: Stevenage
Salary: 60k + 3% bonus + 10% allowance + excellent benefits
Clearance: Candidate must be willing and eligible to go through SC and then DV security clearance for this role
I am looking for a Senior Linux Engineer for a client of mine who are a leading IT systems integrator operating within the UK defence sector. You will be part of a critical defence project delivering superior Linux Support alongside a group of skilled experts, each contributing across multiple contracts to ensure robust Linux solutions.
This position offers an exceptional opportunity to enhance your specialist expertise within a dynamic and evolving sector. Our core objective is to design, implement, and maintain secure and reliable Linux environments.
Benefits
- Salary up to 60,000 pa
- 3% Company bonus
- 10% allowance (paid monthly) once you have gained DV Clearance
- Company match pension contribution up to 10%
- Excellent health and wider benefits package
Responsibilities
- As a Senior Linux Engineer, you will leverage your background with Linux-based clusters to support a high-performance computing platform aligned with rigorous security standards.
- Strong stakeholder management and customer skills, willing to work onsite.
- Ambitious and committed to personal growth.
- Automation-focused, eager to enhance scripting (BASH, Python, Ansible).
- Customer service, infrastructure support, or network administration experience is beneficial.
- Support Linux Infrastructure across multiple contracts.
- Share expertise within the team and implement best practices.
- Help define operational processes and resolve escalations.
- Build strong relationships with customers and internal teams.
- Occasionally assist with pre-sales or future system designs.
Required Skills & Experience
- Red Hat Certified Engineer or equivalent experience.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong intra and inter team communication skills
- Strong experience with Linux administration and support across several different distributions
- Experience with Linux in an integrated Windows / Active directory environment
- Experience with Linux automation systems such as Ansible
- Experience with Linux scripting across several different languages - preferably Bash, Python and at least one other
- Experience of Clustered environments and cluster orchestration tools
- Experience of clustered, parallel file systems, such as Lustre
- Knowledge of HPC management systems, such as Bright
- Network administration, such as Mellanox InfiniBand mesh and Ethernet networks
- Storage administration, such as: DDN, NetApp, IBM, or Dell EMC
- Experience managing batch scheduling systems, such as, PBS Pro, Slurm, SGE/UGE, Microsoft Scheduler
