Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Are you a Linux specialist who thrives on building resilient high-performing infrastructure

Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Location Cheltenham

Security Clearance eDV required

Excellent Benefits

Were looking for a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of the systems that keep business-critical services running with real scope to shape automation security and cloud strategy along the way.

What Youll Be Doing

• Designing implementing and supporting Linux infrastructure (RHEL Ubuntu CentOS) across physical virtual and cloud environments
• Automating provisioning and configuration using Ansible Puppet or Terraform
• Driving performance tuning capacity planning and proactive system monitoring
• Owning root cause analysis and resolving complex infrastructure/OS-level issues
• Managing patching backups and disaster recovery processes
• Hardening systems and embedding security best practice across the estate
• Supporting deployments migrations and new software releases
• Acting as a go-to for 2nd/3rd line infrastructure support
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to drive service improvements

What Youll Bring

• Strong Linux system administration experience (RHEL Ubuntu CentOS)
• Scripting proficiency (Bash Python)
• Hands-on configuration management experience (Ansible Puppet or Chef)
• Cloud platform knowledge AWS Azure or GCP
• Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP DNS DHCP firewalls)
• Monitoring/logging tool experience (Nagios Prometheus Splunk)
• Exposure to containerisation (Docker Kubernetes) and virtualisation (VMware KVM Hyper-V)
• A sharp troubleshooting mindset and comfort working at pace

Nice to Have

• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform CloudFormation)
• CI/CD pipeline and DevOps exposure
• LDAP DNS or identity management experience
• Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance standards
• Experience in secure or regulated environments
• A degree in Computer Science IT or related field (or equivalent experience)
• RHCSA RHCE or CompTIA Linux certification

Why Apply
This is a chance to work on infrastructure that genuinely matters with the autonomy to automate harden and modernise as you go backed by excellent benefits and a salary that reflects your expertise.