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Linux Engineer / Architect

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United Kingdom , City of London

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Job Description:

A well established IT Provider is looking for an experienced Linux Engineer / Architect with a proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining mission-critical enterprise platforms to join their IT Team on a 6 months contract. You will be at the heart of their infrastructure strategy, responsible for the high-end troubleshooting, security hardening, and automation of our global server estate. This is a role for a technical heavyweight who thrives on solving complex root-cause issues and enjoys the architectural challenge of ensuring 24/7 availability for high-traffic environments.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide expert-level guidance to engineering teams and lead root-cause analysis on complex system-wide issues
  • Manage and optimise a large-scale estate across RedHat, Ubuntu, and CentOS, ensuring peak performance of Apache, Nginx, and Tomcat stacks
  • Drive efficiency through the development of custom Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform scripts to automate deployments and server hardening
  • Lead server hardening initiatives and vulnerability mitigation, ensuring our infrastructure meets rigorous industry standards (including ISO27001 or MOD restricted requirements)
  • Produce High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) documentation for monitoring suites and hybrid cloud integrations
  • Configure and troubleshoot advanced networking (DNS, VIP, Load Balancing) and manage enterprise-grade storage solutions (SAN/NAS)

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 11 years of deep Linux experience (20+ years preferred)
  • Advanced proficiency in Bash and Python, with the ability to write bespoke tools to improve system efficiency
  • Practical experience with AWS or Azure migrations and managing virtualised environments via VMware
  • Active SC Clearance is Needed

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 27, 2026

Expiration:
May 08, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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