Linux System Administrator

Job Description

Linux Systems AdministratorFully Remote Working or onsite in Birmingham or HalifaxSalary Up to £42,000 per annum Plus BenefitsThis superb Software corporate develops, manages & hosts their Technology solutions for their global Insurance customers and therefore has to ensure their IT environment is robust, efficient & secure at all times. Through growth, the company is now seekingan additional Linux System Administrator / Linux Engineer to join their skilled team to work with RHEL, CentOS, Alma & Ubuntu systems, using both physical & virtual servers.The Linux System Administrator / Linux Engineer can work fully remotely from anywhere within the UK as the company typically asks their Engineers to come into the office (Birmingham & Halifax) for meetings/briefings just once or twice a quarter. There willalso be the occasional need to visit their Data Centres in the Home Counties & London as work or projects require.Offering interesting & ongoing challenges, the Linux System Administrator / Linux Engineer will enjoy a blend of both ongoing BAU challenges & project work.Key Role Aspects:

• Maintain and manage an estate of ~250 Linux servers ranging from virtual to physical servers. (various OS versions including RHEL / Centos / Alma and Ubuntu)
• Have a keen interest in Automation using Ansible and be able to drive forward automation solutions and provide recommendations to the business
• Ensure antivirus, inventory tools and monitoring tools (Solarwinds, Dynatrace) are up to date on the Linux platforms
• Undertake upgrades and Linux OS maintenance work as and when required - including regular patches to the Linux estate
• Maintain and implement quality documentation in accordance with internal policies and procedures
• Able to help design and implement high level documentation
• Follow a formal change control process & ensure compliance with ISO standards
• Provide advice on best practice, contribute and technically lead project delivery on occasions

Required skills and experience:

• The ideal candidate will have a solid background as a Linux System Administrator / Linux Engineer.
• Good experience of managing & supporting RHEL, CentOS, Alma or Ubuntu Linux with the desire to learn & grow their skills across any OS they currently lack experience with.
• Enjoy good Automation skills using Ansible and Ansible Playbooks, YAML skills are a distinct advantage
• Another bonus would be experience of Cassandra data stack but this is only desirable so no worries if you dont have this
• Good virtualisation skills ideally using VMWare
• Linux & VMWare certifications or demonstrable extensive experience in BAU & security
• Working knowledge of SAN storage, Citrix & Microsoft stacks is beneficial
• Good problem solving skills combined with good attention to detail
• Able to provide Out of Hours cover as part of a rota

Desirable Skills:

• Server hardware experience
• Strong scripting experience & skills
• Experience within an ITIL environment
• Exposure to inventory management tools / Cassandra database stack / Commvault backup beneficial
• Desire to continue to develop own skills and mentor other colleagues within the infrastructure team

Interested Candidates who are seeking a quality employer with interesting and ongoing work challenges need to apply now !

Keyskills :
CentOSVMWareAnsibleLinux - Red HatAlma or Ubuntu