Infrastructure Lead

Linux Engineering Lead



Based in Stevenage (Hybrid working available)

Must be eligible for SC Clearance

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum



We are looking for an Infrastructure Lead specialised in Linux Systems to lead a very talented team of Linux engineers across multiple client sites.



As the team lead, you will be responsible for the technical ownership of the Linux estate, providing support and maintenance for all existing and future Linux Infrastructure. Additionally, you will have automation at mind in all aspects of your work, using automation technologies, such as Ansible to bring improvements to not just the Linux workspace, but the wider Infrastructure team.



What you will be doing:



Management of incidents, requests and changes within the Linux team and carry out regular 1-2-1's with team members identify training requirements within the team

Work collaboratively across our team to design, build and maintain mission critical systems

Maintenance and production of user documentation to facilitate knowledge share and skills development

Represent the team at key ITIL process touch points including change advisory boards, problem management, technical design authority, major incident management when required

Provide hands-on engineering support and expertise to complex technical activities such as root cause analysis, troubleshooting, project recovery/remediation plans and technical risk assessments

Work with engineers to assure that infrastructure is maintained with the latest firmware and software requirementWhat you will bring:



Working experience in Ansible Automation Platform version 2

Strong knowledge of Linux Operating Systems such as RedHat Enterprise Linux and derivatives (6, 7, 8 and 9 would be good)

Solid understanding or working with Ansible and Git (command line, Gitlab or bitbucket)

Working knowledge of Virtualisation, such as VMware ESXi 7.x

Demonstrable experience of working with Red Hat Satellite 6 and above

Knowledge of Unix Storage filesystems and access protocols (XFS/NFS), Specifically, LVM2It would be great if you had:



Working knowledge of Atlassian tools such as Confluence and Jira

Knowledge of HPE Storage Technologies (FC/iSCSI/NFS protocols)

RHCSA certification on RedHat