DV cleared - Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Experis UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

DV Cleared Linux Infrastructure Engineer required in Reading to work onsite five days a week on secure, mission-critical Linux/Unix systems. Role covers designing, implementing and supporting enterprise Linux/Unix infrastructure across physical and virtual platforms, including RHEL and Solaris, with extensive storage, patching and lifecycle management.

Automation and collaboration with networking, security, databases and applications teams are essential to deliver high-availability services in a

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Strong UNIX/Linux background including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX.
• Experience with VMware, Red Hat Satellite, Kickstart, LDAP, NFS, DNS, LVM, Multipathing, Shell Scripting.
• Knowledge of Solaris technologies including Solaris Zones, LDOMs, SVM, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System, Veritas Cluster.
• Experience supporting enterprise storage platforms such as EMC, NetApp, IBM and HP storage solutions.
• Automation and DevOps experience using Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub and Packer.
• Experience working within ITIL environments and managing incidents, problems and changes via ServiceNow.
• Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and supporting enterprise Linux and UNIX infrastructure.
• Installing, configuring and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Solaris environments.
• Supporting large-scale server estates across physical and virtual platforms.
• Managing operating system patching, upgrades and lifecycle activities.
• Administering storage, filesystems, volume management and clustering technologies.
• Troubleshooting complex Linux, UNIX, hardware, networking and performance-related issues.
• Supporting VMware virtualisation and infrastructure services.
• Implementing automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, Jenkins and GitHub.
• Working closely with network, security, database and application teams to deliver infrastructure projects.
• Producing technical documentation, build guides and support procedures.
• Participating in infrastructure migrations, server deployments and platform improvements.

Skills

RHEL

UNIX/Linux

Solaris

HP-UX

AIX

VMware

Ansible

Jenkins

GitHub

Packer

Shell scripting

ITIL

ServiceNow

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

Kickstart

LDAP

NFS

DNS

LVM

Multipathing

Solaris Zones

LDOMs

Solaris Volume Manager

Veritas Volume Manager

Veritas File System

Veritas Cluster

EMC storage

NetApp storage

IBM storage

HP storage

Job description

Job Title: DV Cleared Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Reading - 5 Days Onsite

Duration: 6 Months with potential extension

Rate: Up to £750 per day via an approved umbrella company (Inside IR35)

Active and fully transferable DV Clearance required

Are you an experienced Linux Infrastructure Engineer looking to work on high-profile, mission-critical systems within a secure environment? Our client is seeking a DV Cleared Linux Infrastructure Engineer to join a highly skilled infrastructure team supporting and delivering complex enterprise Linux and UNIX platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across large-scale, secure environments, supporting critical infrastructure, delivering technical projects and maintaining highly available systems within a fast-paced and technically challenging setting.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing, implementing and supporting enterprise Linux and UNIX infrastructure.
• Installing, configuring and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Solaris environments.
• Supporting large-scale server estates across physical and virtual platforms.
• Managing operating system patching, upgrades and lifecycle activities.
• Administering storage, filesystems, volume management and clustering technologies.
• Troubleshooting complex Linux, UNIX, hardware, networking and performance-related issues.
• Supporting VMware virtualisation and infrastructure services.
• Implementing automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, Jenkins and GitHub.
• Working closely with network, security, database and application teams to deliver infrastructure projects.
• Producing technical documentation, build guides and support procedures.
• Participating in infrastructure migrations, server deployments and platform improvements.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Strong UNIX/Linux background including experience with Solaris, HP-UX and AIX.
• Experience with:
  • VMware
  • Red Hat Satellite
  • Kickstart
  • LDAP
  • NFS
  • DNS
  • LVM
  • Multipathing
  • Shell Scripting
• Knowledge ofSolaris technologies including:
  • Solaris Zones
  • LDOMs
  • Solaris Volume Manager (SVM)
  • Veritas Volume Manager
  • Veritas File System
  • Veritas Cluster
• Experience supporting enterprise storage platforms such as EMC, NetApp, IBM and HP storage solutions.
• Automation and DevOps experience using Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub and Packer.
• Experience working within ITIL environments and managing incidents, problems and changes via ServiceNow.
• Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills.