Systems Administrator - Linux / Devops /Cloud - £50k to £75k - Hertfordshire

JR United Kingdom; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global market leader is seeking a Mid to Senior Level Linux Systems Administrator/DevOps Engineer for their Rickmansworth office. This role offers significant scope for progression and requires a detail-oriented team player with strong scripting and automation skills. Responsibilities include managing servers, implementing security policies, and collaborating on new solutions. Ideal candidates will have experience in AWS and database administration.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux systems and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of database administration and monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain systems with a focus on Linux.
• Manage IT ticket queue and document procedures.
• Setup and configure database systems.

Skills

Bash

AWS

Networking

Automation

Tools

Ansible

GitLab

VMWare

Hyper-V

Xen

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Systems Administrator - Linux / Devops / Cloud - £50k to £75k - Hertfordshire, Rickmansworth

Client:

OpenView DMS

Location:

Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

Job Description:

Global Market Leader seeks a Mid to Senior Level Linux Systems Administrator / DevOps Engineer to join their small team of engineers and sysadmins.

This is a superb role with significant scope for progression, leading to a long-term career path.

The role is office-based (Head office is in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, with easy access from Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, London, Middlesex, and parts of Bedfordshire).

Please note: Some security clearance is required. You should have been a UK resident for at least the past few years and have the right to work in the UK. The timeframe is ideally 4 years, but there is some scope for 2-3 years.

The role

You should be committed to quality, detail-oriented, and a team player.

You will be responsible for deployment, configuration, and maintenance of systems, with opportunities to assist with server-related tasks company-wide and collaborate on new solutions with the lead sysadmin and software team.

The role requires a background in infrastructure implementation with practical experience in delivering technical solutions.

Responsibilities (may include some or most of these as you grow into the role):

• Setup and configure new/existing database systems with master/slave replication
• Conduct problem analysis and generate case documentation for escalation
• Backup databases and logs
• Manage IT ticket queue and document procedures/policies
• Manage servers and infrastructure (mainly Linux, some Windows)
• Implement security policies
• Maintain and extend monitoring, metrics, and alerting systems using Site24x7
• Provide on-call support and escalation as per rota

Key Skills (understanding of some or most):

• Excellent scripting skills in Bash or similar
• Some programming knowledge, ideally PHP (not essential)
• AWS experience, preferably with a developer or related qualification (not essential)
• Experience with other clouds (Google, Azure)
• Networking experience, limited to cloud networking (not switches)
• Automation experience (Ansible, GitLab runners, etc.)
• Management skills are not required

Summary of skills used:

• Database administration: RDS, MySQL, MongoDB
• MySQL 5.5+ administration
• Virtualization: VMWare, Hyper-V, Xen
• Network knowledge: TCP, UDP, VPN, DNS
• WSUS & Active Directory
• Automation technologies: Ansible, Puppet, Chef