Infrastructure Linux Engineer

Sanderson Government & Defence; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks an experienced Linux Infrastructure Engineer to provide SME-level support across enterprise Linux platforms within a secure, assured infrastructure. You will maintain stable, secure, and highly available Linux environments while enabling development through containerisation and automation, working with other infrastructure specialists to resolve complex issues.

You will build and maintain Linux development environments, support modern deployment approaches,

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Linux administration and infrastructure engineering experience.
• Significant experience supporting enterprise Linux environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across complex Linux-based infrastructure.
• Experience maintaining secure, stable and highly available environments.
• Experience building and maintaining Linux development environments.
• Practical experience with containerisation of applications and services.
• Experience using automation to improve infrastructure management and deployment.
• Understanding of modern deployment approaches alongside traditional infrastructure operations.
• Experience operating within formal IT service management processes.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security in controlled environments.
• Ability to act as a Linux SME and provide technical direction to other teams.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Active SC clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide SME-level support across enterprise Linux platforms.
• Maintain the stability, performance and security of Linux-based infrastructure.
• Diagnose and resolve complex Linux infrastructure incidents and technical issues.
• Support ongoing platform improvements and infrastructure development.
• Build, configure and maintain Linux development environments.
• Support Linux-based development activities alongside traditional platform operations.
• Containerise applications and services where appropriate.
• Support modern deployment approaches across the environment.
• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure through automation.
• Lead and contribute to technical discussions around the development and growth of the Linux environment.
• Work collaboratively with infrastructure, development and operational specialists.
• Operate within formal service management and security frameworks.
• Maintain accurate and robust technical and operational documentation.

Skills

Linux administration

Infrastructure engineering

Troubleshooting

Automation

Security

Documentation

SC clearance

Tools

Red Hat / RHEL

Containerisation

Monitoring tools

Job description

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Linux Infrastructure Engineer / Linux SME to provide specialist support across enterprise Linux platforms operating within a secure and assured infrastructure environment. The role combines traditional Linux platform administration with more modern infrastructure and development practices. You'll be responsible for maintaining stable, secure and performant Linux environments while also supporting development environments, containerisation and greater use of automation across the infrastructure. You'll work alongside other infrastructure specialists to resolve complex technical issues, improve existing platforms and help shape how the Linux environment develops and grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide SME-level support across enterprise Linux platforms
• Maintain the stability, performance and security of Linux-based infrastructure
• Diagnose and resolve complex Linux infrastructure incidents and technical issues
• Support ongoing platform improvements and infrastructure development
• Build, configure and maintain Linux development environments
• Support Linux-based development activities alongside traditional platform operations
• Containerise applications and services where appropriate
• Support modern deployment approaches across the environment
• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure through automation
• Lead and contribute to technical discussions around the development and growth of the Linux environment
• Work collaboratively with infrastructure, development and operational specialists
• Operate within formal service management and security frameworks
• Maintain accurate and robust technical and operational documentation

What We're Looking For

• Strong hands-on Linux administration and infrastructure engineering experience
• Significant experience supporting enterprise Linux environments
• Strong troubleshooting skills across complex Linux-based infrastructure
• Experience maintaining secure, stable and highly available environments
• Experience building and maintaining Linux development environments
• Practical experience with containerisation of applications and services
• Experience using automation to improve infrastructure management and deployment
• Understanding of modern deployment approaches alongside traditional infrastructure operations
• Experience operating within formal IT service management processes
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security and working within controlled environments
• Ability to operate as a Linux SME and provide technical direction to other teams
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Active SC clearance

Technical Experience

• Enterprise Linux administration
• Red Hat / RHEL
• Linux infrastructure engineering
• Linux system administration
• Infrastructure automation
• Containerisation
• Application and service deployment
• Development environment configuration
• Linux security and hardening
• Performance monitoring and optimisation
• Incident and problem resolution
• IT service management
• Secure infrastructure environments

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.