IT Engineer

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology company in the UK is looking for a Linux Platform Engineer with over 8 years of experience in Unix/Linux administration and strong automation skills using Python and Ansible. The ideal candidate will design and implement automation processes, maintain systems reliability, and assist in hardware/software troubleshooting. A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science is required. This position offers opportunities to work in hybrid environments and contribute to IT projects globally.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Unix/Linux system administration.
• Strong programming experience for automation using Python and Ansible.
• Basic understanding of network administration components.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure Linux OS and engineering infrastructure.
• Maintain platform reliability through disciplined operation.
• Design and implement infrastructure automation.

Skills

Linux system administration

Python programming

Ansible automation

Incident Response

Root Cause Analysis

HPC environments

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering

Tools

KVM

VMware

Nagios

ELK stack

Citrix

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Install/Configure/Support Linux OS and engineering infrastructure across on-prem, lab/datacenter, and hybrid cloud environments.
• OS lifecycle management: Image creation, patching, upgrades, hardening, baseline configuration, and standardization
• Maintain platform reliability through disciplined operation: Incident Response, Root Cause Analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Design and implement infrastructure automation using Python and modern automation frameworks (e.g. Ansible) to support Infrastructure as Code and self-service capabilities
• Work with global team to provide support and complete IT projects.
• Assist with hardware / software installation and troubleshooting in lab / datacenter spaces (rack/stack coordination, validation, break-fix as required)

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Linux Platform Engineer general experience of Unix/Linux system administration with:

• 8+ years of experience of Unix/Linux systems administration in physical, virtual / cloud environment.
• Demonstrate passion to learn, ownership and getting things done.
• Strong programming experience to deploy automation using Python & Ansible for Infrastructure as Code & self-service capabilities.
• Working knowledge of HPC environments including cloud providers like Azure, GCP, AWS
• Basic understanding of network administration: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall and load balancing

• Experience with VDI technologies like Citrix / ETX
• Experience with Virtualization such as: KVM / Xen / VMware / Kubernetes
• Experience with Server hardware and deployment in Datacenter
• Experience with NAS (NFS & CIFS) storage like NetApp, Isilon & Nasuni
• Experience with LSF (Load Sharing Facility)
• Experience working within secured, firewall-controlled enterprise network
• Large cluster management tools such as: Puppet, CFengine
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, ELK stack, Kibana/Prometheus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering