Lead Linux Infrastructure Engineer (Automation)

Gatwick Airport Limited; Crawley; Presencial; GBP 62.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flex allowance

Bonus

Staff parking

Rail travel discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Gatwick Airport Limited is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux) to join our Infrastructure Engineering team. This role focuses on maintaining and modernising Linux platforms within a 24/7, high‑reliability environment at London Gatwick, with on‑call duties every six weeks.

You will drive automation, contribute to cyber security compliance and support data‑driven initiatives. The position offers a competitive package with a flex allowance, bonus potential and a comprehensive benefits

Formación

• Significant experience managing and supporting enterprise Linux environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems, platform administration and infrastructure management.
• Experience with automation and scripting tools.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code and modern platform engineering approaches.
• Experience supporting highly available, mission‑critical environments.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, virtualisation and container platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working within structured operational and change management processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership across our Linux estate, ensuring security, resilience and high availability.
• Design, implement and improve enterprise Linux infrastructure services.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades and modernisation initiatives.
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Support business-critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
• Lead incident resolution and root cause analysis for complex technical issues.
• Collaborate with architects, security specialists, project teams and suppliers.
• Ensure infrastructure services meet cyber security, compliance and operational resilience requirements.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Support AI, analytics and data-driven initiatives via platforms.

Conocimientos

Enterprise Linux environments

Linux OS administration

Automation and scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Highly available environments

Cloud technologies

Virtualisation

Container platforms

Stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

Gatwick Airport Limited is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux) to join our Infrastructure Engineering team. This role focuses on maintaining and modernising Linux platforms within a 24/7, high‑reliability environment at London Gatwick, with on‑call duties every six weeks.

You will drive automation, contribute to cyber security compliance and support data‑driven initiatives. The position offers a competitive package with a flex allowance, bonus potential and a comprehensive benefits