Lead Linux Systems & Infrastructure Manager (Hybrid)

Adria Solutions Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Adria Solutions Ltd. is seeking an IT Systems Manager to lead a focused infrastructure team in Oxford, combining hands-on Linux administration with strategic leadership.

You will own the core infrastructure that underpins advanced engineering systems and hardware deployments, ensuring reliability and scalability. The role involves mentoring engineers, improving automation, and coordinating with DevOps and wider technology teams to deliver robust, secure lab environments.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux systems administration experience.
• Experience provisioning and deploying physical Linux servers.
• Knowledge of provisioning and automation tools such as Ansible, Kickstart, Cobbler, Foreman, Packer or similar.
• Strong networking experience including managed switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, ACLs and network segmentation.
• Experience integrating specialist hardware, industrial equipment or bespoke devices into IT environments.
• Ability to improve manual processes through automation, documentation and standardisation.
• Experience managing or mentoring technical engineers.
• Familiarity with server management technologies such as IPMI, iDRAC or iLO.
• Understanding of infrastructure handover into DevOps or Kubernetes-based environments would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small specialist IT team, managing day-to-day priorities while mentoring and developing team members.
• Own the infrastructure supporting advanced engineering systems and hardware deployments.
• Manage Linux server provisioning, operating system configuration and infrastructure readiness.
• Design, implement and maintain secure lab and engineering network environments.
• Configure and support managed switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing and network segmentation.
• Support the integration of specialist hardware and bespoke technical equipment into production environments.
• Drive improvements in automation, documentation, provisioning processes and operational standards.
• Produce technical documentation, runbooks and best practice guides to improve repeatability and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure, DevOps, engineering and wider technology teams to deliver robust solutions.

Skills

Linux administration

Team leadership

Networking

Automation & Scripting

Tools

Ansible

Kickstart

Cobbler

Foreman

Packer

Job description

Adria Solutions Ltd. is seeking an IT Systems Manager to lead a focused infrastructure team in Oxford, combining hands-on Linux administration with strategic leadership.

You will own the core infrastructure that underpins advanced engineering systems and hardware deployments, ensuring reliability and scalability. The role involves mentoring engineers, improving automation, and coordinating with DevOps and wider technology teams to deliver robust, secure lab environments.