Linux Administrator

Experis; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator based in Stevenage, UK. In this full-time role, you will be responsible for supporting the engineering infrastructure within the aerospace industry. Key responsibilities include application support, HPC resource provision, and infrastructure administration using Red Hat Linux. Ideal candidates will have strong practical experience with Linux administration, Ansible, network protocols, and Git, among others. This role offers a competitive pay rate of £506 per day.

Qualifications

• Strong practical application of Linux Administration with RHEL.
• Experience with Ansible for automation tasks.
• Proficient in network protocols and their configurations.
• Strong Git skills for version control and collaboration.
• Ability to document processes and systems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support various Linux applications including installation and upgrades.
• Provision HPC resources primarily for system engineering projects.
• Administer infrastructure using Red Hat Linux and related systems.
• Manage and resolve support tickets within agreed SLA.
• Perform regular system updates for applications and databases.

Skills

Linux Administration (RHEL)

Ansible

Network Protocols

Git

Documentation skills

Red Hat IDM

VMWare

Podman

Job description

Job Title: Linux Administrator
Location: Stevenage, full time
UK
6 months

506 per day

Role Overview

The client is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator to work as part of a team in supporting the engineering infrastructure of a large company in the aerospace industry. Primarily based on Linux across different network layers, the client supports the infrastructure that provides the engineering teams with allocation of processing, storage and memory for complex simulation activities. In addition, the team also maintains many applications on the infrastructure, including incident and request management, and maintenance of applications. In your day-to-day activities, you will interact with fellow Capgemini team members, other suppliers, and various client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Application support, including installation and upgrades
• Provision of HPC resources (mainly for system engineering, e.g. Matlab)
• Infrastructure administration (Red Hat Linux/Kickstart/VM Ware Systems)
• Information Management, in liaison with support groups (Data Centre Service, Networks)
• Hardware diagnostics
• Shell scripting
• Management, investigation and resolution of support tickets within the SLA
• System updates (applications, middleware, database)

Required Skills & Experience

• Linux Administration: RHEL or similar (very strong practical application and experience)
• Ansible (very strong practical application and experience)
• Network Protocols (strong practical application and experience)
• Git (strong practical application and experience)
• Documentation skills (strong practical application and experience)
• Red Hat IDM
• VMWare
• Podman

Desirable Skills

• Jenkins
• Storage area networks concepts
• Redhat Satellite Server
• Infrastructure monitoring (CheckMK)
• Software install (3rd party software)
• CENTOS (legacy versions)
• Basic Knowledge of Gitlab
• LDAP/Active Directory