Linux Administrator

Experis; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A large aerospace company is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator to support their engineering infrastructure. Responsibilities include application support, HPC resource provision, and administration of Red Hat Linux systems. Candidates should have strong practical experience with Linux, Ansible, network protocols, and Git. This role involves collaboration with multiple stakeholders and troubleshooting support tickets as needed. The position is full-time for six months in Stevenage, UK.

Qualifications

• Very strong practical application of RHEL or similar.
• Experience with Ansible in Linux environments.
• Strong knowledge and experience with network protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide application support, including installation and upgrades.
• Provision of HPC resources for system engineering.
• Administer and maintain Red Hat Linux infrastructure.

Skills

Linux Administration

Ansible

Network Protocols

Git

Documentation skills

Tools

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 i 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