Linux & Datacenter Ops Engineer (LXD/LXC)

smartTrade Technologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

smartTrade Technologies is seeking a hands-on Linux Systems & Datacenter Administrator to own our Slough (Equinix) environment and support our global private cloud. You’ll manage Linux (Ubuntu) fleets, container platforms (LXD/LXC, Docker) and perform day‑to‑day datacenter operations while coordinating with engineering, network and security teams.

The role requires experience with firewalls, storage, automation with Chef/Terraform, and a drive to improve reliability through automation and

Qualifications

• Must have 2-3+ years operating Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat) in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve Linux fleets (Ubuntu) in production.

Skills

Linux administration

Container orchestration (LXD/LXC)

Networking fundamentals

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Automation with Chef/Terraform

CI/CD with GitLab

Datacenter operations

Monitoring/Observability (Centreon/Dyn

Tools

Docker

GitLab

Terraform

Chef

Ansible/Puppet

Centreon

Dynatrace

Job description

smartTrade Technologies is seeking a hands-on Linux Systems & Datacenter Administrator to own our Slough (Equinix) environment and support our global private cloud. You’ll manage Linux (Ubuntu) fleets, container platforms (LXD/LXC, Docker) and perform day‑to‑day datacenter operations while coordinating with engineering, network and security teams.

The role requires experience with firewalls, storage, automation with Chef/Terraform, and a drive to improve reliability through automation and