Linux Engineer

Searchability NS&D; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Linux/Automation Engineer to join a team delivering automation across large-scale enterprise infrastructure.

You will design and develop automation to accelerate patching and infrastructure changes across Linux, VMware, and F5, with emphasis on validation, observability, and continuous improvement in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building infrastructure automation using Python and/or Ansible.
• Solid understanding of systems administration and networking.
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and automation tooling.
• Unix and F5 technologies advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation that accelerates patching, upgrades, and infrastructure changes.
• Strengthen pre and post-change validation and improve observability.
• Support continuous improvement of automation capabilities across Linux, VMware, and F5 environments.

Skills

Unix

Networking

Tools

Python

Ansible

Grafana

Loki

VMware

F5

Job description

• Location: Glasgow (Hybrid) – occasional expensed customer visits to London
• Salary: Up to £55,000 DoE

We're working with a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Linux/Automation Engineer to join a team responsible for delivering automation across large-scale enterprise infrastructure.

This is an opportunity to help build a next-generation automation platform that enables safe, reliable, and efficient infrastructure change across critical Linux, VMware, and F5 environments.

The Role

You’ll play a key role in designing and developing automation that accelerates patching, upgrades, and infrastructure changes while improving resilience and reducing risk. Working within a highly skilled engineering team, you’ll help strengthen pre and post-change validation, enhance observability, and support the continuous improvement of automation capabilities.

• Python
• Ansible
• Grafana
• Loki
• VMware
• F5

What We're Looking For

• We’re looking for engineers with:
• Experience building infrastructure automation using Python and/or Ansible
• A solid understanding of systems administration and networking
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and automation tooling

We’re particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following:

• UNIX and F5 technologies
• VMware or other virtualisation platforms

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working and expensed wider travel
• The opportunity to work on large-scale, business-critical infrastructure
• A collaborative environment focused on automation, innovation, and continuous improvement