Linux Engineer

Searchability NS&D; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Expensed travel

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 help build a next-generation automation platform for safe, reliable, infrastructure changes in Linux, VMware, and F5 environments.

The role focuses on designing automation that accelerates patching and upgrades, strengthens change validation, improves observability, and supports continual automation improvements within a

Qualifications

• Experience building infrastructure automation using Python and/or Ansible.
• A solid understanding of systems administration and networking.
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation to accelerate patching and infrastructure changes.
• Improve resilience through enhanced pre- and post-change validation and observability.
• Support continuous improvement of automation capabilities in a collaborative engineering team.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Grafana

Loki

VMware

F5

Tools

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