Linux Engineer

Lucid Support Services; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Mid-Senior Level Linux Engineer to support legacy systems in a remote capacity. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Red Hat 7 and experience in service desk environments. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting and maintaining Linux systems while collaborating with a technical team to ensure smooth operations.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux skills in configuration, management, and diagnosis.
• Experience in service desk environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as an escalation point for technical issues within the Linux environment.
• Monitor incoming requests and respond to issues.

Skills

Linux

Red Hat 7

Networking fundamentals

Communication

Tools

Ansible

Microsoft Server

PowerShell

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Lucid Support Services

Account Director - Government Digital Services

SC Cleared Linux Engineer (Legacy Systems – Red Hat 7)

Location: Remote-working

About the Role

We are seeking a strong Linux Engineer with expertise in Red Hat 7 to support legacy on-premise servers. This role will serve as an escalation point for technical issues, providing crucial support to bridge team capacity gaps. The ideal candidate will have experience in service desk environments, handling tasks such as resizing disks and troubleshooting applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an escalation point for technical issues within the Linux environment.
• Monitor incoming requests and respond to issues via the team inbox.
• Perform essential maintenance, including disk resizing and app troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with the wider technical team to ensure smooth operations.

Required Skills & Experience

• Linux expertise – strong skills in configuration, management, and diagnosis.
• Red Hat 7 experience within a legacy systems environment.
• Service desk background – must be comfortable in a troubleshooting role.
• Networking fundamentals – solid understanding to support connectivity issues.
• Excellent communication – ability to liaise effectively with clients and teams.

Nice to Have

• Ansible experience – best practices for writing and running automation scripts.
• Security awareness – firewalls, SELinux, LDAP, PAM configurations.
• Microsoft Server & PowerShell experience – additional cross-platform skills.
• DevOps awareness – understanding technical management of servers.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration

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