Linux Infra Engineer: Automation, Kubernetes & Security

CGI Group Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT services firm in the UK is seeking a skilled professional to design and optimize Linux infrastructure. The role demands strong Linux engineering expertise, automation skills, and experience with containerization. You'll collaborate with teams to enhance performance and system reliability through innovative solutions. Competitive salary and extensive employee benefits are offered, including a share purchase plan and flexible time off.

Benefits

Insurance coverage

Medical benefits

Pension plan

Flexible time off

Share Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat and/or Rocky Linux administration.
• Proficiency with automation and configuration management, ideally Ansible.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
• Understanding of object storage, backup, and recovery processes.
• Practical scripting skills using Python and/or Bash.
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams in secure, high-availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver resilient Red Hat and Rocky Linux infrastructure for enterprise-grade systems.
• Implement automation and configuration management using Ansible.
• Manage Kubernetes environments for fault-tolerant application deployments.
• Support object storage, backup strategies, and disaster recovery planning.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and IaC solutions using Python and Bash.

Skills

Linux engineering expertise

Automation

Containerisation

Scripting with Python

Collaboration skills

Tools

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

A global IT services firm in the UK is seeking a skilled professional to design and optimize Linux infrastructure. The role demands strong Linux engineering expertise, automation skills, and experience with containerization. You'll collaborate with teams to enhance performance and system reliability through innovative solutions. Competitive salary and extensive employee benefits are offered, including a share purchase plan and flexible time off.