Linux Infrastructure Engineer

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial War Museums is seeking a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to maintain and enhance our Linux-based infrastructure supporting the Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) and digital collections. You’ll ensure security, reliability and performance while collaborating with IT, AV Services and collections teams across the museum.

The role requires senior Linux expertise, scripting ability, and experience with storage, backups and inter-system integrations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting and administering Linux environments at 3rd line level.
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration, including scripting, file systems, permissions and system monitoring.
• Experience with network file systems such as NFS and SMB.
• Experience managing storage platforms, backups, replication and capacity planning.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across servers, infrastructure and networking environments.
• Experience working with enterprise IT systems and supporting business-critical services.
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Security-first approach to infrastructure administration and support.

Responsibilities

• Support and administer Linux-based infrastructure, ensuring systems remain secure, available and performant.
• Maintain and develop the infrastructure supporting DAMS and archive platforms.
• Manage storage environments, backups, replication and capacity planning.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex issues.
• Support security, patching and compliance across the infrastructure estate.
• Contribute to infrastructure projects and technology development initiatives.
• Collaborate with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions.

Skills

Linux

Scripting

System monitoring

Troubleshooting

Security

Enterprise IT

Tools

NFS

SMB

Windows Server

Microsoft Azure

Infrastructure as Code

Backup platforms

Job description

Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Location: IWM Duxford

Salary: £44,000 to £54,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (36 hours per week)

Closing Date: 6th of September 2026

At Imperial War Museums, we're driven by a shared purpose: helping people understand conflict and its impact on people's lives, from the First World War through to the present day. Our collections contain millions of items, stories and digital assets that preserve some of the most important moments in modern history.

You'll join a collaborative team of technology professionals, curators, archivists and collection specialists who work together to protect and make these collections accessible for future generations. It's a unique opportunity to combine technical expertise with meaningful work that supports one of the world's leading museums of conflict.

Why This Role Matters

Behind every digital photograph, video recording, oral history and archived document is a technology infrastructure that keeps those assets secure, accessible and protected.

As Linux and Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting the systems that underpin IWM's Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) and wider digital collections environment. Your work will help ensure critical services remain reliable, resilient and secure, enabling colleagues, researchers and visitors to access and benefit from IWM's invaluable digital collections.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support and administer Linux-based infrastructure, ensuring systems remain secure, available and performant.
• Maintain and develop the infrastructure supporting IWM's Digital Asset Management System and associated archive platforms.
• Manage storage environments, backups, replication and capacity planning activities to protect critical digital assets.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, networking and system issues.
• Support security, patching and compliance activities across the infrastructure estate.
• Contribute to infrastructure projects, service improvements and technology development initiatives.
• Work with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions.
• Maintain high-quality technical documentation, disaster recovery procedures and operational standards.

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience supporting and administering Linux environments at 3rd line level.
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration, including scripting, file systems, permissions and system monitoring.
• Experience with network file systems such as NFS and SMB.
• Experience managing storage platforms, backups, replication and capacity planning.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across servers, infrastructure and networking environments.
• Experience working with enterprise IT systems and supporting business-critical services.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience balancing operational support responsibilities alongside project work.
• A security-first approach to infrastructure administration and support.
• Experience with Windows Server, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code tools, backup platforms, DAMS environments or archive systems would be advantageous.

How You'll Work

You'll work closely with colleagues across IT and AV Services, Collections, Digital Media, Retail and Admissions, helping to deliver reliable technology services across the organisation.

The role combines hands-on technical work with stakeholder engagement, project delivery and continuous improvement activities. You'll also work with external suppliers and specialist partners, helping to shape and support technology solutions that meet the needs of the museum and its collections.

What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months)

• Develop a strong understanding of IWM's infrastructure, digital collections environment and operational priorities.
• Become a trusted technical expert within the Linux and infrastructure environment.
• Successfully support and maintain the systems underpinning the DAMS platform and associated storage infrastructure.
• Deliver improvements that strengthen system performance, resilience and security.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Contribute to infrastructure projects and long-term technology planning activities.