Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Avature; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Linux Infrastructure Specialist, where you will support and enhance a large Linux Server estate. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a hybrid environment, collaborating with visionaries across industries. You will be instrumental in deploying solutions, troubleshooting issues, and automating processes to improve performance. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a meaningful impact, this position at a leading consulting firm is your chance to thrive in a supportive and innovative culture that values your unique skills and experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a large Linux Server estate on VMWare and physical servers.
• Ability to automate tasks and enhance server performance.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance Linux Server infrastructure for various industries.
• Deploy, troubleshoot, and maintain performance of server systems.

Skills

Linux Server Management

Troubleshooting

Performance Tuning

Automation

Monitoring Techniques

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

VMWare

Windows Server

Microsoft System Center

SQL Server

Red Hat Satellite

GitLab

Job description

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres, where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

A career in IBM CIC is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Linux Infrastructure Specialist at IBM, you will support the infrastructure running industries like transportation, energy, insurance, banking, or healthcare which are rapidly changing as the world's relationship with technology evolves. Ready to help our clients take the next step forward?

Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. As a Linux Infrastructure Specialist, you’ll be responsible for keeping up with the latest changes, using your expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our clients and products. In your role, you may be responsible for:

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Supporting and enhancing a large Linux Server estate running on a mix of VMWare and physical servers (to get best performance from the matching grid computing clusters). Work will include deployments (building the new face matching cluster), troubleshooting (e.g., identifying and resolving problems found during testing), performance tuning maintenance (e.g., patching), building out new capabilities, and automation of tasks.

• Windows Server
• Microsoft System Center (SCOM / SCCM / SCSM)
• SQL Server
• Red Hat Satellite
• GitLab

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Good understanding of monitoring techniques and automation from an Infrastructure perspective.
• System management specialists.

About IBM Consulting

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market-leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration.

Your life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients' success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships live in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career; you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background.

Job Details

Job Title: Linux Infrastructure Specialist

Job ID: 12008

Location: United Kingdom

Work arrangement: Hybrid

Area of work: Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type: Regular

Position type: Professional

Shift: General (daytime)