Linux Infrastructure Engineer

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

In this role, you will design, build, and optimise Linux infrastructure that enables robust, scalable, and secure services for a range of mission‑critical environments. You will take ownership of end‑to‑end engineering activities, applying automation and containerisation to streamline delivery while working collaboratively across teams to enhance performance, resilience, and operational efficiency.

You’ll contribute to modernisation initiatives that strengthen system reliability, supporting long‑term growth and continuous improvement. With access to a supportive community and freedom to innovate, you’ll play a key role in advancing platform capabilities and ensuring exceptional client outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Build: Deliver resilient Red Hat and Rocky Linux infrastructure for enterprise‑grade systems.
• Automate & Optimise: Implement automation and configuration management using Ansible to enhance consistency and efficiency.
• Orchestrate & Scale: Manage Kubernetes environments to support scalable, fault‑tolerant application deployments.
• Secure & Protect: Support object storage, backup strategies, disaster recovery planning, and continuity processes.
• Develop & Deliver: Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and IaC solutions using Python, Bash, and related tooling.

To succeed in this role, you should bring strong Linux engineering expertise, a passion for automation, and experience supporting secure and scalable platforms. You’ll be comfortable working with containerisation, configuration management, and scripting to drive system reliability and operational excellence.

Essential 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.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well‑being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Benefits

• Insurance coverage
• Medical benefits
• Pension plan
• Member Assistant Programme
• Check4Cancer
• Flexible time off
• Share Purchase Plan
• Member discounts
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Profit Participation Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programme

London, England, United Kingdom
1000 employees
IT services
We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end‑to‑end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member‑partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in‑person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side‑by‑side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold the highest level of UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance.