Linux Infrastructure Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Automation

International Business Machines Corporation; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical

Dental & optical cover

Pension plan

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Consulting FutureNow seeks a Linux & Infrastructure Specialist to design, build, and support enterprise Linux platforms across on‑premise, hybrid and cloud environments. You will automate tasks, harden systems, monitor health, and ensure resilience in regulated settings.

You'll work with VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Ansible and monitoring tools while collaborating with architects, cloud engineers, and client teams on transformation programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience administering RHEL, Ubuntu or CentOS
• Experience with enterprise server environments across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms such as VMware, KVM, Hyper-V
• Experience scripting with Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible
• Understanding of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing and firewalls
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, Splunk or ELK
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, patch management and hardening
• Exposure to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud platforms
• Experience working in consulting, public sector or regulated environments would be advantageous
• Strong problem solving and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

• Design, build, administer and support Linux-based infrastructure platforms.
• Manage and maintain enterprise server environments across on‑premise, hybrid and cloud-hosted infrastructure.
• Deploy, configure and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS and similar OS.
• Support virtualization platforms such as VMware, OpenShift Virtualisation or similar technologies.
• Automate routine operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure automation tools.
• Implement system hardening, patching and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Monitor system health, performance and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Support storage, networking and infrastructure services to ensure availability and resilience.
• Assist with infrastructure migrations, upgrades and transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams and client stakeholders to solve technical challenges.
• Contribute to operational best practices, documentation, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Support infrastructure delivery within highly regulated and security-conscious environments.

Skills

Linux administration

Infrastructure design

Automation scripting

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder engagement

Education

RHCSA

RHCE

LPIC

CKA

Azure Administrator

AWS SysOps Administrator

Tools

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Ansible

Nagios

Job description

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Consulting FutureNow seeks a Linux & Infrastructure Specialist to design, build, and support enterprise Linux platforms across on‑premise, hybrid and cloud environments. You will automate tasks, harden systems, monitor health, and ensure resilience in regulated settings.

You'll work with VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Ansible and monitoring tools while collaborating with architects, cloud engineers, and client teams on transformation programmes.