Linux Programme Manager

Square One Resources; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Square One Resources has a contract role for a Linux Programme Manager in Sheffield, working 3 days a week on a RHEL/LinuxONE initiative. The initial six-month contract is Inside IR35, with a daily rate up to £470.

The role involves leading design, build and launch of a RHEL server offering on IBM LinuxONE, coordinating mainframe, Linux, network, storage and security teams to deliver a consumable service.

Qualifications

• IBM LinuxONE/IBM Z with LPARs and capacity management.
• Enterprise RHEL with provisioning, patching and hardening.
• Cross‑platform delivery aligning Mainframe with Linux workloads.

Responsibilities

• Define the offering: RHEL versions, server sizes and workloads.
• Coordinate the architecture: capacity, virtualization, networking, storage, security.
• Confirm workload readiness for Linux on IBM Z.
• Establish the operating model for provisioning, patching and backups.
• Lead a pilot to test provisioning and performance.
• Deliver production readiness and publish the service catalogue.

Skills

IBM LinuxONE

RHEL

KVM

z/VM

Technical PM

Tools

z/VM

KVM

Automation tooling

Job description

Job Title: Linux Programme Manager
Location: Sheffield 3x a week
Salary/Rate: up to £470 Daily
Start Date: In the next two weeks
Job Type: Initial 6 month contract Inside IR35

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our enterprise financial clients They are currently looking for a skilled Linux Programme Manager to join their team for an initial six-month contract.

Role purpose:

Lead the design, build and operational launch of a RHEL server offering on IBM LinuxONE. Work with the Mainframe, Linux, network, storage, security and service-management teams to define responsibilities and deliver a service application teams can consume.

Essential experience:

• IBM LinuxONE/IBM Z: Understanding of LPARs, IFL capacity, platform resilience and the chosen virtualisation approach-such as z/VM or KVM.
• Enterprise RHEL: Familiarity with provisioning, patching, hardening, monitoring, backup, automation and production support.
• Cross-platform delivery: Experience aligning Mainframe platform practices with Linux engineering and application requirements.
• Infrastructure service launches: Delivery of service catalogues, support models, SLAs, disaster recovery, operational acceptance and onboarding.
• Technical project management: Ownership of plans, dependencies, risks, suppliers, budgets and decisions across infrastructure teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define the offering: Supported RHEL versions, server sizes, environments, availability tiers and target workloads.
• Coordinate the architecture: Platform capacity, virtualisation, networking, storage, security and management tooling.
• Confirm workload readiness: Validate application, Middleware and vendor support for Linux on IBM Z (s390x)-do not assume x86 workloads can move unchanged.
• Establish the operating model: Agree who provisions, patches, monitors, backs up and supports each layer.
• Lead a pilot: Prove provisioning, application compatibility, performance, recovery and support processes.
• Deliver production readiness: Secure operational sign-off, publish the service catalogue and manage initial onboarding.

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