Linux Server Engineer

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays seeks a Linux Server Engineer to drive evolution of enterprise Linux platforms powering critical services. You will lead, mentor and automate at scale, delivering secure, resilient infrastructure across the organisation.

The role emphasizes secure coding practices, testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable systems. You will work within Barclays’ engineering community, leveraging Ansible and containerised deployments, while guiding teams in best

Qualifications

• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7+ across enterprise environments.
• Proven track record in leading and mentoring technical engineering teams.
• Strong automation and IaC capabilities enabling scalable platform operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver robust software solutions with scalable performance.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to align requirements with business goals.
• Conduct code reviews and promote high-quality, maintainable code.

Skills

RHEL7+

Platform engineering leadership

Mentoring teams

Automation & IaC

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

CI/CD tooling

Observability tooling

Job description

Join Barclays as a Linux Server Engineer and lead the evolution of enterprise Linux platforms that power critical business services. You will play a key role in enhancing platform stability, driving automation at scale, and mentoring engineering teams to deliver secure, resilient, and highly efficient infrastructure solutions across the organisation.

To be successful as a Linux Server Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Deep expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7+) and enterprise platform engineering leadership - delivering robust, secure, and scalable operating system platforms across complex environments
• Proven track record of leading, developing and mentoring technical engineering teams - fostering high-performing teams and driving engineering excellence
• Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities using Ansible Automation platform and modern engineering practices - enabling consistency, efficiency, and scalable platform operations

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Expertise in observability and operational intelligence, using data-driven insights to improve service resilience, identify trends, and drive data-led engineering decisions
• Experience deploying applications and/or operating system images using containerised solutions, CI/CD pipelines and Ansible Automation platform
• Experience of working in large-scale, complex enterprise environments

This role is based in Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.