Linux Support Engineer

Morgan Law; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK University is looking for a Linux Support Engineer to help maintain and develop their Linux infrastructure. In this hybrid role, you will support teaching and research activities, provide daily Linux service support, and participate in system monitoring. Ideal candidates will have strong experience with Linux systems and shell scripting skills. This role combines remote work with time on campus.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in deploying and managing physical and virtual Linux systems in an enterprise environment.
• Experience supporting VLEs or large-scale LAMP applications is a must.
• Knowledge of automation tools like Ansible is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support for Linux services, including specialist support for key systems.
• Assist with planning and carrying out regular maintenance and code releases.
• Participate in system monitoring and disaster recovery preparation.

Skills

Deploying and managing Linux systems

Understanding web technologies

Solid shell scripting skills

Knowledge of automation (Ansible)

Monitoring tools (Nagios)

Database systems (MySQL)

Job description

A University in London is seeking a Linux Support Engineer to join their Platform Services Team. You’ll help maintain and develop the University’s Linux infrastructure, supporting teaching, research, and professional services. This hybrid role combines remote working with time on campus and in data centres.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support for Linux services, including specialist support for key systems.
• Ensure availability for teaching, research, and other functions, following up on monitoring alerts and maintaining system security and backups.
• Assist with planning and carrying out regular maintenance such as patching and code releases.
• Participate in system monitoring, disaster recovery preparation, and the on‑call rota to deliver out‑of‑hours support when required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience deploying and managing physical and virtual Linux systems (CentOS, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu) in an enterprise environment.
• You will understand web technologies and have experience supporting VLEs or large‑scale LAMP applications.
• Solid shell scripting skills are essential, with desirable knowledge of automation (Ansible), monitoring tools (Nagios), and database systems such as MySQL.