Linux System Engineer

Levy Global; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology staffing firm in London is seeking a mid-level Linux Systems Engineer to integrate storage platforms, execute compliance tests, and create technical documentation within a high-performance storage environment. Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years of Linux administration experience and familiarity with configuration management tools. This is a 6-month contract role offering an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology projects.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Linux system administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Terraform.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Integrate storage platforms with secure access and monitoring systems.
• Develop and execute test plans for storage systems.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation for storage procedures.

Skills

Linux system administration

Configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Alertmanager)

Tools

Git

VMware

Job description

Position Overview

Contract - 6 months

Seeking a mid-level Linux Systems Engineer to join a Storage Engineering team. This role focuses on platform integration, compliance testing, and process documentation to ensure a high-performance storage system (part of a new HPC environment) meets operational and security standards ahead of go-live.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Integration & Readiness
  • Integrate storage platforms with secure access, monitoring, and alerting systems.
  • Collaborate with datacenter, network, Linux, and security teams to ensure seamless system integration.
  • Liaise with the storage vendor to log and track defects, implementing remediations as required.
• Compliance Testing & Evidence
  • Develop and execute test plans to benchmark and validate storage systems.
  • Document compliance evidence for internal audit.
  • Maintain testing frameworks and automate compliance monitoring.
• Process Documentation
  • Create comprehensive technical documentation for storage procedures.
  • Develop standard operating procedures for storage administration tasks.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Linux system administration experience (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Alertmanager, Victoria Metrics/Logs).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience with enterprise storage technologies.
• Linux certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, or equivalent).
• Experience with containerized storage solutions (Docker volumes, Kubernetes persistent volumes).
• Knowledge of cloud and cloud storage services (AWS S3).

Technical Skills

• Performance monitoring.
• Version control systems (Git).
• Virtualization technologies (VMware).

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Strategy/Planning

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting