Linux Technical Support Engineer - Rotherham/Hybrid

ZipRecruiter; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Linux Technical Support Engineer to join their dynamic team in Rotherham. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across Linux systems, networking, and automation in a high-performance environment. Ideal for IT support professionals eager for a technically challenging position, this role includes extensive responsibilities such as troubleshooting, system administration, and contributions to process improvements.

Benefits

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Group Critical Illness

Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Prior experience in an IT support role, service desk, or infrastructure support.
• Confident with Linux command line and basic system administration.
• Exposure to networking, storage, or virtualisation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain Linux-based systems (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Ubuntu).
• Troubleshoot server, storage, application, and networking issues for global clients.
• Document resolutions and contribute to the internal knowledgebase.

Skills

Linux command line

Basic system administration

Networking

Storage

Automation tools (SaltStack)

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Job description

Job Description

Linux Technical Support Engineer – Rotherham/Hybrid

£30,000-£37,000

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated support professional ready for your next challenge? My client is seeking a Linux Technical Support Engineer to join their dynamic team. You will work as part of a skilled support and helpdesk team, providing all levels of support, administration, and customer service to end users. This represents a chance to gain hands on experience working across both hardware and software platforms. You will be part of a forward-thinking team driving rapid growth where your skills and ambition will make a real impact.

This is an ideal opportunity for an IT support engineer who is ready to move into a more technically challenging role. The position offers hands-on experience in Linux systems, enterprise storage, networking, and automation within a high-performance environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and maintain Linux-based systems (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Ubuntu)
• Troubleshoot server, storage, application, and networking issues for global clients.
• Contribute to hardware/software installations, configurations, and deployments.
• Document resolutions and contribute to the internal knowledgebase.
• Learn and assist with enterprise storage systems, including distributed filesystems
• Support basic networking (VLANs, routing, switch configuration).
• Automation tools (SaltStack) and scripting (Bash/Python) — training provided.

Person Profile:

• Prior experience in an IT support role, service desk, or infrastructure support.
• Confident with Linux command line and basic system administration.
• Exposure to networking, storage, or virtualisation is advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills for working with technical teams and end users.

Benefits:

• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Group Critical Illness
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme