Principal Linux & Infrastructure Engineer

UAG; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Family-friendly policy

Job summary

University of Cambridge is seeking a principled IT Engineer to administer Linux servers and storage across private and public clouds. You will advise on security strategies, manage risks, and implement standards with a collaborative team of experts.

The role offers opportunities to learn new skills and advance your career. The successful candidate will work on core IT infrastructure, contribute to security policy, and develop automated solutions at scale, partnering with engineers, security

Qualifications

• Experience administering Linux servers (RHEL/Ubuntu).
• Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably Python.
• Ability to design and implement security and compliance controls.

Responsibilities

• Support and transform core IT server infrastructure, both physical and virtual.
• Contribute to information security policy, standards and guidelines.
• Implement and maintain automated systems to administer services at scale.
• Monitor, diagnose, and proactively fix issues to ensure uptime.
• Own in-team technical projects for infrastructure improvements.
• Work with cross-disciplinary teams to solve complex IT challenges.
• Ensure documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
• Develop and maintain business continuity measures to minimize downtime.
• Keep skills current with evolving technologies.

Skills

Linux administration

Scripting (Python)

Automation

Security & compliance

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Ansible

VMware vSphere

Apache/Tomcat

PostgreSQL/MySQL

NAS/SAN storage

Job description

University of Cambridge is seeking a principled IT Engineer to administer Linux servers and storage across private and public clouds. You will advise on security strategies, manage risks, and implement standards with a collaborative team of experts.

The role offers opportunities to learn new skills and advance your career. The successful candidate will work on core IT infrastructure, contribute to security policy, and develop automated solutions at scale, partnering with engineers, security