Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux)

LinuxRecruit; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in London is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate core systems in a bare metal environment. The ideal candidate has solid Linux experience, scripting skills, and confidence with virtualization and container orchestration. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative culture focused on impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with Linux/Unix systems (RedHat or Debian based).
• Scripting experience in Bash, PowerShell, or ideally Python; familiarity with Windows environments.
• Confidence working with virtualization and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience building and managing monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible or Puppet).

Responsibilities

• Design, deployment, and ongoing operation of core systems.
• Maintain a mix of hypervisors, VMs, containers, and bare-metal environments.
• Build out automation, monitoring, and tooling to keep systems scalable, secure, and reliable.

Skills

Linux/Unix systems

Scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python)

Virtualization and container orchestration

Monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

A lover of Linux, automation, containers, bare metal environment? Well, this is the right role for you...

This is a rare opportunity to join a company that’s disrupting London’s fibre network from the ground up. They’re quietly transforming how data moves across the city, laying brand new infrastructure designed specifically for data-heavy businesses that demand speed, reliability, and scale. Recognised as one of the best places to work in recent years, the company prides itself on a collaborative, supportive culture where smart, driven people can truly thrive. If you're looking to be part of something ambitious, impactful, and built to last, this is the place to be!

Responsibilities:

• Design, deployment, and ongoing operation of core systems.
• Maintain a mix of hypervisors, VMs, containers, and bare-metal environments.
• Build out automation, monitoring, and tooling to keep systems scalable, secure, and reliable.

Qualifications:

• Solid experience with Linux/Unix systems (RedHat or Debian based).
• Scripting experience in Bash, PowerShell, or ideally Python; familiarity with Windows environments.
• Confidence working with virtualization and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience building and managing monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible or Puppet).

If you're someone who takes pride in doing things properly and enjoys owning complex technical challenges, this could be the perfect next step. Apply below to learn more or drop me an email [e-mail]

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