Senior Linux Engineer

ARM; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to enhance their global operations. This role focuses on managing cloud and on-premises Linux environments while automating processes to improve efficiency. Collaborating with diverse teams, you will leverage tools like Ansible and Terraform to optimize server provisioning and support hybrid infrastructures. The company fosters a culture of innovation and teamwork, offering a dynamic work environment that values flexibility and high performance. If you are passionate about automation and thrive in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Expertise in OS deployment and automation for efficiency.
• Solid grasp of HPC technologies and core services.

Responsibilities

• Support hybrid Linux environments and automate server maintenance.
• Own end-to-end delivery pipeline for deployment and versioning.

Skills

OS deployment process

Automation techniques

Core services (DNS, DHCP, HAProxy)

HPC technologies

AI-driven automation solutions

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

Github

Gitlab

Job description

Job Overview:

The Senior Linux Engineer will be responsible for follow-the-sun global operations and management of the on-premises as well as cloud Linux environments.

Working closely with team leads, team managers, project managers, and engineering teams across IT, you will be dedicated in automating, deploying, improving, maintaining and supporting various flavors of Linux OS and core infrastructure services in heterogeneous environment.

You’ll need to bring a positive teammate mentality, hardworking, enthusiastic, self-starter and flexible attitude in applying different techniques to help drive successful outcomes.

You are also encouraged to bring fresh thinking, ideas, and be passionate about automation & transformation.

You thrive working across geographical and cultural boundaries and will travel as appropriate to other arm sites as/when needed; sometimes at short notice.

Responsibilities:

Support our hybrid Linux environments, the automation, deployment, and maintenance of a Linux servers and instances.

Our goal is to automate the server provisioning process to reduce the effort on our Linux operations team.

This position will have a solid focus on using products like Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Foreman, Github, Gitlab.

Own the end-to-end delivery pipeline including source code management, versioning/tagging strategy, test automation tooling, acceptance and deployment.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in OS deployment process of physical machines, automate & improve the process for efficiency!
• Expertise in core services and functions like DNS, DHCP, HAProxy Load Balancer, OUD/LDAP, SMTP, Puppet/Terraform/Ansible.
• Must have solid grasp of HPC technologies including Linux systems, storage platforms, network switching/routing, and security infrastructure within a physical and virtualized platform.
• Build, deploy and maintain standard or custom Images, using AWS AMIs or using automated provisioning / configuration management of sophisticated multi-tier environments using tools such as Terraform, Ansible or Puppet.
• Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing AI-driven automation solutions to optimise system performance, improve monitoring, and reduce operational incidents.

Nice to have Skills and Experience:

• Experience in the technology sector would be helpful.
• Knowledge transfer and skill up others in the team!

In Return:

We strive to be the best company to work for in our sector with sustainable high engagement and excellent results.

We are passionate about conserving the best aspects of our unique culture and perpetuating what attracts people to join and remain at Arm, making life at Arm a truly engaging and exciting experience.

Accommodations at Arm

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Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues.