Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer - Automation Lead

London Gatwick Airport; Horley; Presencial; GBP 62.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Free staff parking

Discounted rail travel

Share matching scheme

Flexible benefits

Descripción de la vacante

London Gatwick Airport is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux) to maintain, modernise and harden our Linux platforms that support business‑critical services. The role operates in a 24/7 environment, with on‑call every sixth week and a focus on reliability, security and resilience.

You’ll design and implement enterprise Linux solutions, lead upgrades and drive automation, IaC, monitoring and performance optimisation while collaborating with architects, security teams and suppliers to

Formación

• Significant experience managing and supporting enterprise Linux environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems, platform administration and infrastructure management.
• Experience with automation and scripting tools.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code and modern platform engineering approaches.
• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical environments.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, virtualisation and container platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within structured operational and change management processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement and continuously improve enterprise Linux infrastructure services.
• Lead technical delivery of infrastructure enhancements, upgrades and modernisation initiatives.
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code approaches to improve consistency and operational efficiency.
• Support business-critical systems through proactive monitoring, maintenance and performance optimisation.
• Lead incident resolution activities and root cause analysis for complex technical issues.
• Collaborate with architects, security specialists, project teams and suppliers to deliver robust infrastructure solutions.
• Ensure infrastructure services meet cyber security, compliance and operational resilience requirements.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning, testing and service continuity activities.
• Support emerging technology initiatives, including platforms that enable AI, analytics and data-driven innovation.

Conocimientos

Linux administration

Automation

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud technologies

Virtualisation

Container platforms

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Change management

Descripción del empleo

London Gatwick Airport is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux) to maintain, modernise and harden our Linux platforms that support business‑critical services. The role operates in a 24/7 environment, with on‑call every sixth week and a focus on reliability, security and resilience.

You’ll design and implement enterprise Linux solutions, lead upgrades and drive automation, IaC, monitoring and performance optimisation while collaborating with architects, security teams and suppliers to