Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer – On-Site

Searchability; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Linux Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and support scalable, secure infrastructure across on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments.

You will work across automation, monitoring, security and incident response, with on-site duties in Cheltenham and opportunities to shape infrastructure standards. This role offers on-site work and competitive compensation based on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Linux system administration (RHEL/Ubuntu/CentOS).
• Proficiency with Bash and/or Python.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and firewalls basics.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Nagios/Prometheus/Splunk).
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with VMware, KVM or Hyper-V.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support Linux infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud environments.
• Manage and optimise Linux servers across physical, virtual and cloud platforms.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Puppet or Terraform.
• Monitor system performance, capacity and availability.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and OS-level issues; perform root cause analysis.
• Manage patching, updates, backups and disaster recovery.
• Implement security best practices including hardening, access control and vulnerability management.
• Support deployments, migrations and new software releases.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line infrastructure support.
• Maintain technical documentation and infrastructure standards.

Skills

Linux administration

Bash/Python

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

AWS

Azure

GCP

Networking basics

Monitoring tools

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Nagios

Prometheus

Splunk

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Searchability in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Linux Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and support scalable, secure infrastructure across on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments.

You will work across automation, monitoring, security and incident response, with on-site duties in Cheltenham and opportunities to shape infrastructure standards. This role offers on-site work and competitive compensation based on experience.