Senior Linux Platform Engineer

Alexander Ash Consulting; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in London is seeking a mid-level Linux Systems Engineer to join their Storage Engineering team. This role focuses on integrating platforms and ensuring compliance in a new HPC environment. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in Linux engineering and strong skills with AWS services. A contract position with a strong emphasis on security and process documentation is offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux engineering experience, preferably with RHEL/Ubuntu.
• Deep experience with AWS, particularly EC2 and AMI creation.
• Strong skills in configuration management and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the Storage Engineering team in a new HPC environment.
• Focus on platform integration and compliance testing.
• Document processes to meet operational and security standards.

Skills

Linux engineering (RHEL/Ubuntu)

Bash scripting

Python or Go

AWS EC2 and AMI creation

Ansible

Configuration management tools

Security hardening

Tools

Packer

Prometheus

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Overview

I am currently working with Hedge fund that is looking for mid-level Linux Systems Engineer. This role is part of a Storage Engineering team supporting a new HPC environment, with a focus on platform integration, compliance testing, and process documentation to ensure operational and security standards are met.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years Linux engineering (RHEL/Ubuntu) with strong Bash plus Python or Go.
• Deep AWS experience: EC2, AMI creation, block-device mapping, Launch Templates, Auto Scaling Groups, EBS, and encryption.
• Experience with Packer for image baking and Ansible for idempotent configuration.
• Familiarity with cloud-init/user-data, immutable server principles, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins).
• Experience with configuration management, monitoring, and observability tools (Prometheus, Alertmanager, Victoria Metrics/Logs).
• Practical security hardening skills (CIS benchmarks, SSH hardening, KMS, SSM Session Manager).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with enterprise storage technologies.
• Linux certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, or equivalent).
• Experience with containerized storage solutions (Docker volumes, Kubernetes persistent volumes).
• Familiarity with cloud storage services (AWS S3).
• Exposure to virtualization technologies (VMware) and performance/network troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of advanced AMI tooling and compliance scanning (EC2 Image Builder, Testinfra/Molecule, Trivy, InSpec).

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology