Senior Linux Platform Engineer - Automation & Leadership

3761 Barclays - BX - UK

Knutsford

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 120,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Barclays in Knutsford is seeking a Linux Server Engineer to lead the evolution of enterprise Linux platforms powering critical services. You will enhance platform stability, drive automation at scale, and mentor engineering teams to deliver secure, resilient infrastructure.

The role requires deep RHEL expertise, hands-on leadership, and strong IaC/Ansible capabilities to enable scalable operations and secure coding practices across complex environments.

Qualifications

Deep expertise in Linux server engineering and secure platform design.
Strong leadership and mentoring experience for engineering teams.
Proficient in automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible.
Experience with observability, telemetry, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor engineering teams to deliver secure, resilient Linux platforms.
Design, implement, and optimize automation and IaC for scalable operations.
Drive platform stability using observability and data-driven insights.

Skills

Linux server engineering

Automation & IaC

Mentoring teams

Observability & data-driven decisions

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

RHEL 7+

Ansible Automation Platform

Job description

The role requires deep RHEL expertise, hands-on leadership, and strong IaC/Ansible capabilities to enable scalable operations and secure coding practices across complex environments.

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