Senior Systems Engineer

Beeks Group; Renfrew; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading managed cloud provider located in Renfrew seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to maintain and automate their infrastructure. The role demands strong Linux administration, networking skills, and experience with configuration management tools. Candidates will enjoy competitive compensation, share options, and benefits like hybrid working, private health insurance, and 33 days annual leave, plus a day off for their birthday.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Share Options scheme

Private Health Insurance

33 days annual leave

Training investment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux System Administration experience needed.
• Strong expertise in networking is required.
• Experience in automation and configuration management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize infrastructure operations.
• Lead patching of Linux and Windows infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot software and networking issues.

Skills

Linux System Administration

Networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, Firewalls)

Automation (Ansible, Packer, Terraform)

Scripting (Bash, Python, Powershell)

Strong communication and teamwork

Tools

Git

VMware

Monitoring Tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana)

Job description

About Beeks

Beeks Group is a leading managed cloud provider exclusively within financial markets. Our Infrastructure-as-a-Service model is optimised for low-latency private cloud compute, connectivity and analytics, providing the flexibility to deploy and connect to exchanges, trading venues and public cloud for a true hybrid cloud experience.

Founded in 2011, Beeks Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BKS) and has enjoyed continued growth each year. Beeks Group now employs over 100 team members across the globe and have an international network of over thirty data centres.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to join us at our unique Head Office in Renfrew which includes our state-of-the‑art gym with weekly circuit training, a personal trainer and yoga classes as well as the Beeks Bar or weekly masseuse to help you unwind!

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer with expertise in automation, Linux administration, and networking to join our dynamic System Engineering team.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in maintaining and automating our infrastructure and service delivery, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability.

Working closely with our Systems Engineering Team, this role requires strong problem‑solving skills, a proactive approach to system improvements, and the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain and optimise the seamless operation and availability of new and existing infrastructure.
• Lead and manage the patching of Linux and Windows Infrastructure
• Diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving software, hardware and networking issues on internal and client systems.
• Engage in system monitoring, redundancy, backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using tools like Ansible and Packer.
• Automate system provisioning, configuration management, and maintenance deployments.
• Work closely with the core System Admin, Security, and Operations teams to ensure seamless integration and reliability of services.
• Document infrastructure, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures for internal use.
• Researching and evaluating new technologies/solutions to problems.

Required Experience

• 5+ years Linux System Administration Experience.
• Strong expertise in networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, Firewalls).
• Proven experience in Automation and Configuration management (Ansible, Packer, Terraform).
• Proficiency in Scripting (Bash, Python, Powershell).
• Central Authentication Exposure (LDAP + AD/Entra management).
• Exposure to on-prem server deployment (VMWare, KVM, MaaS).
• Source Control (Git).
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proven ability to independently manage projects from concept to completion.

Desirable Experience

• Windows administration.
• Hands‑on experience with network and server hardware.
• Experience working with monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Exposure to industry security practises.
• Exposure to CI/CD tooling (BitBucket, Jenkins).
• Database Administration (MySQL, InfluxDB, Prometheus).
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and practices.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

Compensation & Benefits

• A competitive salary.
• A unique and highly rewarding Share Options scheme.
• Highly competitive pension scheme.
• EV salary exchange scheme.
• Life assurance cover.
• Investment in Training.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Hybrid working.
• 33 days annual leave.
• A day off for your birthday.

Recruitment Process

• 30 minute screening call.
• ~1hr technical interview.
• Offer issued and start date agreed.