Senior Systems Engineer

Skillsearch; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer for a remote contract opportunity. This six-month role involves supporting a complex infrastructure, focusing on system stability, proactive monitoring, and disaster recovery. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of Unix systems administration experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead remote technical teams. Apply now or contact the recruitment agency for further details.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of professional Unix systems administration experience.
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for application integration and deployment.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Perform active system monitoring through daily review of telemetry, logs, and health checks.
• Lead testing and validation of disaster recovery environments.
• Investigate and manage resolution of system infrastructure issues.

Skills

Unix systems administration

Troubleshooting Unix/Linux

Project coordination

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership experience

Virtual machines

Cloud services

Monitoring tools

Tools

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Job description

Are you an experienced Senior Systems Engineer with deep Unix expertise, looking for a remote contract role supporting a complex, enterprise-scale environment? This is a six-month contract opportunity to join an international organisation, working on mission-critical infrastructure, security, and operational resilience.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of system stability, proactive monitoring, disaster recovery readiness, and infrastructure change management, while also providing technical leadership across distributed teams and external partners.

What you'll be doing:

• Perform active system monitoring through daily review of telemetry, logs, and health checks
• Conduct proactive monitoring by analysing trends, anomaly detection outputs, software releases, and security advisories
• Plan and execute software deployments, configuration updates, and infrastructure changes
• Lead testing and validation of disaster recovery environments
• Investigate, analyse, and manage resolution of system and infrastructure issues
• Own patching and vulnerability management activities
• Provide support for audits and maintain technical documentation
• Lead and coordinate technical resources, ensuring effective use of time, budget, and skills
• Manage relationships between IT teams and business stakeholders
• Oversee contracts and relationships with external vendors and service providers
• Identify technology risks, define mitigation controls, and recommend continuous improvements

What we're looking for:

• Strong consultancy background, ideally supporting large, complex organisations
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate technical concepts into business outcomes
• Solid project coordination skills with experience leading technical teams through complex initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing remote teams
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Hands-on experience using project management and presentation tools

Required technical skills:

• At least 7 years of professional Unix systems administration experience
• Strong troubleshooting and management skills across Unix and Linux environments
• Experience with virtual machines, containers, and hybrid Linux/Windows platforms
• Hands‑on experience with cloud services, including deployment, configuration, automation, and monitoring across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
• Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, including modifying automation code and re-running deployments in live environments
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for application integration and deployment
• Experience with enterprise technologies such as Unix‑based systems, middleware platforms, databases, and identity or authentication services
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana

If you’re a senior Unix systems engineer who enjoys leading complex environments, improving operational resilience, and working remotely on globally impactful systems, we’d love to hear from you.Apply now, or contact Richard Fisher - [e-mail]