Server Engineer (Linux) - Senior

Head Resourcing Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Head Resourcing Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Server Engineer (Linux predominantly with Windows) for an initial 6-month engagement with a Financial Services client. The role requires engagement via an FCSA accredited Umbrella company, with weekly onsite presence in Edinburgh for local candidates and monthly travel for others.

Key skills include enterprise server support, Unix/Linux platforms, Windows Server, patch and change management, vulnerability management tools, and scripting

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supporting enterprise server infrastructure within corporate environments.
• Strong experience with Unix/Linux platforms, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AIX, Solaris, or similar enterprise operating systems.
• Expertise in Microsoft Windows Server administration and engineering.
• Broad technology knowledge across server and infrastructure domains.
• Experience with vulnerability management tools (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7) and secure configuration practices.

Skills

Unix/Linux platforms

Windows Server

Scripting: PowerShell/Bash/Python

Security hardening

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Enterprise server infrastructure

Tools

Tenable

Qualys

Rapid7

Job description

Senior Server Engineer (Linux predominantly with Windows) x2 needed for an initial 6-month engagement with our Financial Services client based in Edinburgh.

Experience within large-scale IT / Infrastructure Transformations within corporate environments, ideally Financial Services is required.

The role requires candidates to engage via an FCSA accredited Umbrella company. If based locally, the client would require a weekly onsite presence in Edinburgh. For those not locally based, monthly travel to Edinburgh is required.

Key Skills & Experience required:

• Proven experience in supporting enterprise server infrastructure within corporate environments.
• Strong experience with Unix/Linux platforms, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AIX, Solaris, or similar enterprise operating systems.
• Expertise in Microsoft Windows Server administration and engineering.
• Broad technology knowledge
• Experience in IT related migrations, divestitures or separations is preferred but not essential
• Experience working with vulnerability management platforms such as Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of operating system security hardening and secure configuration practices.
• Experience with patch management, server lifecycle management, and change management processes.Hands-on scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or equivalent automation technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race, and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.