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Lead Linux Systems Engineer

Employer
Vantage Consulting
Location
Manchester
Salary
£60,000 - £70,000 + bonus' circa 10%
Closing date
11 May 2021

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A compelling opportunity for Linux Systems Engineers to join a leading global security organisation, in Manchester - this will be part of their Cyber team who consult within the intelligence space.

Clearance: DV (essential)

As a Lead Linux Systems Engineer you will be expected to take a lead role in all aspects of the System Development Lifecycle. Working in agile feature delivery teams with Software Developers, Test Engineers and other specialist, to design, build, deliver and support critical customer systems using the latest techniques and technologies. Developing cross discipline skillsets that will enable you to work more efficiently and succeed in taking on complex challenges.


Key Experience:

  •  5+ years’ experience of designing, deploying and administering Linux or Unix based solutions, using virtualisation, containerisation, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps tools, techniques & procedures.
  • Certified to RHCE equivalent level in one of the appropriate Linux certification bodies, for example GIAC, LPI, Oracle, RedHat or The Linux Foundation;
  • Experience of designing, deploying & troubleshooting IPv4 Networking, including Subnetting, OSPF Routing, VLANs and VPNs;
  • Experience of automating tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Puppet or Python;
  • Experience of administering Virtualised or Containerised systems in VMWare or Docker;
  • Experience of working within complex or high security environments.
  • Experience of configuring IPv4 routers and firewalls;
  • Experience of designing, building & maintaining VMWare ESXi clusters;
  • Experience of using Git or Subversion for configuration control;
  • Experience of using centralised configuration management services such as Ansible or Puppet;
  • Experience of using Public Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure;
  • Experience of using agile collaboration tooling, such as Jira and Confluence;
  • Knowledge of Scrum or SAFE based Agile Delivery;
  • Knowledge of ITIL based Service Management delivery.

Additional information:

  • You must hold UK Government clearances
  • Opportunities exist across the UK to enhance your career progression
  • Looking for flexibility? My client is happy to speak to you about this at interview stage

Please either apply online or contact me directly at jimmy.sutch@vantageconsulting.co.uk / 07701 289292 for more information.

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