Linux Engineer - SC Cleared

SC Cleared Linux Engineer
📍 London (3 days onsite)
💰 £750 per day (Inside IR35)
📅 Initial 6-Month Contract
We're looking for an experienced SC Cleared Linux Engineer to join a high-profile technology programme, supporting the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of critical infrastructure platforms.
This role will focus on a blend of project delivery, platform engineering and operational support, working across enterprise Linux environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8-10) servers across physical and virtual environments
• Perform in-place RHEL upgrades using the LEAPP migration tool
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for configuration management, deployment and monitoring
• Support BAU activities while driving platform improvements and modernisation initiatives
• Provide technical guidance on Linux infrastructure, delivery approaches and best practices
• Contribute to operational excellence, security, resilience and service improvement initiatives

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7-10) production environments
• Scripting and automation experience
• Virtualisation expertise, particularly VMware
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience working within ITIL environments
• Experience managing systems using Red Hat Satellite
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritise workloads and deliver under pressure

Desirable Experience

• JBoss administration
• Linux performance tuning
• Linux clustering and high availability solutions
• Kerberos and Active Directory integration
• Puppet or similar configuration management tools
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning
• Exposure to big data platforms such as Hadoop

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.