Senior Linux Engineer

Harvey Nash is delighted to be partnering exclusively with the University of Leeds to recruit a Senior Linux Engineer for their Professional Services team

The university has set out an ambitious plan to enhance student education, research, and corporate systems through increased use of digital technology, data, and digital approaches as part of their new university strategy.

You will play a pivotal role in supporting the Linux estate, ensuring that the environments are configured, secure and operating effectively. This role plays an integral part in enablement at the university for learning, teaching, research and the support teams.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, able to identify technical debt and take the initiative to improve these areas while focusing on project-based work, providing advanced technical support for Linux related issues.

Experience of interest:

• Providing 2nd and 3rd line support for Linux-based systems primarily on RHEL or Debian
• Leading Linux based projects such as infrastructure enhancements for Server and Storage
• Performance and reliability monitoring and optimisation of Linux systems using industry best practices
• Identifying areas for improvement, liaising with teams across a business to implement the improvements
• Supporting Linux systems hosting business-critical services
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Provisioning and support Red Hat Satellite and Puppet would be desirable but not essential
• Knowledge or experience supporting automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes would be beneficial

GBP37,099 - GBP44,263 | WFH - 4 days | 26 days holiday + 16 campus closed days | 21.6% employer pension contribution | Career progression opportunities | + Plenty more fantastic benefits.

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