About this role
Salary: £60,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements: Strong Linux administration skills across distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian and Rocky Linux/Red Hat.Good understanding of networking concepts, including switching, firewalls and fault diagnosis.Experience administering virtualisation environments, ideally using XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra.Storage management experience, with exposure to NetApp being advantageous.Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible and Terraform or OpenTofu.Administration of Jenkins, including server configuration and CI/CD pipeline creation.Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana or Zabbix.Proficiency in scripting with Bash and/or Python.Desirable experience with Kubernetes administration and Rancher.Desirable experience with automated bare-metal provisioning using technologies such as iPXE or Redfish.Desirable experience with secrets management platforms, including HashiCorp Vault.Desirable experience with software licence management tools such as FlexLM/FlexNet.Desirable experience with CI/CD platforms including Azure DevOps.Desirable experience with Artifactory administration.Desirable experience with Slurm Workload Manager.Desirable experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure and Entra ID administration. Responsibilities: Manage and enhance the physical and virtual infrastructure that supports our engineering teams.Maintain the reliability, security, and performance of development environments across multiple platforms.Work closely with software and hardware engineers to understand infrastructure requirements and deliver practical, scalable solutions.Drive automation initiatives that simplify infrastructure deployment, configuration, and ongoing administration.Monitor system health, troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement improvements to maximise uptime.Contribute to the ongoing evolution of our infrastructure, tooling, and operational best practices. Technologies: Active DirectoryAnsibleAzureBashCI/CDDebianDevOpsGrafanaHardwareJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMicrosoft 365PrometheusPythonSecurityTerraformUbuntuWindowsZabbixOffice 365Cloud More:
We are offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced Linux System Administrator to join our Engineering team in Southampton. You will work in a highly technical environment supporting software and hardware engineers who deliver cutting-edge technology. In this role, we take ownership of our on-premise infrastructure, ensuring our platforms remain secure, scalable and highly available, while championing automation to reduce manual processes and improve engineering efficiency.
last updated 29 week of 2026