About this role
Salary: £40,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements: Previous experience in a technical position within Linux platform support and/or deliveryFamiliarity with request, problem and project management processes and toolsDetail-oriented, process-driven, highly innovative mindset with a strong sense of ownershipProven track record of working well under pressure and thinking clearly in challenging situationsProven track record of being flexible and inventive to deliver the right outcomesStrong customer focus with excellent relationship management skillsAdept at stakeholder communications across senior and broad organisational levelsBroad and deep understanding of best practice in applying processes, technologies, and resources to deliver high-quality solutionsExperience managing risk, compliance, audit, and security obligations, including disaster recovery and business continuity proceduresExperience managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux production systems (RHEL 7 through 10)Experience using scripting to automate tasksExperience planning and prioritising project delivery activitiesGood interpersonal and communication skillsStrong analytical and troubleshooting skillsExperience with virtualisation technologies, including Linux under VMwareExperience working within the ITIL frameworkExperience managing systems with RHN SatelliteRecent experience with JBossLinux performance tuning skillsExperience with Linux failover clusteringExperience with Kerberos for securing Linux applications and AD integrationExperience with Cisco UCS hardwareExperience managing third-party engineersExperience in resource and workload managementService-orientated customer-facing skillsProven skills in aligning IT with organisational driversIndustry awareness to identify and implement improvement opportunities across services and processesGeneral knowledge of all areas of IT application and infrastructureDetailed understanding of processes and systems within the domain of expertiseKnowledge of Puppet or similar configuration management toolsKnowledge of big data platforms such as Hortonworks and Hadoop Responsibilities: Provision Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems in both physical and virtual environmentsPerform in-situ upgrades of RHEL servers using the LEAPP upgrade toolDevelop scripts for automated configuration management, monitoring, batch, and deployment activitiesRecommend improvements to current delivery and operational processes and proceduresAdvise project managers on Linux-related technical and delivery mattersWork across BAU and continuous improvement activities within Digital Platforms Technologies: Big DataCiscoHardwareSupportITILJBossLinuxPuppetRHELSecurityVMwareArchitectHadoop More:
We are the Bank, and our Digital Platforms team is responsible for the standards, development, and maintenance of a number of systems across the organisation. This role is for an experienced Infrastructure Linux Engineer with SC Clearance to support a mix of BAU and continuous improvement work. You will join a team focused on delivering high-quality Linux platform services across physical and virtual environments, with opportunities to improve operational processes and contribute to technical delivery across the organisation.
last updated 30 week of 2026