About this role
Salary: £120,011 - 120,011 per year
Requirements: Strong commercial Linux administration experience, ideally across RHEL, CentOS, or AlmaLinuxExperience with patching, kernel tuning, LVM, and filesystem managementVMware ESXi administration experienceKnowledge of Foreman for package and repository managementExperience with Ansible and AWX automationStrong networking knowledge including firewalld and iptablesIdentity management experience using LDAP, Active Directory, and SSSDExposure to container technologies, ideally PodmanExperience supporting enterprise middleware and infrastructure services Responsibilities: Administer and support enterprise Linux environmentsManage patching, kernel updates, LVM, and filesystem administrationMaintain package repositories and lifecycle management through ForemanSupport VMware ESXi virtual infrastructure, templates, snapshots, and BAU operationsConfigure and manage host networking including firewalld and iptablesAdminister identity services including SSSD, LDAP, and Active Directory integrationDevelop and maintain automation using Ansible and AWXHelp modernise legacy applications using Podman containersSupport core platform services including Redis, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Memcache, Postfix, and HAProxyContribute to platform improvements, security initiatives, and operational excellence Technologies: Active DirectoryAnsibleElasticSearchForemanSupportLDAPLinuxMongoDBMySQLPodmanPostfixRHELRabbitMQRedisSecurityVMwareDevOps More:
We are partnering with an Edinburgh-based SaaS business seeking an experienced Linux Platform Engineer to join the infrastructure team. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will help maintain and evolve a large-scale Linux estate supporting business-critical platforms used by thousands of customers across the UK. The role is hybrid with 2 days onsite in Edinburgh and is an inside IR35 contract paying £425-£475 per day. You will work across Linux administration, automation, virtualisation, and modern infrastructure technologies to improve reliability, security, and performance.
last updated 32 week of 2026