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City of London
3 months ago
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Contract Linux Administrator

Central London / Banking

5 days in the office per week (Fully onsite)

Based near Moorgate tube, Central London

6 months contract

Inside IR35 / Umbrella company : £670

We are this international bank's longest-established tech hiring partner and the only agency to win a UK supplier award for our delivery.

This bank is seeking a skilled Linux Engineer to focus on automation solutions.

Responsibilities

Manage, maintain, and enhance Linux estate across the Bank
Provide 24x7 Linux support with a focus on automation
Implement automated solutions in line with departmental goals
Take part in the team rota, including on-call and weekend working
Deliver against team BAU responsibilities
Identify cost-saving opportunities through automation
Support customer requirements through ticket-based task management and automation
Execute disaster recovery procedures and take part in regular DR tests
Adhere to the core values of the bankEssential Skills and Experience

In-depth knowledge of Red Hat and Solaris, including system internals and kernel tuning
Experience with Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, AWX, and REST API integration
Strong scripting skills and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation concepts
DevOps mentality and experience with source code control software
Excellent knowledge of networking, storage, database, and virtualization layers
Good working knowledge of Python, Perl, and Bash scripting
Familiarity with clustering, high-availability technologies, and disaster recovery
Understanding of security hardening principles and data security governance
Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking ProtocolsHighly Desirable Skills

Experience with Service Now automation/integration, GitHub, Subversion, and TeamCity
Familiarity with CyberArk, Splunk, QRadar, and Qualys
Knowledge of Salt Stack, VxVM, VxFS, NFS, CIFS, DNS, ESX VMware, Nutanix HCI, and storage arraysDesirable Skills

Familiarity with IBM Tivoli, Netcool, Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, BMC Control-M, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence
Working knowledge of cloud computing across Azure, AWS, GCP, and OracleDay-to-Day

Take part in daily health and compliance checks for all Production systems
Ensure Linux / Unix systems are backed up successfully and resolve any issues promptly
Validate monitoring alerts and ensure prompt resolution
Maintain Linux platforms in a highly available, reliable, secure, and performant manner
Provide technical support and consultancy to application support and development teams
Ensure patches and security updates are applied as per defined policies
Build strong working relationships across the organizationThis role would suit an individual who has held the following roles: Linux Engineer, Linux Systems Engineer, Linux Systems Administrator, Automation Engineer, SRE, Site Reliability Engineer.

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is one of the longest-established independent technology recruitment consultancies in the UK.

Each time Deerfoot sends a CV to a recruiting client, we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation ((phone number removed)). Deerfoot is a Climate Action Workforce in partnership with Ecologi.

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