Linux Technical Architect

Infrastructure Linux Engineer with SC Clearance

The Bank has a requirement for an experienced Linux Admins/Engineers to join Digital Platforms which is involved in the standards, development and maintenance of a number of systems across the organisation. The resource would work on a mixture of BAU / Continuous Improvement works. 

• The Linux Engineer will be involved in the following activities, amongst others: Provisioning of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8 to 10) systems in both physical and virtual environments 
• In-Situ upgrading of RHEL servers using LEAPP upgrade tool
• Development of scripts for automated configuration management, monitoring, batch and deployment activities 

• Provide recommendations for improvements to current delivery and operational processes and procedures 

• Advise project managers on Linux-related technical and delivery matters 

• Essential Skills/Competencies Previous experience in a technical position within Linux platform support and/or delivery 

• Familiarity with request, problem and project management processes and tools 

• Detail oriented, process driven, highly innovative mindset, with deeply engrained sense of ownership for the projects delivered 

• Proven track record of working well under pressure and thinking clearly in challenging situations in a logical manner 

• Proven track record of being flexible in approach and inventive in order to deliver the right outcomes 

• Strong customer focus and an excellent ability to manage customer relationships and understand requirements and expectations 

• Adept at stakeholder communications, from senior level to domain-wide engagement events 

• A broad and deep understanding of best practice in applying appropriate processes, technologies, and resources to deliver a high quality solutions 

• Experienced in managing risk, compliance, audit and security obligations, including implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity procedures 

Technical Skills & Requirements 

• Essential Experience of managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux production systems (RHEL 7 through to 10) 

• Experience of using scripting to automate tasks 

• Planning and prioritising of project delivery activities 

• Good interpersonal and communication skills 

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills 

• Experience with virtualisation technologies (Linux under VMWare) 

• Experience of working within the ITIL framework 

• Experience of managing systems with RHN satellite 

• Desirable Recent experience with JBoss 

• Linux performance tuning skills 

• Experience with Linux failover clustering 

• Experience of Kerberos in regards to securing Linux applications and AD integration. 

• Experience of Cisco UCS hardware. 

• Experience in managing third party engineers 

• Experience in resource and workload management 

• Service-orientated customer facing skills 

• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning and execution 

• Proven skills in aligning IT with organisational drivers 

• Industry awareness to identify improvement opportunities and implement them across 

• the services and processes incorporated within the domain 

• General knowledge of all areas of IT application and infrastructure 

• Detailed understanding of processes and systems within the domain of expertise 

•  Knowledge of Puppet or similar configuration management tools  

• Knowledge of ‘big data’ platforms, e.g. Horton Works, Hadoop etc.