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