Red Hat Infrastructure Development Engineer

Red Hat Infrastructure Support Engineer

Location: South West UK (site confidential) - on-site, 5 days per week

Duration: 12 months (with likely extensions)

Clearance: Enhanced DV clearance (active required)

Join a vital, mission‑critical programme supporting a secure, air‑gapped IT environment. Our client is hiring for a dedicated Red Hat Infrastructure Support Engineer to help maintain and support a large RHEL estate, ensuring operational stability, security, and compliance within a highly secure setting. If you thrive in challenging environments and have a passion for supporting national defence infrastructure, this could be the opportunity for you.

• Managing and supporting a large x86-based RHEL environment (versions 7/8/9)
• Ensuring system stability, security, and compliance in a secure, air‑gapped environment
• Following strict change, incident, and problem management protocols
• Performing system patching, upgrades, and monitoring to maintain optimal performance
  
  Contributing to the development and improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Collaborating with a team to uphold high standards of security and operational resilience

• Active eDV clearance
• Proven experience as a RHEL System Administrator
• Strong knowledge of x86 server architecture
• Familiarity with ITIL-based processes (change, incident, problem management)
• Experience working within air‑gapped or highly secure environments
• Proficiency in patching, upgrades, and system monitoring
• Ability to follow and enhance SOPs

• Experience with Red Hat Satellite, Foreman, or similar lifecycle management tools
• Basic scripting skills (Bash, Python) for automation tasks
• Knowledge of storage technologies (LVM, NFS, SAN)
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (VLANs, DNS, DHCP)

• Attention to detail and thorough documentation
• Ability to work within strict security and compliance frameworks
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills
• Dedicated to supporting mission‑critical objectives and values
• Experience with service management tools (e.g., Service Now, BMC Remedy)

If you're ready to contribute your skills to a vital national programme and meet the challenge of working in a secure environment, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join a team making a real difference.