Linux Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - 67,500 per year

• Strong Unix and Linux systems administration experience, including RHEL, Solaris, or AIX
• Low-level OS troubleshooting experience
• Experience writing Python scripts, Ansible playbooks, and Bash to automate manual tasks
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, and DNS
• Daily experience using the Linux command line, including managing kernels, storage, and file systems
• Experience working with REST APIs, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools

• Build Python and Ansible automation to remove repetitive setup, patching, and configuration tasks across enterprise infrastructure
• Connect infrastructure endpoints via REST APIs to deliver self-service, automated compute and network environments
• Run hands-on testing in lab environments to validate and certify new hardware and software releases before deployment
• Maintain high availability across RHEL, Ubuntu, and legacy Unix platforms while driving infrastructure-as-code practices
• Partner with internal technical teams to turn operational pain points into scalable, automated solutions

• Ansible
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Git
• Hardware
• HTTP
• Linux
• Network
• Python
• REST
• RHEL
• TCP/IP
• Ubuntu
• Unix
• API

We are a well established firm hiring an experienced Systems Engineer on a 9-month contract with extension potential. The role is based in London with 3 days in the office and is paid at £350 a day inside IR35. We are looking for someone to join our current team and help manage, test, and automate core enterprise compute and networking platforms for internal engineering teams.

last updated 36 week of 2026