Senior Linux IAM Engineer

Senior Linux IAM Engineer

Edinburgh or Glasgow
• Relaxed Hybrid and Flexible Working Environment
£58,281- £68,621 per annum + 28.97% employer contributory pension and 38 days annual holiday

Introduction to the Role

Hays' Cyber practice have partnered exclusively with Registers of Scotland (RoS) on the search for an experienced Linux IAM/PAM Engineer to lead on identity, authentication, and privileged access across their Linux estate, driving least-privilege access, improving automation, and strengthening security as they scale our cloud platforms. This is a high-impact role where you ll act as a trusted expert, working across security, infrastructure, and cloud teams to influence key decisions and protect critical services.

Ideal for someone with deep Linux identity expertise who thrives on solving complex security challenges and driving real change.

About the Organisation

Registers of Scotland (RoS) manages 21 land, property and other legal registers which are a critical asset for the Scottish economy. They aim to provide the best public service for Scotland and are on a mission to make some of the oldest public land registers in the world into some of the most modern. You can get an idea of their mission and culture by viewing this short video:
Registers of Scotland Promotional Video - youtube(.)com/watch?v=ku6olOJkSpU

Registers of Scotland (RoS) is an award-winning organisation recognised for its technology and innovation. RoS is a world-leading pioneer in land and property registration. Their full-stack teams design, architect, and build all their registration products in-house, and they work to create digital solutions for the people of Scotland. You will get an opportunity to nurture your creativity and develop with RoS through access to the latest data, software engineering and product delivery techniques.

What the Role Entails

As a senior Unix / Linux identity subject-matter expert, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Linux identity, authentication, and privileged access controls across Red Hat and Ubuntu platforms. You will play a key role in strengthening least-privilege access, integrating security tooling, and increasing automation maturity across the estate. You will work closely with security and identity engineering, security operations, infrastructure, and cloud teams, and act as a trusted technical authority for Linux identity and privileged access topics.

The role requires strong collaboration and the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, particularly during incidents and change initiatives.

• Design, deploy, and manage Linux identity and authentication services across RHEL and Ubuntu estates, including Red Hat Identity Management (IdM).
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Privileged Access Management (PAM) controls for Unix/Linux systems, including policy enforcement, just-in-time access, and least-privilege models.
• Deploy and integrate security controls to support vulnerability and threat management tooling within the Linux estate.
• Develop and maintain a standardised role-based access control (RBAC) approach for Linux systems.
• Support the design and delivery of secure, automated builds for RHEL 8 & 9.
• Develop and maintain automation using Python and shell scripting to support identity, access, and security operations.
• Create and maintain documentation, including architecture diagrams, operating procedures, and technical standards.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for Linux identity and access-related incidents and complex issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Linux identity services with enterprise identity platforms, cloud services, and security tooling.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of disaster recovery readiness, supporting recovery time objectives of 2 hours and recovery point objectives of zero.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and colleagues across the wider cyber and infrastructure teams.

What I m Looking For

• Significant commercial experience in a senior Linux / Unix engineering or identity-focused role.
• Strong hands-on…