3rd Line Linux Engineer

3rd Line Linux Engineer

+Permanent opportunity

+On site in Stevenage

+SC cleared role - must be eligible for clearance

+£55,000 - £60,000 plus benefits

Skills:

+Minimum 2 years experience with Linux

+3rd Line support

This position offers an exceptional opportunity to enhance your specialist expertise within a dynamic and evolving sector. Our core objective is to design, implement, and maintain secure and reliable Linux environments.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Linux Engineer, you will leverage your background with Linux-based clusters to support a high-performance computing platform aligned with rigorous security standards.
Strong stakeholder management and customer skills, willing to work onsite.
Ambitious and committed to personal growth.
Automation-focused, eager to enhance scripting (BASH, Python, Ansible).
Customer service, infrastructure support, or network administration experience is beneficial.
Support Linux Infrastructure across multiple contracts.
Share expertise within the team and implement best practices.
Help define operational processes and resolve escalations.
Build strong relationships with customers and internal teams.
Occasionally assist with pre-sales or future system designs.

Required Skills & Experience

Red Hat Certified Engineer or equivalent experience.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Strong intra and inter team communication skills
Strong experience with Linux administration and support across several different distributions

Experience with Linux in an integrated Windows / Active directory environment

Experience with Linux automation systems such as Ansible

Experience with Linux scripting across several different languages - preferably Bash, Python and at least one other

Experience of Clustered environments and cluster orchestration tools

Experience of clustered, parallel file systems, such as Lustre
Knowledge of HPC management systems, such as Bright
Network administration, such as Mellanox Infini Band mesh and Ethernet networks
Storage administration, such as: DDN, Net App, IBM, or Dell EMC
Experience managing batch scheduling systems, such as, PBS Pro, Slurm, SGE/UGE, Microsoft Scheduler  

Role Benefits

Career Development:
Be part of a team that values continuous learning.
Skill Growth:
Work with diverse technologies across various contracts.

Collaboration:

Join a skilled, supportive team, mentoring colleagues and solving complex challenges.

If you'd like to discuss this 3rd Line Linux Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch