Linux Systems Administrator

Applause IT
Sandbach, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 55K

Job location

Sandbach, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Active Directory
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Apache HTTP Server
Bash
Ubuntu (Operating System)
Cloud Computing
Linux
DevOps
Python
PostgreSQL
Linux Servers
Windows Server
MySQL
Nginx
Ansible
Software Engineering
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Route53
Functional Programming
Cloudwatch
Puppet
Terraform

Job description

This is a hands-on infrastructure role focused on Linux, AWS and automation, supporting both internal platforms and customer-facing systems at scale.

You'll sit within a collaborative infrastructure team, working closely with DevOps and Software Engineering to keep platforms secure, scalable and reliable.

The role

You'll take ownership across the Linux estate while supporting and improving cloud infrastructure in AWS. Day-to-day, you'll be:

  • Supporting and maintaining a Linux server environment (Ubuntu, Apache/Nginx, MySQL/Postgres)
  • Supporting and developing AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS, Lambda, VPC, Route53, S3, RDS, CloudWatch)
  • Automating builds, scaling, patching and monitoring
  • Working alongside DevOps and Engineering teams to support delivery
  • Improving resilience, security and operational efficiency
  • Documenting systems and following structured change management
  • Managing SLAs and balancing competing priorities

This is a role with real scope to shape how infrastructure is run, not just keep the lights on.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Ubuntu?, We're open to strong mid-level through to senior engineers. You don't need everything below, but experience in most areas is important:

  • Strong Linux systems experience
  • Solid exposure to AWS cloud environments
  • Experience with automation / configuration tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet or similar)
  • Scripting skills in Python and/or Bash
  • Working knowledge of Windows Server / Active Directory
  • Good understanding of security fundamentals
  • Comfortable working in a change-controlled, production environment

Benefits & conditions

  • Annual bonus
  • Pension & life assurance
  • Electric vehicle & fuel schemes
  • Private wellbeing & healthcare support
  • Cycle to work scheme

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