Linux Technician

To help us maintain this status, we are currently looking for an experienced Linux Technician to work closely with researchers, data scientists, and IT teams to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability of our Linux systems, while encouraging use of Linux in general to students and staff alike., The post of Linux Technician will give you excellent opportunity to use your previous experience managing commercial and/or academic Linux environments to:

• Provide first and second-line support to school academics, researchers, and students using the university's High-Performance Computing (HPC) facilities.
• Manage user accounts, access controls, and security policies on school hardware
• Monitor system performance and usage; identify and resolve issues to minimise downtime (on school hardware).
• Troubleshot and support users with job submissions, software builds, and application performance tuning.

As part of our collaborative and supportive technical team, we anticipate that your proficiency with Linux (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) and Bash scripting will allow you to effectively:

• Promote the use of HPC across the School, providing regular workshops and demonstrations.
• Support users with job submissions, software builds, and application performance tuning.
• Automate routine tasks using scripts (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible)
• Ensure data integrity and backup/recovery processes and
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.

Furthermore, the role will also give you the chance to:

• Collaborate with researchers and technical teams to evaluate and deploy scientific and engineering applications.
• Assist with Linux installations throughout the School and
• Assist with MS Windows based hardware and software installation and deployment

If you have previous experience managing commercial or academic Linux environments and would like to join an organisation who value high standards, good work-life balance and collaborative working, then we would love to hear from you., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Previous experience managing commercial or academic Linux environments.
• Experience with container technologies (e.g., Apptainer, Docker).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Ganglia).
• Knowledge of MS Windows and application installation and PC hardware
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount
• Company pension

Edinburgh Napier University are currently the number one Scottish Modern University for research in Computer Science & Informatics. The way our School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment works as a school is intrinsically linked with industry, to ensure our world-leading research and teaching has an impact in all areas of life.