Linux Infrastructure Engineer (Tech Re-entry - 12-month career break required) - SC Eligible

We are looking for an experienced Linux Infrastructure System Engineer to join IBM and support our public sector accounts. In this role, you will work within highly secure and complex environments, ensuring the smooth operation of Linux (Red Hat) systems that underpin critical applications, DevOps pipelines, middleware services, security tools, and infrastructure components. This is an excellent opportunity for someone returning to the workforce who wants to re-enter the tech industry with structured support, mentoring, and upskilling., * Provide technical support for a range of public sector solutions, ensuring high availability and strong performance across applications and infrastructure components.

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure and configuration as code.

• Administer Development, Test, and Production environments.

• Ensure the security and integrity of systems, protecting against cybersecurity threats.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across a range of technologies.

• Perform initial analysis on incidents and escalate to the appropriate support teams when required.

• Ensure Disaster Recovery capabilities and manual failover processes are maintained.

• Deliver regular service management reports for client stakeholders.

• Follow ITIL processes and Integrated Service Level Management best practices., IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

If you are a motivated Linux System Administrator seeking a meaningful next step in your career, we would be delighted to hear from you., Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong experience in system administration, infrastructure management, and cloud computing.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Proficient in Linux operating systems (Red Hat in particular).
• Understanding of Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Understanding of Red Hat Satellite
• Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Knowledge of shell scripting (Bash)
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Desirable certifications in Linux and infrastructure technologies, such as:

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• CompTIA Linux+
• LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator)
• LFCE (Linux Foundation Certified Engineer), Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

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