Linux SME / Technical Lead

Hays plc

London, UK

8 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.jobs.service.gov.uk

Tech stack

Bash Shell Cluster Analysis Linux Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Performance Tuning Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reliability Engineering Ansible System Availability Git Flow Patch Management

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Job description

As the Linux SME / Technical Lead, you will act as the senior technical authority for the Linux estate, providing hands-on support, technical leadership and operational governance across enterprise platforms. You’ll work closely with infrastructure operations, reliability engineering, security and platform teams to ensure the continued availability, resilience and performance of critical services. The role requires someone who is comfortable remaining technically hands-on whilst leading operational activities, managing major incidents and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Extensive experience supporting and administering enterprise Linux environments (RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS or similar)
Proven experience operating as a Linux SME, Technical Lead or Senior Linux Engineer within large-scale enterprise environments
Strong hands-on experience with Linux system administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, patch management and server lifecycle management
Experience with automation technologies including Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Python, Bash, Terraform and GitOps
Strong understanding of high availability, clustering, resilience and service continuity principles
Experience leading incident, problem and change management activities within production environments
Knowledge of Infrastructure Reliability Engineering (IRE), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or Platform Engineering practices
Experience supporting infrastructure transformation, automation and operational improvement initiatives
Strong understanding of operational governance, risk management and ITIL-aligned service management processes
Ability to act as the senior escalation point for complex Linux and platform-related issues
Experience working closely with infrastructure, security, architecture and engineering teams
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Financial services or experience within a highly regulated environment is highly desirable
Experience with storage, backup and wider infrastructure technologies would be beneficial