Linux Infrastructure Engineer
Forward Role Recruitment
Cheltenham, UK
5 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£50,000 - £75,000
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Bash Shell
Ubuntu (Operating System)
CentOS
Continuous Integration
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Linux
DevOps
Domain Name System (DNS)
Hyper-V
Identity and Access Management
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Python (Programming Language)
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP)
Linux System Administration
Nagios
Networking Basics
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ansible
Prometheus
TCP/IP
Scripting
Cloud Platform System
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Cloudformation
Containerization
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Puppet
Terraform
Splunk
Docker
Vmware
Job description
- Designing, implementing, and supporting Linux infrastructure (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) across physical, virtual, and cloud environments
- Automating provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform
- Driving performance tuning, capacity planning, and proactive system monitoring
- Owning root cause analysis and resolving complex infrastructure/OS-level issues
- Managing patching, backups, and disaster recovery processes
- Hardening systems and embedding security best practice across the estate
- Supporting deployments, migrations, and new software releases
- Acting as a go-to for 2nd/3rd line infrastructure support
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to drive service improvements
Requirements
- Strong Linux system administration experience (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
- Scripting proficiency (Bash, Python)
- Hands-on configuration management experience (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef)
- Cloud platform knowledge - AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls)
- Monitoring/logging tool experience (Nagios, Prometheus, Splunk)
- Exposure to containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and virtualisation (VMware, KVM, Hyper-V)
- A sharp troubleshooting mindset and comfort working at pace
Nice to Have
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- CI/CD pipeline and DevOps exposure
- LDAP, DNS, or identity management experience
- Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance standards
- Experience in secure or regulated environments
- A degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- RHCSA, RHCE, or CompTIA Linux+ certification
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