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# Senior Linux System Administrator

- **Company:** Bentley Whitaker
- **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, Debian Linux, Linux, DevOps, Linux System Administration, Ansible, Virtualization Technology, Kubernetes, Iptables, Puppet, Docker
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/senior-linux-system-administrator-newcastle-upon-tyne-tyne-and-wear/2778388249-2/

## About the Role

Description for the Senior Linux System Administrator role:- This is a fantastic opportunity with a technology division of a global company. The role will involve working in a Infrastructure/DevOps team in a fast-paced technology environment and requires solid Linux administration, Kubernetes, Ansible, Cloud and good knowledge of IPtables and Firewalls.This will be joining their growing practise and will offer great opportunities for career growth., * 5yrs+ commercial experience in a commercial Administrator role

 * Strong Linux administration skills
 * Good Kubernetes knowledge
 * Ansible and/or Puppet
 * Cloud (AWS or Azure)

## Description

Senior Linux System Administrator/ Infrastructure Engineer - Azure, Linux administration, Kubernetes, Ubuntu, Debian, Ansible, Docker, Puppet,Networking, Storage, Virtualisation


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