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RedHat - Linux System Engineer - Investment Bank (London)

Robert Walters· LondonLicensed sponsor
Posted 21 Jul 2026 · Added 22 Jul 2026, 00:12
Robert WaltersTemp staffing agencyfounded 2000
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You will use Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Python, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD tools to automate configuration, patching, and deployment for a global investment bank’s large-scale Linux platform. You will also develop infrastructure tooling, troubleshoot hardware, OS, network, and storage issues, and contribute to new platform solutions.

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A global investment bank is expanding its Systems Engineering team and is hiring Linux Platform Engineers (Red Hat) to maintain and enhance its large-scale, globally deployed Linux platform. You will automate configuration, patching and deployment processes, develop reliable Python tooling, troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, and contribute to the design and implementation of new platform solutions.

What you'll do:

Maintain and enhance a global Red Hat Linux platform

Develop and support critical Linux infrastructure components

Use configuration-as-code and automation to manage large-scale Linux environments

Build robust, maintainable automation tools using Python

Automate Linux patch testing, deployment and remediation

Configure, tune and troubleshoot Linux operating systems and platform-management tools

Diagnose complex issues across hardware, operating systems, networks and storage

Work with global engineering, operations and business teams to prioritise platform improvements

Contribute to the design and implementation of new infrastructure solutions

What you'll bring:

Expert knowledge of Linux, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Strong understanding of UNIX system calls and low-level operating-system and network protocols

Experience managing large-scale Linux environments using SaltStack, Puppet, Chef or a similar configuration-management tool

Strong Python development skills, with the ability to write robust and maintainable code

Experience with automated Linux patching, testing and deployment processes

Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, operating systems, networking and storage

Knowledge of Git, Jenkins, automated testing and CI/CD practices

Experience designing, implementing or supporting large-scale production IaaS platforms

Knowledge of virtualisation and private-cloud technologies

Experience building and managing containerised applications securely

As a reference point, contributors to open source projects would be an ideal fit

Knowledge of other programming languages, such as Perl, C, or C++ are strong advantages

The right to work in the UK and the ability to commute to our London office three days per week

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