RedHat - Linux System Engineer - Investment Bank (London)
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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