Senior Linux Engineer / DC Migration Programme

We are looking for a Senior Linux Engineer to support enterprise Linux infrastructure within a large-scale Data Centre Migration programme. The role focuses on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux administration , production stability, troubleshooting, performance optimisation, automation, and migration activities across business-critical, high-availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure and maintain enterprise Linux server environments
• Support Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux environments
• Support application platforms hosted on Linux infrastructure
• Prepare and configure environments required for migration activities
• Support infrastructure builds and migration execution
• Monitor system performance, capacity, reliability and availability
• Diagnose and resolve Linux infrastructure and operating system issues
• Analyse performance problems and identify root causes
• Support patching, upgrades and maintenance activities
• Automate repetitive operational activities using scripting and configuration management tools
• Support networking, load balancing, TLS and connectivity related troubleshooting
• Cooperate with application, middleware, security and infrastructure teams
• Support production changes within formal change management processes
• Maintain technical and operational documentation in Confluence
• Support knowledge transfer and operational handover where required Requirements
• Advanced commercial Linux system administration experience
• Strong hands on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Oracle Linux
• Experience supporting large enterprise production environments
• Strong Linux troubleshooting and performance analysis capability
• Experience supporting application platforms running on Linux
• Strong Bash scripting skills
• Experience with Python scripting or automation
• Experience with Ansible and/or Rundeck
• Good understanding of IP networking and infrastructure concepts
• Understanding of load balancing and TLS
• Experience working within structured operational processes
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Ability to work closely with multiple technical teams
• Good English communication skills Nice to have
• Data centre migration experience
• Infrastructure migration experience
• Experience supporting payment or financial systems
• High transaction production environments
• High availability architecture
• PKI knowledge
• PGP knowledge
• Cryptography and certificate management exposure
• Infrastructure automation experience
• Enterprise monitoring tools
• Security hardened Linux environments Benefits
• Solid, competitive salary
• Work in a multinational environment on international projects
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Long-term B2B contract with a stable project pipeline