Senior Infrastructure Engineer / Linux

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Linux

Contract: 6 months
Sector: Central Government
Rate: £565 per day
Location: Milton Keynes - hybrid, 3 days per week onsite
Clearance: SC eligibility required, with the opportunity to undergo SC clearance vetting
Submission deadline: Monday 2nd November at 12pm

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer / Linux SME to support a major Central Government programme.

You will provide expert support across enterprise Linux platforms operating within a secure and assured infrastructure, with responsibility for system stability, performance, security, troubleshooting and the ongoing development of Linux-based services.

Working closely with other infrastructure specialists, you will help resolve incidents, improve platform capability and maintain robust operational documentation within formal service management and security frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a Linux SME, providing expert technical support across enterprise Linux environments.
• Support the stability, performance, security and reliability of Linux-based infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux platform issues and incidents.
• Build, maintain and support Linux-based development environments.
• Support the containerisation of applications and services.
• Support modern deployment approaches alongside traditional infrastructure and platform operations.
• Work collaboratively with infrastructure and engineering specialists to deliver platform improvements.
• Maintain clear and robust operational and technical documentation.
• Play a key role in discussions around environment development, growth and optimisation.
• Utilise automation techniques to improve infrastructure, efficiency and repeatability.
• Work within established service management, operational and security frameworks.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for candidates with strong experience in:

• Enterprise Linux administration and engineering.
• Linux platform support, troubleshooting and performance optimisation.
• Supporting Linux environments within secure or highly assured infrastructure.
• Building and maintaining Linux development environments.
• Containerisation of applications and services.
• Modern deployment approaches and infrastructure automation.
• Working within formal service management and security frameworks.
• Supporting complex infrastructure environments and resolving technical incidents.
• Working collaboratively with wider infrastructure and engineering teams.

Desirable Certifications

One or more of the following would be beneficial:

• RHCSA - Red Hat Certified System Administrator
• RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer
• LFCS - Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator
• LPIC-1 or LPIC-2 - Linux Professional Institute Certification

Additional Information

This is a hybrid contract role, with Milton Keynes as the contracted location and an expectation to work onsite 3 days per week.

Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance. There is an opportunity for the successful candidate to undergo SC clearance vetting as part of the engagement.

£565 per day 6 months Central Government Milton Keynes

Applications suitable for submission will need to be received ahead of the Monday 2nd November, 12pm deadline.