Senior Linux Engineer

On behalf of FCDO, we are looking for a Senior Linux Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based Hybrid in either East Kilbride or London.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty, and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

As a Senior Linux Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:
. Responsible for maintaining operational SLA's for Linux infrastructure incidents across the service, involving both physical and virtual Servers, DNS, NTP, RHEL Directory Services, Proxy, database, Satellite and CEPH Infrastructure.
. Responsible for monitoring, alerting and maintenance of the ROSA Linux Infrastructure across all environments
. Working in support of BAU and Project implementation activities. Ensuring the relevant artefacts are in place for the team to be able to support, Project and BAU activities.
. Implement strategic and technical roadmaps for the aligned Linux Infrastructure and hosted applications. Ensuring infrastructure is kept up to date.
. Ensure that all new components and installations meet or exceed the RSO internal and regulatory requirements.
. Work within the wider organisations DevOps strategy to provide automated solutions where possible.

Essential:
. Strong Infrastructure background
. Redhat Linux
. Ansible Scripting
. Postgres
. Must have active SC (Security Clearance

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, FCDO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant/Commitment

FCDO guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".