| 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.  | 
