Linux Engineer

• Location: Glasgow (Hybrid) – occasional expensed customer visits to London
• Salary: Up to £55,000 DoE

We're working with a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Linux/Automation Engineer to join a team responsible for delivering automation across large-scale enterprise infrastructure.

This is an opportunity to help build a next-generation automation platform that enables safe, reliable, and efficient infrastructure change across critical Linux, VMware, and F5 environments.

The Role

You'll play a key role in designing and developing automation that accelerates patching, upgrades, and infrastructure changes while improving resilience and reducing risk. Working within a highly skilled engineering team, you'll help strengthen pre and post-change validation, enhance observability, and support the continuous improvement of automation capabilities.

Technology Stack

• Linux/UNIX
• Python
• Ansible
• Apache Airflow
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Loki
• VMware
• F5

What We're Looking For

• We're looking for engineers with:
• Strong Linux/UNIX administration fundamentals
• Experience building infrastructure automation using Python and/or Ansible
• A solid understanding of systems administration and networking
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and automation tooling

We're particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following:

• UNIX and F5 technologies
• VMware or other virtualisation platforms
• Enterprise infrastructure automation

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working and expensed wider travel
• The opportunity to work on large-scale, business-critical infrastructure
• A collaborative environment focused on automation, innovation, and continuous improvement

To be Considered:

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