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.