Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground-breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Regular and frequent promotion and progression opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year; no one off annual reviews here
• A multitude of training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs as well as the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, 1 month paid paternity leave, 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday, a gym discount scheme, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

IBM is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Linux Engineer to join our team on a significant public sector project. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of Linux systems, with a proven track record in managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing complex Linux environments. This role requires a professional who can effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, exhibit strong problem-solving skills, and demonstrate a commitment to security and compliance requirements inherent to public sector projects.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performance Linux infrastructures.
• Lead in-depth system analyses, troubleshooting, and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Collaborate with system administrators, network engineers, and other stakeholders to optimize system performance and enhance security.
• Develop and enforce best practice guidelines for Linux system administration and security.
• Oversee and guide junior engineers, providing mentorship and technical training as needed.
• Conduct regular system audits to ensure adherence to security standards and compliance regulations.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending improvements to the current infrastructure.
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical system support and issue resolution outside normal business hours.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent years of experience in the industry.
• Hands-on experience in a Linux system engineering role.
• Expertise in at least two of the following distributions: Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, or SUSE.
• Proven experience in automating tasks using scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl.
• In-depth understanding of network protocols, services, and standards including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and SSH.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM) and containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Comprehensive understanding of storage solutions including NFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud) is a plus.
• Possess relevant certifications such as RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator), or Linux+ from CompTIA. Additional certifications in cloud platforms or security domains would be beneficial.
• Experience working in a public sector environment.

• Knowledge of IBM's public sector projects and related technologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a customer-centric approach.

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