Linux / Unix Engineer - Ftc - Investment Banking

Job DescriptionYou can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.Senior Linux / Unix Engineer12-Month Fixed Term Contract | London (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)An opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Linux Engineer to join a lean infrastructure team supporting business-critical systems in a BAU-heavy environment.This is a replacement hire, ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, stability work, and improving automation within traditional on-prem estates, with exposure to cloud as the platform evolves.Key responsibilitiesSupport and maintain RHEL and Solaris environments (100-200 VMs)BAU support, incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysisBuild, patch, upgrade, and lifecycle management of Linux/Unix serversImprove automation and reduce manual operational tasksSupport infrastructure for critical financial applicationsParticipate in occasional weekend project work and a light on-call rotaTechnical environmentRHEL 7/8/9, Solaris 11Ansible automationPython and/or Bash scriptingDocker / Podman containersGrafana and monitoring toolsPredominantly on-prem, with early AWS adoption underwaySkills & experience requiredStrong senior-level Linux/Unix administration experienceHands-on experience with Ansible and scripting (Python/Bash)Comfortable working in lean teams with high ownershipExperience supporting production environments and BAU workloadsExposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred) is beneficial but not essentialWorking pattern & benefits12-month fixed term contractHybrid working: 3 days onsite / 2 days remoteLight on-call requirement (approx. 1-2 calls per month)Technically varied role with genuine ownershipOpportunity to influence automation and future cloud directionInterview processTeam interviewFace-to-face interviewHR conversationInterviews commencing mid-late next week. xdjnayx Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment