Infrastructure Engineer (Linux & Server Hardware)
Contract: Infrastructure Engineer (Linux Administration & Server Hardware)
Location: Glasgow (hybrid - 3 days onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: Negotiable (Inside IR35 via umbrella solution)
Reference: 20460
Seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise environment. This role centres on troubleshooting complex system and platform issues, while contributing to the ongoing improvement of operational processes and tooling.
This is a hands-on position, ideal for someone comfortable working across Linux-based systems and underlying Server Hardware. You will be involved in incident resolution, problem analysis, and driving improvements to system reliability and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate and resolve escalated infrastructure and platform incidents across Linux-based environments
- Perform low-level troubleshooting across physical server hardware and associated technologies
- Utilise remote management tools (out-of-band/lights-out) for diagnostics and recovery
- Take ownership of incidents end-to-end, from triage through to resolution and post-incident review
- Collaborate with engineering and support teams to identify root causes and implement fixes
- Develop and maintain runbooks and operational documentation
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, reducing incident frequency and recovery times
- Build or enhance scripts/tools to automate repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills
- Solid understanding of server hardware (eg disks, RAID, NICs, firmware) and failure modes
- Experience with remote management technologies (eg iDRAC, iLO, IPMI, Redfish)
- Proven ability to manage and resolve incidents in a production environment
- Familiarity with reliability concepts such as SLIs/SLOs, monitoring, and incident metrics
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience producing clear technical documentation and runbooks
Desirable Skills
- Scripting or automation experience (eg Bash, Python)
- Exposure to virtualisation or container platforms
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools
Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.