Linux Automation Engineer

Linux Automation Engineer

12 month contract - inside IR35

We are seeking an experienced Linux Automation Engineer to join a critical enterprise platform team. This is a hands-on role focused on supporting and enhancing a large-scale Linux infrastructure, maintaining existing automation frameworks, and driving improvements across production environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring platform stability, operational excellence, and the ongoing evolution of automation and platform engineering capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance existing automation solutions developed using Perl, Python, Shell Scripting, and related technologies.
• Support and administer Linux-based production environments, ensuring high levels of availability, performance, and reliability.
• Design, develop, and optimise automation workflows to improve operational efficiency and minimise manual intervention.
• Investigate and resolve complex infrastructure, application, and network-related issues across enterprise-scale environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and version control processes to enable consistent and repeatable software builds and deployments.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and support teams to manage incidents, implement solutions, and drive continuous service improvement.
• Support business-critical database-backed applications and services, including troubleshooting and maintenance activities where required.
• Participate in technical design, architecture discussions, and platform modernisation initiatives.
• Contribute to operational best practices, documentation, and knowledge-sharing across teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting experience, particularly within RHEL or equivalent enterprise Linux environments.
• Proven Scripting and automation expertise using Perl, Python, Bash, or Korn Shell.
• Experience supporting and maintaining production applications and services within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Git-based development workflows and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.
• Good knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Ability to work independently while engaging effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience operating within large-scale, regulated, or mission-critical environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with enterprise storage technologies, including NetApp and SAN solutions.
• Knowledge of authentication and security technologies such as Kerberos and SPNEGO.
• Exposure to databases including PostgreSQL and SQLite.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies, containerisation platforms, and modern platform engineering practices.
• Experience supporting Legacy systems while contributing to modernisation and transformation programmes.
• Understanding of infrastructure automation and configuration management concepts.