Linux Engineer - Onsite - Security Cleared - Government - £560 pd

Linux Engineer

One of our government clients is looking for an experienced Linux Engineer to join them for a 6 month contract. They are offering £560 per day INSIDE IR35.

Our client is based near Milton Keynes - commutable from Northampton, East Midlands, Bedford, Luton or Central London. As you will support a secret classification customer service with a high dependency on system access from site, this role will require 5 days onsite working per week.

This role is working in a Security Cleared environment. You will need to be SC or DV (developed vetting) cleared or eligible to undertake SC or DV Security Clearance.

Experience:

• Agile ITIL Foundation level/relevant experience
• Practitioner level knowledge of hardware, software and systems being supported
• Substantial experience in relevant roles, including technologies in an enterprise environment, and of working within a secure environment
• Experience in a high-pressured, fast-paced team

Technologies Required:

• Linux/Ubuntu/Debian/Red Hat
• SAN/backup Storage
• OS Installation and Maintenance for Linux Platforms
• VMware platform experience
• Apache/NBINX Server Installation
• AWS
• Shell Scripting
• TCP/IP Network Knowledge

Skills:

• Programming and build
• Systems operations
• Problem-solving
• Analyse, interrogate and evaluate data
• Draft/author professional/technical documents
• Interpret professional/technical documents
• Problem management
• Incident management
• Change and release management

BAU On-Call Working practices

A flat fee is payable for completing an on-call shift of £50 for a 12 hour weekday shift (7pm - 7am) and £100 paid for a 24 hour weekend or bank holiday shift (7.00am - 7.00am) whether the individual is called upon or not.

If you think you would be a good fit for this role, please apply here. We look forward to hearing from you!

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