2 of 2 Contract Linux Specialist Jobs in the UK

Senior Linux Infrastructure Specialist- Higher Education/Research/HPC Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer with strong skills in, Linux, Red Hat, Bash scripting and expereince of workign within High Performance research computer is urgently needed for our prestigious Russell Group London University client. You'll be working at the heart of a research-focused IT team … supporting and migrating critical Linux-based infrastructure that underpins scientific and academic computing. Senior Linux Infrastructure Specialist- Higher Education/Research/HPC – Essential Expereince • Strong experience with Linux/Unix systems administration • Hands-on knowledge of Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu • Proficiency in Bash scripting • Experience in research computing environments or HPC • Previous experience working in … Higher Education or academic institutions • Comfortable working on both day-to-day support and infrastructure migration projects Senior Linux Infrastructure Specialist- Higher Education/Research/HPC – Responsibilities • Providing 2nd/3rd-line Linux system support (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) • Leading or contributing to migration projects across Linux environments • Supporting and maintaining HPC and research computing More ❯

Contract Role: Linux Engineer & Ansible Automation Specialist Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite) Rate: £600–£700 per day (Inside IR35) Length: 6-month contract A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Ansible Automation Specialist to join their Enterprise Technology team. This hands-on role will focus on uplifting Ansible usage, enhancing automation workflows, and improving … infrastructure security and reliability across a Linux environment. Key Responsibilities: Refactor and optimise Ansible playbooks and roles for maintainability, security, and robustness Improve pre-checks, conditional logic, error handling, and reporting Integrate with secret management systems such as CyberArk and Ansible Vault Enhance Ansible inventory management and automation scheduling Build reusable templates for ad-hoc tasks and remediation Develop … automation for CIS compliance and reporting Contribute to Molecule testing environments for Ansible roles Collaborate with Linux, Infrastructure, and InfoSec teams Essential Skills & Experience: Expert-level understanding of Ansible Core and CLI Strong background in Linux systems engineering and automation Proven track record of writing secure, idempotent, and testable playbooks Experience with secret management tools (e.g. CyberArk, Ansible More ❯