Our client is a market leader among global exchange operators with expertise to drive the global marketplace forward through product innovation and trading solutions and they are looking for a Linux System Engineerto join their expanding team in London.

Summary:

• The successful candidate will be a member of the London infrastructure team that is responsible for administering, maintaining, and supporting Linux and storage systems.

• The primary responsibility is for London based systems; however, the role is also part a global Linux team and will work very closely with US colleagues to ensure all work is done in a globally consistent manner

Role & Responsibilities:

• All operational duties both first and second line including working shift hours between 7am-6pm

• All systems administration tasks on the Linux estate

• Hardware administration of Linux servers

• Administer storage solutions for both production, archive and corporate systems

• Administer, maintain and enhance monitoring & management tools

Requirements:

Mandatory:

• Advanced knowledge of Linux, particularly RHEL

• Experience of working practices required for a mission critical, zero downtime environment

• Good knowledge of server hardware

• Strong scripting skills with the ability to automate monitoring and management

• Experience of configuration management (Salt build RPMs, deploy updates)

• Experience with performance management tools

• Highly methodical and analytical approach to problem solving

• Dedication to quality and attention to detail

• Team player, builds positive relationships at all levels both locally and globally

• Able to work remotely for support and change implementation

Desirable

• Advanced knowledge of SAN storage systems

• Experience with virtualisation technology

• Good networking and security competence