IT & Software

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux)

LinuxRecruit

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Senior Infrastructure Engineer role, you will help design, deploy, and operate core systems for a London-based fibre network disruptor. You’ll manage a mix of hypervisors, VMs, containers, and bare-metal environments, while building automation, monitoring, and tooling to keep systems scalable and secure. You’ll work with Linux/Unix, scripting (Python preferred; Bash or PowerShell), and Windows where needed. You’ll leverage virtualization, container orchestration, and observability stacks to ensure reliability. This is a hands-on role in a collaborative culture with ambitious growth and tangible impact.

Responsibilities
  • Design, deploy, and operate core infrastructure systems
  • Maintain hypervisors, VMs, containers, and bare-metal environments
  • Build out automation, monitoring, and tooling for scalability and reliability
  • Work with Linux/Unix systems and scripting languages (Python preferred)
  • Collaborate on virtualization, container orchestration, and observability stacks
  • Utilize configuration management tools to manage infrastructure
Key requirements
  • Proven experience with Linux/Unix systems (RedHat or Debian based)
  • Scripting in Python (preferred), Bash, or PowerShell
  • Familiarity with Windows environments
  • Experience with virtualization and container orchestration
  • Experience building and managing monitoring/observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
  • Proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible or Puppet)
  • Ownership of complex technical challenges
  • Problem-solving mindset
  • Collaborative team player
  • Linux/Unix administration (RedHat or Debian)
  • Python, Bash, PowerShell scripting
  • Windows familiarity

Reference: WJ-747_31169527

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