Linux Engineer

Job Title: Linux Engineer

Location: Flexible with remote and on-site possibilities

Day Rate: £300-350/day (OUTSIDE IR35)

Contract Length: 3 months (extendable)

Linux Engineer - Role & Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure and support Linux infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain Puppet configurations and Shell scripts to automate deployment, administration and operational tasks.
• Work on Linux infrastructure projects, including new Linux builds, upgrades and migrations to newer versions.
• Manage and improve enterprise monitoring, responding to alerts and developing monitoring rules/scripts where required.
• Provide BAU support and troubleshooting, investigating incidents, maintaining system availability and ensuring infrastructure is secure, documented and compliant.

Linux Engineer - Required Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Linux Engineer / Systems Engineer, ideally within an enterprise environment.
• Strong Linux administration and engineering skills, particularly Ubuntu and/or other major Linux distributions.
• Hands-on experience with Puppet and configuration management, with strong Shell/Bash scripting and automation skills.
• Good understanding of networking and enterprise monitoring, including TCP/IP, DNS, SNMP and monitoring tools.
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure, ideally Azure, with some Windows/Active Directory experience advantageous but not essential.

Interviews: October 2026

Start Date: November 2026

How to Apply:

Apply to Gary Hargreaves at X4 Technology to learn more about the role or connect with me on LinkedIn to hear about regular job updates available with X4 Technology