Adecco
Linux Platform Engineer / Linux Systems Administrator
6 Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Hybrid Working
A leading telecommunications company is looking for an experienced Linux Platform Engineer to support and enhance a large-scale, high-availability customer platform.
Working within an Agile operations team, you'll be responsible for Linux administration, platform maintenance, patching, deployments, capacity management, incident resolution, and supporting the evolution of a next-generation platform.
Essential Skills
- Linux Systems Administration
- Experience supporting large-scale, high-availability environments
- VMware
- Docker, Podman or container technologies
- Strong operational support and troubleshooting experience
- Security-focused approach to platform management
Desirable Skills
- Bash scripting
- SQL
- Kafka, Cassandra or Hazelcast
- Monitoring tools (e.g. CheckMK, Selenium)
- IP Networking and RADIUS
- SIEM tools
If you have a strong Linux infrastructure background and experience supporting enterprise-scale platforms, we'd like to hear from you.
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