Linux Administrator

+ 6 month initial contract + extensions

+ Stevenage based

+ £70-£76 per hour

+ Inside IR35

+ SC Cleared

Key Skills:

+ RHEL

+ Ansible

Specific Responsibilities/Tasks, within the project:

Develop and implement a build environment.
Deploy and configuring servers.
Document the deployment platform and server configuration.
Security hardening systems.
Work with business stakeholders to identify their requirements and expected outcome.
Collaborate with subject matter experts to select the relevant sources of information.
Identify the right tools to deliver an appropriate solution.
Work with other IT teams to support service integration, and retention requirements based on the input of the business.
Work with Security to ensure that solutions comply with regulatory and security policies.

Essential -

Experience developing and improving Ansible playbooks and roles; specifically as part of a build process.
Shell Scripting (bash/python/perl/ksh...)
Revision control tools e.g. Git, Subversion (SVN), Bitbucket, Mercurial
RHEL Administration
Management of Red Hat Satellite
An understanding of TCP/IP networking
Experience supporting systems running databases
Linux administrator of at least 5 years of experience

Desirable -

Implementation of Linux Directory Services (LDAP), specifically with respect to Linux/Windows integration
LVM
OS Hardening
Storage products (Netapp/EVA)
VMWARE