Global financial institution based in the City of London is seeking a Windows/Linux Systems Administrator for 6 months inside IR35 contract with scope for extension.
This is a hybrid position (2-3 days in the London office), offering a rate of £550 to £700 per day (inside IR35).
Required Skills/Experience
* Strong system administration experience within a RedHat (or RH derivative such as CentOS / Rocky Linux) based environment.
* Proficiency with Build, CI/CD systems and especially GIT.
* Previous experience with low latency systems or financial experience is desirable.
* Scripting with Python and bash; other languages is a bonus.
* Prior experience with cloud environments desirable (AWS / GCP). Terraform experience is a bonus but not necessary.
* Packaging and maintaining software in an RPM based environment.
* Proficiency with virtualization software and configuration (e.g. VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox).
Job Overview
* The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for the smooth running of all internal systems (Exchange platforms) and associated systems:
* Deployment and Maintenance of Software/OS/hardware using systems and configuration management tools (RH Satellite, Ansible, etc.).
* Systems capacity planning; creating and maintaining a scalable system for Dev, QA, Test, and Production environments.
* Manage backups and archiving systems/scripts.
* Patching/patch plans and implementation.
* Manage monitoring systems such as SolarWinds / Nagios.
* Assist the internal 1st-line Linux support team where required.
* Supporting the platforms during market opening hours, troubleshooting operational issues, or assisting with upgrades.
* Assist the company’s Exchange Technology clients through the lifecycle of the implementation process:
* Initial specifications / RFP
* Installation/knowledge transfer / on-site support
* Integration with clients existing systems – work with their infrastructure teams as well as any projects.
* Provide Linux support and assistance to the DevOps team.
* Prepare and maintain up-to-date documentation.
If this sounds like a good fit and you would like to hear more information, please email your CV in word format to cvs@marcusdonald.com.
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