Linux Systems Administrator
***This role is offering remote working, 2 days a week remote 3 days in the office (hybrid)***
Are you a seasoned Linux Systems Administrator looking to elevate your career within the FinTech (Financial Technology) / financial services space? This role offers an exceptional platform to showcase and expand your expertise within a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation.
Benefits (not exhaustive list)
* Competitive salary
* 25 days annual leave - not including bank holidays
* Private medical insurance
* Flexible working hours
* Company pension
* Group Policies – Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness
* Discretionary bonus
* Share Incentive Plan
* Electric Car Scheme
* Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policy
* Our client actively encourages diversity, equality and inclusion within its workforce and welcomes applications from a diverse background.
* Equal opportunities: My client is an equal-opportunities employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Why This Role Stands Out
* Professional Growth: Join a team where continuous learning is encouraged. Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that will keep your skills sharp and relevant.
* Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a diverse group of talented professionals who are passionate about technology. Share knowledge and innovate together in a supportive setting.
* Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive remuneration package that recognises and rewards your skills and experience.
* Work-Life Balance: Benefit from flexible working arrangements that respect your personal time and commitments, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
Role Overview
My client is looking to hire a keen Linux system administrator. The prospective candidate will be part of a highly technical team working to maintain and enhance the existing trading platforms as well as supporting clients with their implementation of Technology solutions. This is a key role with huge scope to learn new skills and work with multiple teams.
Responsibilities and Duties
* The successful candidate will be part of a team of highly experienced Linux Sysadmins 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 (RPM, Kickstart, 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 Exchange Technology clients through the lifecycle of the implementation process:
* Initial specifications/RFP
* Installation/knowledge transfer/on-site support
* Integration with clients' own existing systems – work with their infrastructure teams as well as our projects and dev team to provide solutions.
* Assist the internal 1st line Linux support team where necessary:
* Supporting the exchange platforms during market hours, troubleshooting operational issues or assisting with upgrades.
* Participation in the support rota (early/late shift) coverage from 7am to 6.30pm may be required during busy periods.
* Train/Mentor the 1st line team to improve their skills.
* Provide Linux support and assistance to DevOps team.
* Prepare and maintain up-to-date documentation.
* Out-of-hours work will be required on occasion, including ad-hoc datacentre visits.
Required Skills/Experience
* Ideally 6+ years 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 desirable.
* Scripting with Python and bash essential, other languages a bonus.
* Prior experience with cloud environments desirable (AWS/GCP). Terraform experience a bonus but not necessary.
* Database administration in replicated environments (MySQL, Elastic, etc.), able to craft basic SQL queries.
* Webserver technologies, nginx, NodeJS, JavaScript, Python, Tomcat.
* Packaging and maintaining software in an RPM based environment.
* Building and maintaining RH based systems - PXEboot, kickstart, DNS, Ansible, RH Satellite highly desirable.
* Advanced networking skills via NetworkManager - VLANs, routing, load balancing, multicast, etc. desirable.
* Experience with backup systems (Veeam or similar).
* Proficiency with virtualisation software and configuration (e.g. VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox).
* Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to interact with multiple technical teams at different organisations.
* Strong analytical and organizational skills, with passionate attention to detail.
* Demonstrate good judgement in solving problems as well as identifying problems in advance and proposing solutions.
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