Linux Engineer Degree

London, England – 12‑Month Industrial Placement

G‑Research is looking for a proactive, curious student to join our Linux Engineering team within the Enterprise Infrastructure function. The placement will run for 12 months and focuses on the design, build, and support of Linux platforms that underpin our research and compute environments.

• Build, release and maintain RHEL and Ubuntu OS images.
• Automate OS builds and deployments using Ansible and CI/CD pipelines.
• Operate provisioning and lifecycle tooling such as PXE boot, Kickstart and cloud‑init.
• Contribute to Linux security, patching and compliance initiatives.
• Support the development of APIs, databases and packaging.
• Enhance platform observability and troubleshoot infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to integrate new features and improve performance.

• Enrolled on a Computer Science, Mathematics or related sandwich degree programme (graduation expected 2028).
• Predicted 2:1 or above (or equivalent).
• Good understanding of Linux systems, RHEL and Ubuntu.
• Basic scripting or automation experience with Python, Ansible and Bash.
• Familiarity with version control using Git.
• Solid grasp of networking, file systems and computer system fundamentals.
• Interest in system reliability, platform performance and infrastructure.

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code or Dev Ops practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins.
• Exposure to Linux internals, boot process, modules and tuning.
• Knowledge of virtualisation or containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Interest in Open Stack, AWS or hybrid cloud platforms.
• A personal home lab or self‑driven experimentation.
• Aware of the financial services or HPC industry.

• 30 day annual leave.
• 9% company pension contributions.
• Daily lunch (via Just Eat for Business) and a dedicated barista bar.
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance.
• Cycling scheme.
• Monthly remote work allowance.
• Informal dress code and work/life balance.

Internship / Placement.

London, England, United Kingdom.