Senior RedHat Linux Engineer

Title:

Senior Red Hat Linux Engineer

Location:

Wokingham / Hybrid - 2/3 days per week onsite

Duration: 6 months

Rate: £368 per day inside ir35

SC Clearance is required for this role.

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Red Hat Linux Engineer to lead the design, build, and ongoing management of enterprise Linux platforms within a dynamic, customer-focused IT environment.

The Role

You will take ownership of our Red Hat ecosystem, leading a small team of subject matter experts while remaining technically hands-on. You will design, implement, and support resilient enterprise infrastructure, ensuring stability, automation, and continuous improvement across services.

Working within an ITIL / Dev Sec Ops -based support model, you will engage directly with customers, produce high-quality documentation, and ensure critical systems remain secure, optimised, and highly available.

Knowledge, Experience & Technical Expertise

Proven track record in the design, build, and management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, 9, and 10
Strong experience designing and managing:
Red Hat Satellite
Ansible Automation Platform
Experience managing VMware environments
Demonstrated leadership of a small team of Red Hat SMEs
Strong understanding of network protocols and topologies
Extensive customer-facing experience within an IT service environment
Experience supporting business-critical, real-time systems with high availability requirements
Methodical, positive, and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
Proven accountability in driving issues through to successful resolution
Ability to produce clear, high-quality technical documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working independently and collaboratively within high-performing small-to-medium teams

Essential Experience

Proven experience in a production IT environment managing:
Enterprise infrastructure
Hardware platforms
Hosting services
Network environments
Ability to write and review architectural design documentation
Strong awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies, with the ability to apply them to evolving architectural requirements