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Posted 21 July, 2026

Linux (RHEL) Engineer - SC Cleared

VIQU IT Recruitment
London, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Linux RHEL Engineer - SC Cleared - Inside IR35 - Hybrid 2/3 days per week

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My client seeks to recruit an experienced Linux engineer - support in maintenance, upgrades and general house keeping

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Core Competencies

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  • Previous experience in a technical position within Linux platform support and/or delivery
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  • Familiarity with request, problem and project management processes and tools
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  • Detail oriented, process driven, highly innovative mindset, with deeply engrained sense of ownership for the projects delivered
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  • Adept at stakeholder communications, from senior level to domain-wide engagement events
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  • A broad and deep understanding of best practice in applying appropriate processes, technologies, and resources to deliver a high quality solutions
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  • Experienced in managing risk, compliance, audit and security obligations, including implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity procedures
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Mandatory Technical Skills

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  • Experience of managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux production systems (RHEL 7 through to 10)
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  • Experience of using scripting to automate tasks
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  • Planning and prioritising of project delivery activities
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  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
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  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
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  • Experience with virtualisation technologies (Linux under VMWare)
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  • Experience of working within the ITIL framework
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  • Experience of managing systems with RHN satellite
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Desirable

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  • Experience with JBoss
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  • Linux performance tuning skills
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  • Experience with Linux failover clustering
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  • Experience of Kerberos in regards to securing Linux applications and AD integration.
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  • Experience of Cisco UCS hardware.
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  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning and execution
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  • Proven skills in aligning IT with organisational drivers
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  • Industry awareness to identify improvement opportunities and implement them across
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  • the services and processes incorporated within the domain
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  • General knowledge of all areas of IT application and infrastructure
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  • Detailed understanding of processes and systems within the domain of expertise
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  • Knowledge of Puppet or similar configuration management tools
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  • Knowledge of ‘big data’ platforms, e.g. Horton Works, Hadoop etc.
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