Linux Administrator

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: June 30 2026
Work Setup: On-site (presence required as needed with occasional travel to the Airbus site) SC clearance (UK sole national) required

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Linux Administrator to support the engineering infrastructure of a major organization in the aerospace sector. The role focuses on Linux-based systems across multiple network layers providing processing storage and memory resources essential for complex simulation activities. The position also involves application maintenance incident and request management and daily collaboration with internal teams other suppliers and a range of client stakeholders.

What you will do: 

• Provide application support including installation configuration and upgrades.
• Provision High Performance Computing (HPC) resources primarily for engineering and simulation workloads (e.g. Matlab).
• Perform infrastructure administration across Red Hat Linux Kickstart and VMware systems.
• Coordinate information management in partnership with data center and network support groups.
• Conduct hardware diagnostics and troubleshooting activities.
• Develop and maintain shell scripts for automation and operational efficiency.
• Manage investigate and resolve support tickets in alignment with SLA requirements.
• Perform system updates including applications middleware and databases.

Qualifications :

• Extensive hands-on experience with Linux Administration (RHEL or similar).
• Strong practical experience with Ansible.
• Strong understanding and practical usage of network protocols.
• Strong applied experience using Git.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Working knowledge of Red Hat IDM VMware and Podman.
• Desirable skills include Jenkins SAN concepts Red Hat Satellite Server infrastructure monitoring (CheckMK) thirdparty software installation legacy CENTOS GitLab basics and LDAP/Active Directory.
• Must hold sole British citizenship and be eligible for SC clearance.

Additional Information :

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract