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Job Summary
Linux Systems Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Location: Dublin Ireland (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent Full-Time
We are partnering with a leading Irish wealth management organisation to appoint an experienced Linux Systems Engineer / DevOps Engineer to join their Information Systems function. This role will sit at the core of the firms Linux hosting and cloud infrastructure supporting business-critical platforms in a highly regulated financial services environment.
The Role
In this role you will take ownership of the day-to-day operation stability and security of the Linux hosting environment working closely with internal technology teams and third-party vendors. You will be responsible for incident and request management system administration automation monitoring and continuous improvement of DevOps standards and practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage incidents service requests and other ticket types associated with the Linux hosting environment ensuring adherence to defined SLAs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across ICT services in collaboration with Information Systems colleagues.
- Perform daily Linux system administration activities ensuring systems and servers are operating optimally.
- Administer and support enterprise Linux environments including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and container platforms.
- Manage and monitor cloud-based infrastructure primarily within Microsoft Azure.
- Maintain system performance availability security and resilience through proactive monitoring and alerting.
- Ensure Linux environments are fully patched and compliant with security and feature updates.
- Support and enhance automation using tools such as Ansible and scripting.
- Work closely with third-party vendors on support upgrades and issue resolution.
- Contribute to the development implementation and enforcement of DevOps policies standards and procedures.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing ensuring backup and recovery procedures are current and effective.
Technical Environment
- Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8; RHEL 10 upgrade planned)
- Container Platform: Red Hat OpenShift on Azure (ARO)
- Automation: Ansible Automation Platform Automation Hub Bash scripting
- Version Control: Git (Bitbucket) SVN
- Collaboration & Tooling: Jira Confluence
- CI/CD: Jenkins SonarQube Sonatype
- Security: Rapid7 Aqua Security OSSEC
- Monitoring: Opsview Prometheus
- Logging: EFK Loki Splunk
- Cloud: Microsoft Azure
Requirements
Experience & Background
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a Linux Systems Engineering DevOps or similar role.
- Strong hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux environments.
- Preious experience within financial services or other highly regulated environments is highly desirable.
- Proven experience working with third-party vendors and managed service providers.
Technical Skills
- Advanced knowledge of Linux concepts administration and troubleshooting.
- Experience supporting containerised platforms and cloud-based infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of DevOps best practices monitoring logging and automation.
- Knowledge of security controls patching and system hardening within Linux environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern development tooling.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Air Freight
- Accounting & Finance
- Electrical Commissioning
- General Services
- Civil Engineering
- Linux
