Server Engineer (Linux)

Global financial institution based in the City of London is seeking a Server Engineer for a 6-month inside IR35 contract with scope for extension and/or conversion to permanent.

This is a fully remote (UK based) position (occasional team meet ups in the London office), offering a rate of £450 to £550 per day (inside IR35).

This role will involve working a weekly rotating shift pattern (7am-3pm, 9am-5pm, 10am-6pm).

Required Skills/Experience

1. Good/Strong system administration experience within a Linux RedHat environment.
2. A background in VMWare is preferred.
3. Any experience of Windows server is a bonus.
4. Proficiency with build, CI/CD systems and especially GIT.
5. Previous experience with low latency systems and financial background.
6. Scripting with Python and bash languages is a bonus.
7. Prior experience with cloud environments desirable (AWS / GCP). Terraform experience is a bonus.
8. Webserver technologies, nginx, NodeJS, JavaScript, Python, Tomcat.
9. Packaging and maintaining software in an RPM based environment.

Job Overview

1. The successful candidate will be part of a small team responsible for the smooth running of all internal systems (Exchange platforms) and associated systems.
2. Deployment and maintenance of Software/OS/hardware using systems and configuration management tools (RH Satellite, Ansible, etc.).
3. Systems capacity planning; creating and maintaining a scalable system for Dev, QA, Test, and Production environments.
4. Manage backups and archiving systems/scripts.
5. Patching/patch plans and implementation.
6. Manage monitoring systems such as SolarWinds / Nagios.
7. Assist the internal 1st-line Linux support team where required.
8. Supporting the platforms during market opening hours, troubleshooting operational issues, or assisting with upgrades.
9. Assist the company’s Exchange Technology clients through the lifecycle of the implementation process:
10. Initial specifications / RFP
11. Installation/knowledge transfer / on-site support
12. Integration with client's existing systems – work with their infrastructure teams as well as any projects.
13. Provide Linux support and assistance to the DevOps team.
14. Prepare and maintain up-to-date documentation.

If this sounds like a good fit and you would like to hear more information then please email your CV in word format to cvs@marcusdonald.com.