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The Linux Engineer is responsible for installing and monitoring Unix/Linux open-source operating systems and specific applications according to NCIRC NCSC standards. The role involves resolving user issues, addressing change management requests, and identifying potential issues by implementing protective and security measures. The Linux Engineer reports to the Linux Team Head to support underlying platforms and engineers within the ENABLE Branch.
Responsibilities:
* Install and monitor Unix/Linux open-source operating systems and specific applications.
* Resolve user issues, address change management requests, and identify potential issues by implementing protective and security measures.
* Perform scheduled checks of the NCSC enterprise Linux environments, including health checks and auditing of system logs to ensure performance and availability meet established service levels.
* Support the Engineering team with software deployment.
* Share knowledge and support communication with all engineering teams
* Perform daily work using SSH, Ansible, packaging, Python, and BASH scripts to operate NCSC physical and virtual environments (deploy, consolidate, migrate).
* Troubleshoot system issues, analyse log files, and perform performance tuning on Linux servers.
* Perform other duties as may be required.
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
* 5 years of experience with Linux server administration, including installation, packaging, configuration, and maintenance, especially on RHEL and Ubuntu.
* Software engineering skills, including programming and/or scripting knowledge in Python and Bash/Shell scripting.
* 2 years of experience with Red Hat Ansible.
* Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMWare.
* 1 year of previous experience in NATO environments.
* Understanding of security best practices and experience in implementing security measures on Linux systems (e.g., firewalls, encryption, access control).
* Desirable:
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RCSA) preferred or similar.
- Strong understanding of Red Hat Satellite.
- Supporting the DevOps approach in large organization.
- Continuous learning and staying updated with the latest trends and technologies in the Linux ecosystem.
- Proven ability to understand and design how different system layers (Application, Container, Network and Infra) work together and interact
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