Windows/Linux Systems Administrator

Marcus Donald People Limited
Published
November 6, 2024
Location
London, United Kingdom
Job Type
Salary
£550 - £700 per day

Description

Global financial instituion based in the City of London is seeking a Windows/Linux Systems Administrator for 6 months inside IR35 contract with scope for extension.

This is a hybrid position (2-3 days in the London office), offering a rate of £550 to £700 per day (inside IR35)

Required Skills/Experience

  • Strong system administration experience within a RedHat (or RH derivative such as CentOS / Rocky Linux) based environment.
  • Proficiency with Build, CI/CD systems and especially GIT.
  • Previous experience with low latency systems or financial experience is desirable.
  • Scripting with Python and bash other languages is a bonus.
  • Prior experience with cloud environments desirable (AWS / GCP). Terraform experience is a bonus but not necessary.
  • Webserver technologies, nginx, NodeJS, JavaScript, Python, Tomcat.
  • Packaging and maintaining software in an RPM based environment.
  • Proficiency with virtualisation software and configuration (e.g. VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox)

Job Overview

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

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

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