Linux System Engineer

Source Group International

  • Milton Keynes
  • £700-800 per day
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
We are partnered with a high-performing technology organisation that builds complex, large-scale systems, and they are looking for an experienced Linux Systems Engineer to join their infrastructure team. This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in their Central London office.What you'll be doing:
  • Auditing and documenting existing build servers, scripts, and Ansible playbooks
  • Mapping dependencies across Linux configuration, Ansible, Packer, and AWS AMI pipelines
  • Refactoring and modularising Ansible playbooks and Packer templates for efficiency and scalability
  • Designing and implementing automated functional test suites (e.g. Testinfra, InSpec) and integrating them into CI pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
  • Producing runbooks and knowledge transfer documentation to support wider adoption across the organisation
Key skills required:
  • Strong Linux engineering background, including systems, networking, storage, and security hardening
  • Expertise in Ansible (idempotent playbooks, multi-distro support)
  • Hands-on experience with Packer (HCL/JSON templates, caching, builders vs. provisioners)
  • AWS knowledge (EC2, AMI lifecycle, snapshotting, launch permissions)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
  • Exposure to functional testing frameworks such as Testinfra or InSpec
What's on offer:
  • Competitive salary + benefits package
  • Flexible hybrid working (2 days onsite in Central London)
  • The chance to work on technically complex, mission-critical systems in a collaborative engineering environment
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