Linux and AWS Engineer

  • X4 Group
  • Watford, Hertfordshire
  • 01/01/2022
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

A leading wearable technology company are on the lookout for an experienced Linux and AWS Engineer to take up a senior technical role in their infrastructure team on a permanent basis. The Linux and AWS Engineer would be joining an established team who take ownership of the design, development, implementation, optimisation and support of their hybrid AWS and Linux platforms, being responsible for building and maintaining highly secure environments for clients and internal teams.

This position is based on site in NW London, and requires all applicants to be eligible for UK Security Clearance (UK residence for 5 years or more).

The Linux and AWS Engineer would be heavily involved in the following:

  • Design, deployment and ongoing administration of the hybrid Linux and AWS platforms
  • Infrastructure as code and configuration management based automation
  • Implementation and optimisation of security and monitoring solutions in line with compliance standards
  • Continual development and optimisation of infrastructure and network availability and security
  • Providing senior level technical support to developers, client teams and internal users

Linux and AWS Engineer - Essential Experience:

  • Eligibility for UK Security Clearance
  • 5+ years' Linux engineering / systems administration experience
  • Experience building and managing AWS infrastructure
  • Previous work with Ansible and Terraform

Experience with the following would be a plus:

  • AWS Certifications
  • Network and database engineering as part of a Linux or Windows infrastructure stack
  • Strong Ubuntu / Debian background
  • PHP development or LAMP stack administration