Linux Redhat Engineer-SME-DV Cleared-South West-700 a day

  • SmartSourcing Ltd
  • 09/10/2025
Contractor Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Linux Redhat Infrastructure Engineers/System Administrators, Linux Infrastructure Specialists, DV (Developed Vetting) clearance, are required by our client based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, West Country, South West. (commutable from the Midlands).

12 month contract with possibility of extension.

Daily Rate up to 700 a day-umbrella (dependent upon experience).

Working in a DV Security Cleared environment, You, must hold a current DV clearance due to the urgency of the role or be eligible.

As the Linux SME, you will offer experience of the following:

RedHat Satellite

MongoDb

Docker

Splunk

Networking

Ace

As the Linux Infrastructure Specialist, You'll help design, build and maintain secure, scalable Linux infrastructure in high-assurance environments. Your work will span both physical and virtual platforms and You'll play a key role in ensuring systems are stable, secure, and up to date.

Key responsibilities:

Managing and supporting RedHat Linux systems (v6 v7) Developing Shell Scripts in Linux/UNIX environments Working with AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch) Leveraging Kubernetes and Terraform for orchestration and IaC Handling disk/volume management (LVM, RAID), and maintaining Dell server hardware (BIOS, iDRAC, cabling)

Solid hands-on experience with RedHat Linux (certification not essential)

Shell Scripting capability (Bash, KornShell, etc.) Cloud exposure - AWS preferred Infrastructure-as-Code skills - Terraform, Kubernetes

Understanding of RAID levels, storage management and LVM

Experience working with server racks and Dell hardware

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