Linux Engineer

  • Ecs Resource Group Ltd
  • City, London
  • 28/01/2026
Contractor Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Linux Engineer
Initial 3-month Contract
Remote with infrequent travel to Surrey
500 - 600, Inside IR35

We're looking for a Linux Engineer with strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience to support a short-term deployment and implementation programme for an enterprise environment.

Key responsibilities:
  • Deploying and implementing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments
  • Supporting build, configuration and handover into BAU
  • Working from agreed designs and implementation runbooks
  • Troubleshooting OS-level issues during deployment and go-live phases
  • Collaborating with infrastructure, network and security teams

Required experience:
  • Strong hands-on Linux engineering experience in enterprise environments
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) - essential
  • Proven experience delivering RHEL deployments and implementations
  • Solid understanding of system configuration, patching and hardening
  • Comfortable working independently in a delivery-focused contract role

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.