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Linux Engineer / Administrator is requireby a well known company. Hybrid working. You will have the following skills / experience: Overall purpose of the role The IT Senior Linux Engineer is responsible for managing the high availability server infrastructure and associated operational services in line with the agreed Service Level Targets. Working with the other IT teams, such as Network Operations, Application Management, Security, Service Desk, Strategy & Architecture and the project delivery teams to ensure close alignment and engagement in implementing major developments and enhancements within the existing IT infrastructure. Scope of role Responsible for the resolution through 2nd & 3rd line support for all associated infrastructure issues; Provides technical leadership for the resolution of service issues aligned to their technical capability; Takes responsibility for the ownership of the service advancement of their technical capability; Leads the engagement with the Strategy and Architecture team to understand technical direction and ensure strategic and operational alignment around support, maintenance & lifecycle management; Assisting in the set up and maintenance of relevant IT policy and standards in line with appropriate best practice; Keep up-to date with the latest relevant technology, relevant standards, policies and directives; Liaise with internal governance and the relevant external authorities in order to ensure that we are moving towards an approved compliant infrastructure; Produce and maintain operations manuals/run books for the associated services for this team in line with corporate standards; Identifies and acts upon opportunities for continuous improvement to reduce operational risks, optimise efficiency and improve standards; That product road maps and any associated remediation plans are in place to address operational risks. Major accountabilities of role 1. To provide 2nd line support and 3rd line covering 24x7 on call rota 2. Key contributor to SW Transition and Transformation Programmes of work. 3. Defining and implementing IT quality assurance practices and procedures 4. Ensuring that the appropriate IT technology standard requirements, methodology and processes are in place 5. Attends and positively influences the appropriate technical and operational governance forums Experience and capability requirements Knowledge/experience: RHEL 5,6,7 & 8 experience Understanding of LVM SE Linux configuration Redhat Satellite, patch management Ansible automation Solaris 9 & 10 experience or relevant Unix knowledge Solaris LDOM Veritas Volume management GIT or SVN version control Cloud Platform experience - MS Azure or equivalent AWS Troubleshooting, Diagnostics & Event Log/Management Solarwinds configuration and management Virtualisation, VMWare vSphere, ESX and ESXi End point protection, DLP and GDPR (Symantec preferred) Scripting: Bash, Perl or Python Network fundamentals (Firewall, DNS, DHCP etc. from a client perspective) (preferred) Capability: Experience of working in a Transitional multi supplier environment within a large-scale organisation Experience of contributing to technical solution design and development leveraging existing tool suites and propose best of breed solutions. Experience in ensuring that infrastructure conforms to architectural principles (e.g. supportability, future-proofing, consolidation, standards and strategy. Demonstrable experience successfully challenging vendors on solution designs resulting in an improved product. Stakeholder management with experience of working effectively with all levels throughout the organisation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, flexible and a proactive team player. Technical expertise within a service and technical environment with a demanding, fast-paced environment This role is Inside IR35, please send your CV now for more details and immediate interview

Linux Engineer / Administrator is requireby a well known company. Hybrid working. You will have the following skills / experience: Overall purpose of the roleThe IT Senior Linux Engineer is responsible for managing the high availability server infrastructure and associated operational services in line with the agreed Service Level Targets. Working with the other IT teams, such as Network Operations, Application Management, Security, Service Desk, Strategy & Architecture and the project delivery teams to ensure close alignment and engagement in implementing major developments and enhancements within the existing IT infrastructure.Scope of role Responsible for the resolution through 2nd & 3rd line support for all associated infrastructure issues; Provides technical leadership for the resolution of service issues aligned to their technical capability; Takes responsibility for the ownership of the service advancement of their technical capability; Leads the engagement with the Strategy and Architecture team to understand technical direction and ensure strategic and operational alignment around support, maintenance & lifecycle management; Assisting in the set up and maintenance of relevant IT policy and standards in line with appropriate best practice; Keep up-to date with the latest relevant technology, relevant standards, policies and directives; Liaise with internal governance and the relevant external authorities in order to ensure that we are moving towards an approved compliant infrastructure; Produce and maintain operations manuals/run books for the associated services for this team in line with corporate standards; Identifies and acts upon opportunities for continuous improvement to reduce operational risks, optimise efficiency and improve standards; That product road maps and any associated remediation plans are in place to address operational risks.Major accountabilities of role 1. To provide 2nd line support and 3rd line covering 24x7 on call rota 2. Key contributor to SW Transition and Transformation Programmes of work. 3. Defining and implementing IT quality assurance practices and procedures 4. Ensuring that the appropriate IT technology standard requirements, methodology and processes are in place 5. Attends and positively influences the appropriate technical and operational governance forums Experience and capability requirementsKnowledge/experience: RHEL 5,6,7 & 8 experience Understanding of LVM SE Linux configuration Redhat Satellite, patch management Ansible automation Solaris 9 & 10 experience or relevant Unix knowledge Solaris LDOM Veritas Volume management GIT or SVN version control Cloud Platform experience - MS Azure or equivalent AWS Troubleshooting, Diagnostics & Event Log/Management Solarwinds configuration and management Virtualisation, VMWare vSphere, ESX and ESXi End point protection, DLP and GDPR (Symantec preferred) Scripting: Bash, Perl or Python Network fundamentals (Firewall, DNS, DHCP etc. from a client perspective) (preferred) Capability: Experience of working in a Transitional multi supplier environment within a large-scale organisation Experience of contributing to technical solution design and development leveraging existing tool suites and propose best of breed solutions. Experience in ensuring that infrastructure conforms to architectural principles (e.g. supportability, future-proofing, consolidation, standards and strategy. Demonstrable experience successfully challenging vendors on solution designs resulting in an improved product. Stakeholder management with experience of working effectively with all levels throughout the organisation. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, flexible and a proactive team player. Technical expertise within a service and technical environment with a demanding, fast-paced environment This role is Inside IR35, please send your CV now for more details and immediate interview

3rd Line Engineer - Solaris Basingstoke 55k plus 3% bonus and 10% DV bonus and 10% Pension Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC and DV clearance for this role I am looking for an experienced 3rd Line Messaging Engineer for a client of mine who are a leading IT Systems integrator operating within the UK defence sector. Your role will involve: Incident management - Incident logging, triage and assignment on required toolsets. Manage the Incident to resolution. Keep the incident record updated in accordance with agreed WI. Escalate where necessary. Problem management - Perform detailed and extensive investigations on any ongoing Problem Records. Collate data from various sources and provide expert analysis. Monitor, investigate and fix any problems with the Nexor X500 DSA. Monitor, investigate and fix any problems with the Exchange 2003 Messaging system. Communicate and collaborate with the customer who is an intermediary to the end user Your transferable skills and experience: Knowledge of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Knowledge of X400 messaging Knowledge of Nexor DSA Knowledge of X500 addressing and address book replication Knowledge and Experience of UNIX scripting Experience of Interoperable C4I Services (ICS) Experience of Oracle 8-10g Experience of Solaris 10 Experience of UNIX / HP-UX Desirable -or willing to learn - Microsoft Exchange 2003 Desirable - or willing to learn - Microsoft Server 2003 Desirable - or willing to learn - Active Directory Desirable - or willing to learn - VMWare V5 / V5.5 Desirable - or willing to learn - ITIL

Your role will involve: All incident management related tasks for the 3rd line live service - incident management and resolution while adhering to strict SLA's. Provide introduction and mandatory CBT training on systems for all new employees / contractors. When required, perform detailed and extensive investigations on any ongoing Problem Records and escalate where necessary. Complete backups of live and reference platforms. Provide advice and assistance to 4th line SMEs when required Production of KBA's and/or Work Instructions to enable and assist colleagues Resolve and implement Ad-hoc work requests raised against the queue. Search for new processes to drive CSI improvements. Your transferable skills and experience: Advanced Knowledge and experience of Solaris 10 Advanced Knowledge and experience UNIX / HP-UX Advanced Knowledge and Experience of Oracle 8-10g This role will require you to be willing and eligible to undergo a high level of UK security clearance If you're interested in the above, apply or reach out to Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

IT Services client is hiring for a 3rd Line Systems Support Engineer with strong Solaris expertise. This is a permanent role based full-time on site in Basingstoke. Salary is between 50K - 55K + Bonus + Benefits. You will be responsible for incident management, problem resolution, and continuous service improvement, working to strict SLAs and security protocols. Responsibilities include: Managing and resolving 3rd line incidents, ensuring SLA adherence. Delivering system training for new staff and contractors. Investigating complex problems and escalating when required. Performing regular backups of live and reference platforms. Implementing ad-hoc requests and driving continuous service improvements. Skills and Experience: Advanced knowledge of Solaris 10, UNIX / HP-UX, and Oracle 8-10g. Strong understanding of networking principles such as DNS and DHCP. Experience with PowerShell, Perl scripting, and VMWare v5/5.5. Microsoft Server (2003/2008R2/2012R2), Windows 7, Active Directory, and Exchange 2003. Please apply for immediate interview! CBSbutler is operating and advertising as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and as an Employment Business for interim / contract / temporary positions. CBSbutler is an Equal Opportunities employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

Senior System Engineer - (Unix & Windows) | Solaris Unix | RedHat Linux | Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) | Permanent | Job Senior System Engineer - (Storage and Backup) required to join a blue light service with offices in Oxfordshire. Main duties: • Providing 3rd line System Admin support for a Solaris Unix and RedHat Linux server infrastructure, with a focus on the day to day backup, DR, patching, compliance and monitoring of server estate. • Providing 3rd line System Engineer support for a large, distributed Microsoft Windows server infrastructure, with a focus on the day to day backup, DR, patching, compliance and monitoring of server estate. • Operation, configuration, and lifecycle management of the server compliance toolsets in use, including Tenable.sc and Symantec Data Center Security. • Act as the technical lead for internally and externally led infrastructure health check activities. • Remediation of discovered server vulnerabilities. • Producing server compliance reports for management and customers. • Broad experience of physical, virtual server and cloud-based server build and configuration best practise that will assist in vulnerability avoidance. • Document best practise and known vulnerability fixes. Essential skills required: • Good understanding of server hardware and physical server configuration. • Practical and operational experience in the support and maintenance of; o Solaris Unix/RedHat Linux Small Solaris Unix and RedHat Linux server estate. Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) on Unix. Oracle DB servers on Unix platforms, ability to triage and troubleshoot Oracle issues. Red Hat Linux 5 and 6, and knowledge of version 7 Red Hat Satellite Solaris Unix and LVM (logical volume manager) SAN storage configuration TCP/IP networking in a Unix environment Nagios monitoring and configuration o Microsoft Windows Server Large server estate comprising Microsoft Windows Server in a multi-domain environment, hosted on physical, VMware vSphere and Microsoft Azure. Microsoft server operating system build processes, including VMware templates, physical servers and Azure hosted servers. Practical experience using Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy. • Must have strong communication skills including experience in communicating to Senior Management level. • Ability to produce high quality technical documentation including; o Standard operating procedures o Knowledge base articles o Detailed troubleshooting documentation • Experience working in an ITIL focussed environment with a good understanding of the incident, service request and change management processes. Desirable technical skills: • Practical experience in the operational support and usage of Azure IaaS components including the use of Azure Monitor, Security Center and Sentinel. • Operational usage of SCCM Current Branch and SCOM 2019. • Familiar with Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks and hardened images. Senior System Engineer - (Unix & Windows) | Solaris Unix | RedHat Linux | Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) | Permanent | Job