Linux Engineer

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Fujitsu, Stevenage

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 3 days ago, 29 Dec | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Fujitsu

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Installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat and Ubuntu servers across physical and virtual environments. Using automation, build images, build documents, work instructions to build and configure Servers. The majority being virtual and hosted on VMware clusters.
Performing system monitoring, optimisation, troubleshooting, and ensuring system availability and performance.
Managing system configurations, repositories, and software channels.
Builds and racking of physical serves with Customer DC and computer rooms.
Update and maintain existing gold build images.
Planning and executing system patching and upgrades using Red Hat Satellite.
Patching and upgrades of server systems - Ensuring timely application of security patches and updates to maintain system integrity and compliance.
Capacity Management Reporting
Deploying and managing antivirus (AV) agents for endpoint protection.
Configuring and maintaining Cohesity backup agents for data protection and recovery.
Distributing and maintaining Tenable agents for vulnerability assessments and compliance checks.
Developing and maintaining automation scripts to streamline system administration tasks.
Implementing configuration management practices for consistent system configurations and deployments.
Incident Response and Troubleshooting:
Providing rapid response to system incidents and outages, including afterhours support as needed.
Conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures
Reviewing the completeness of customer Linux and Unix work requests and quick turn-around responses of asking for more complete and detailed requirements.
Attend Bi-Weekly Engineering meetings providing progress updates on tasks in progress.
Ensure server builds adhere to Fujitsu and customer standards for all areas of work undertaken.
Attend Customer and Fujitsu sites as and when required to ensure deliverables are completed within timescales.
Raise immediately, any risks, issues that may impact (a) costs or (b) delivery to timescales or (c) overall solution deployments.
Assist in testing activities.
Raise change requests and present those at both Fujitsu and Customer change boards where required.

Experience and soft skills.
Knowledge of Fujitsu build standards.
Team working - ability to work within multi-disciplined teams.
Flexibility / adaptability - ability to meet the changes in requirements and time scales.
Interpersonal capability - ability to communicate and develop good relationships with both Fujitsu and customer technical\business focused staff
Decision making - ability to make sound decisions in a timely and effective manner.
Strong planning and organisation.
A willingness to take ownership of issues and find a way to get them resolved
Autonomy - make decisions and self-manage delivering to target dates
Experienced installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Linux server and associated technologies physical and virtual server configurations. Virtual servers being hosted on VMware.
Experienced with Unix Server.
Proficiency in Red Hat Satellite for patch management, system provisioning, and configuration management.
Hands-on experience with server agent deployment and management, including antivirus, backup, and security agents.
Scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
Familiarity with system monitoring and performance tuning.
Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues efficiently

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

25 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%
Life assurance
Companywide incentive plans
Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays / travel / dental critical illness and more)
Perks at work - employee discounts
Employee assistance programme / virtual GP
Role dependent benefits: Private medical / company car or car allowance

Linux Engineer

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