Systems Engineer, Linux, Puppet, IPv6, VMware, Nagios, Infrastructure Engineer

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Systems Engineer, Linux, Puppet, IPv6, VMware, Nagios, Infrastructure Engineer

Systems Engineer is required to join a rapidly growing technology company. The Systems Engineer will join a small team working to deliver reliable systems for internal Infrastructure and Business Systems across various department to ensure teams can work effectively. The role of the Systems Engineer will change over time as the company grows, offering the right candidate a chance to developer their skills and career. This role will be reporting to the Head of Technology Operations and may require some occasional out of hours working. This is an excellent opportunity for a Systems Engineer looking for a new exciting challenge.

The role and responsibilities of the Systems Engineer:

                     Working with the networks team to support IPv6 rollout

                     Working with various teams to design and implement new physical and virtual infrastructure

                     Provide internal support for core systems

                     Manage and maintain existing Linux based machines

                     Deploy host integrity monitoring tools and centralized auditing capabilities

                     Manage and improve Linux based systems integration with business systems

                     Assist in the deployment

                     Enhancement of monitoring systems for core infrastructure and application

                     Collaborate with external service providers to enhance the reliability and security of third party systems

                     Provide support for internal database platforms and systems services

Skills and Experience required for the Systems Engineer:

                     Linux

                     Unix permissions

                     VMware

                     Networking subsystems, configuration tools, and firewall management

                     Knowledge of basic networking principles

                     IPv4 and IPv6

                     Core internet applications protocols such as DNS, NTP, TLS and DHCP

                     Application and network security

                     Version control systems

                     Puppet or similar

                     Agile

                     Continuous integration

                     Continuous deployment

                     Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS

                     Enjoy designing and building highly available systems for core infrastructure

The candidate will be passionate, self-motivated, organised with good time management skills, flexible and adaptable. You will be resilient, keen to learn and a good team player looking for a new challenge.

We are happy to consider candidates from various backgrounds including; Infrastructure Engineers, 3rd Line Support Analysts, Linux Administrators, Systems Engineers, IT Managers, SysOps or Sysadmins, DevOps Engineers, Senior IT Technicians and many more!

This role is commutable from: Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Witney, Wallingford, Reading, Chilton, Stadhampton, Swindon, Newbury, Thatcham, Goring, Cholsey Henley-on-Thames

Systems Engineer, Linux, Puppet, IPv6, VMware, Nagios, Infrastructure Engineer

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