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Linux Architect to be based in Basingstoke on an initial 5 Month contract. Experienced Architect who specialises in Linux, candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.
Job Title - Linux Architect
Location - Basingstoke
Duration - 5 Months
Role Purpose
The role holder may manage a small/medium design team. They are a competent design authority on larger or more complex solutions, demonstrating an understanding of the customers' business and commercial issues. They identify, design and deliver larger or more complex architectures, strategies and specific solutions.
Responsible for the design and communication of structures to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs. Changes to service, process, organization, operating model and other aspects may be required in addition to technology components, and solutions must demonstrate how agreed requirements (such as automation of business processes) are met, any requirements which are not fully met or, and any options or considerations which require a business decision. The provision of comprehensive guidance on the development of, and modifications to, solution components to ensure that they take account of relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards and practices and that existing and planned solution components remain compatible.
Key Accountabilities
* Complete responsibility for technical input to qualification and business approval meetings, designing larger more complex solutions.
* Shapes technical proposals to be commercially acceptable to the customer and may make solution/service trade-offs.
* Defines the approach to larger/more complex solution development and acceptance testing, controlling technical scope and the work of the design team in order to ensure an acceptable cost structure.
* Represents Client at customer forums, conferences, and professional bodies to build Client's reputation in the market place.
* Establishes customer requirements for a solution building strong relationships and acting as a major influence in the customer choosing Client.
* Contributes to definition of customers' overall IT architecture, designing new solutions of significant size and complexity, and can manage the work of specialists contributing to the design and implementation.
* Shares knowledge with colleagues and makes useful additions to the Client knowledge base.
Role is to perform High and low level design and implementation.
Creation of a hardened Linux (specific OS not known) build VM template, using public domain Ansible OS hardening scripts. Installation of a YUM Repository on an internet connected VM, and a process for transferring packages from an internet connected repository into a repository in an air gapped environment. Creation of a PXE Server, with YUM package repository and DHCP which will operate in an air gapped environment. Creation of a Linux Build Image to be served from the PXE Server, with kick-start scripting to achieve an unattended install of a base OS, configuring install language, disk, etc.
Key Performance Indicators
* Demonstrably operates as the overall infrastructure Customer Solution Architect [CSA] for large, complex solutions.
* Regularly has large, complex designs, incorporating trade-offs from the original specification, accepted by the relevant business approval review, without any requirement for design changes.
* Authors design and test documents for large, complex infrastructures, whose risk and cost elements are accepted by the overall CSA or Project Manager.
* Can evidence regular contributions to customer forums, conferences and professional bodies.
* Tangible recognition from customers and/or Client sales of being a major influence in the customer choosing Client.
* Using company prescribed methodologies, can demonstrate a contribution to the definition of customer overall IT architecture, including new solutions or significant size and complexity and which contain solution components from contributing specialists.
* Regular contribution to, and user of, company knowledge repositories and events.
Mandatory Skills Required:
* In-depth knowledge on RHEL/Centos, Debien/Ubuntu, Suse
* In-depth knowledge of Linux shell and scripting
* In-depth knowledge of infrastructure automation with any of the following: Puppet, Chef, Ansible or equivalent
* In-depth knowledge of Docker container technology
* In-depth knowledge of virtualisation and "baremetal" provisioning
* Experience of Linux OS Hardening using: SELinux, iptables/firewallD, PKI
* Good understanding of Networking/LDAP/DNS/DHCP services/Monitoring solutions
Candidates should submit CVs in the first instance. Mike Tripp 0161 924 3631
