Linux/DevOps SME

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Extensive commercial experience working with Linux in an enterprise environment.


• Strong hands‑on experience across DevOps / Platform Engineering.


• Excellent Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.


• Strong scripting/automation experience, ideally with Bash and/or Python.


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.


• Strong understanding of Git and source control.


• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform and/or Ansible.


• Experience working with containers and container orchestration technologies.


• Strong understanding of networking, systems integration and infrastructure concepts.


• Experience working in secure, highly controlled or complex technical environments.


• Ability to operate independently as a senior technical SME.


• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.


• Current, active MOD DV clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment.


• Design, implement and maintain robust Linux‑based infrastructure and platforms.


• Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling.


• Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible.


• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux, infrastructure and platform issues.


• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling.


• Support infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration management practices.


• Contribute to platform resilience, availability, security and performance.


• Work closely with engineering, development, security and operations teams.


• Provide technical documentation, standards and best‑practice guidance.


• Mentor and support other engineers where required.


• Investigate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the existing platform.


• Participate in technical design, architecture and implementation activities.

Technologies:

• Ansible


• Bash


• CI/CD


• DevOps


• Git


• Support


• Linux


• Python


• Security


• Terraform


• Cloud


• Docker


• GitHub


• GitLab


• Jenkins


• Kubernetes


• OpenShift

More:

We are looking for an experienced Linux / DevOps Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a high‑profile technical environment based onsite in Basingstoke. This is a 12‑month rolling contract, full‑time, fully onsite, and outside IR35, with a rate of £550-£650 per day. We are seeking a genuine hands‑on SME who is comfortable getting into the detail, diagnosing difficult technical problems and making pragmatic engineering decisions. You will be joining a technically demanding environment where your experience in Linux, automation and DevOps will have a direct impact on the reliability and evolution of the platform.