Linux Administrator

  • CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire
  • Jan 09, 2026
Contractor I.T. & Communications

Job Description

Job Title: Linux Administrator

Location: On site - Stevenage

Duration: 6 months

Rate: 475 per day inside ir35

SC security clearance is required for this role

Key Responsibilities

  • Application support, including installation and upgrades
  • Provision of HPC resources (mainly for system engineering, e.g. Matlab)
  • Infrastructure administration (Red Hat Linux/Kickstart/VM Ware Systems)
  • Information Management, in liaison with support groups (Data Centre Service, Networks)
  • Hardware diagnostics
  • Shell scripting
  • Management, investigation and resolution of support tickets within the SLA
  • System updates (applications, middleware, database)

Required Skills & Experience

  • Linux Administration: RHEL or similar (very strong practical application and experience)
  • Ansible (very strong practical application and experience)
  • Network Protocols (strong practical application and experience)
  • Git (strong practical application and experience)
  • Documentation skills (strong practical application and experience)
  • Red Hat IDM
  • VMWare
  • Podman

Desirable Skills

  • Jenkins
  • Storage area networks concepts
  • Redhat Satellite Server
  • Infrastructure monitoring (CheckMK)
  • Software install (3rd party software)
  • CENTOS (legacy versions)
  • Basic Knowledge of Gitlab
  • LDAP/Active Directory

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to submit your CV.