Senior Linux Engineer/Manager

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ashdown People Full time $405,000 - $450,000 per year
  • $1120 - $1232 per day (Including superannuation) + GST
  • 24 months (12 months + 12 month extension)
  • Sydney CBD 2x days per week / WFH 3x days per week (Hybrid)
  • Baseline-level security clearance required (NV1 preferable)

My client, a major Government organisation urgently requires a Linux Engineer/Managerwith proven Ansible automation experience for this 24-month contract role based in the Sydney CBD & WFH (Hybrid)

Working in a highly skilled team of IT and Business professionals, this role will focus on performing the ongoing operation, management and maintenance of the client's Linux hosts (spread mostly across Ubuntu/RHEL, for this Government organisation. This is a highly exciting role to work with some of the best in the business in an innovative and collaborative environment. This initial contract will be for 12-months with a 12-month extension and can be performed working remotely from home 3x days per week, with 2x days per week required in the client's CBD based offices.

Essential Skills required years' Linux experience in total

- 8+ years' experience of managing a large fleet of Linux hosts years Ansible automation experience

- Proven experience of the following: VMware Virtualisation, Backup (cohesity), - Monitoring (Splunk, Zabbix), Web proxying etc. - Excellent communications and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable Skills - Previous Government, Banking or Telco experience

- Certified in LINUX

- A deep understanding of Linux, including; networking, package management,  Auditd, SElinux.

If you feel this would be an opportunity that ticks boxes for you, please respond with an up-to-date CV and we will be in contact with you, if deemed suitable

You must be NSW Based and have/previously held Baseline Security (or above) clearance to be considered My client is looking to interview in the next few days, so please apply ASAP to not miss out

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