Linux Platform Engineer at G-Research
United Kingdom
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on-site · full time · Visa sponsorship
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Responsibilities:
- Build, release and maintain core Linux OS images (RHEL and Ubuntu) and manage OS lifecycle across the estate.
- Develop and operate provisioning systems including PXE, kickstart and cloud-init for reliable boot and provisioning workflows.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (primarily Ansible) to automate deployments and lifecycle management.
- Design and maintain APIs, package tooling and databases used by platform and developer teams.
- Lead vulnerability response: CVE triage, patching, kernel and package remediation and compliance activities.
- Improve observability and telemetry for OS health, provisioning and security posture; contribute to performance optimisation.
- Help design and iterate agentic/autonomous frameworks for safe detection and remediation.
Requirements:
- Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems administration (RHEL and Ubuntu) and deep understanding of Linux internals (boot, kernel modules, filesystems, package management).
- Proven Python programming skills and experience with automation tooling.
- Experience applying IaC practices (Ansible) at scale and building reliable provisioning pipelines.
- Solid Linux security experience: hardening, patch management, CVE handling and familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS benchmarks).
- Experience or interest in kernel optimisation and performance tuning; eBPF knowledge is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with observability, telemetry and large-scale platform operations; comfortable participating in on-call rotations.