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Linux Platform Engineer
G-R*** · London, ENG, United Kingdom
London, ENG, United KingdomOnsite
Remuneration
Annual discretionary bonus
Location
London, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
Build and evolve Linux platforms that support large-scale quantitative research, working across operating system images, provisioning, security, observability, and custom tooling. The role covers RHEL and Ubuntu systems, PXE boot, kickstart, cloud-init, and Ansible automation, as well as vulnerability response and the development of agentic frameworks for safe, autonomous operations.
Benefits
Lunch providedDedicated barista bar30 days of annual leave9% pension contributionsInformal dress codeHealthcare and life assuranceCycle-to-work schemeMonthly company eventsRelocation support
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Linux, particularly RHEL and Ubuntu.
- Knowledge of Linux boot processes, kernel modules, filesystems, and package management.
- Kernel optimisation and performance tuning experience is desirable.
- eBPF knowledge for observability, performance analysis, or security enforcement is a plus.
- Strong programming skills, such as Python.
- Experience with Ansible and automation practices.
- Knowledge of Linux hardening, patch management, and compliance frameworks such as CIS benchmarks.
- Experience or interest in agentic or AI-driven operations.
- Problem-solving mindset and strong collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Build, release, and maintain Linux operating system images.
- Develop provisioning and lifecycle management systems using PXE boot, Kickstart, and cloud-init.
- Design and maintain APIs, databases, and package tooling.
- Automate deployments using Infrastructure as Code, primarily Ansible.
- Lead vulnerability response, including CVE triage and kernel and package remediation.
- Help design agentic frameworks for safe, autonomous detection and remediation.
- Improve observability and telemetry for operating system health, provisioning, and compliance.
Skills
AnsibleLinuxPythonRHELUbuntu
Languages
Python
Industry
Quantitative finance
Relocation
Yes