Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding new opportunity?
We now have a fantastic opportunity for a Linux Systems Engineer to join our team in London on a permanent basis.
The Linux Systems Engineer will work closely within a 3rd line team to develop systems and affect changes to ensure that high levels of uptime and customer satisfaction are maintained to the Linux and associated windows server systems.
Working across disciplines in coordination with project managers to architect, review, build and integrate systems/solutions for business projects, you'll ensure an increase in resilience and stability. As such, you will maintain City Sprint's Linux server estate in a heterogeneous environment consisting of RHEL and Windows OS and application patching.
You'll be actively involved in IT project work, ensuring delivery to target and reporting on personal targets and performance to the Senior Linux Engineer.
To be successful in this role, you'll need to be solutions focused with a flexible approach and the ability to adapt to different business needs.
Key responsibilities within the role are:

Maintain Linux server estate
OS and application patching
Security, security testing, system integrity including firewall configuration/administration.
To be actively involved in IT project work, ensuring delivery to target.
To report on personal targets and performance to the Senior Linux Engineer.
Failover testing, capacity planning, fault resolution.
LAMP, PostgreSQL, Squid, Samba and NFS, HA and LVS administration.
BASH/PHP scripting (other languages considered e.g. Java Script, C/C ++) to create small business solutions.
TCP/IP networking (VPN, Routing, VLANs, MPLS and broadband technologies)
Understanding of LDAP
VMWare (5.5) administration, maintenance and support the VMWare vSphere environment.
Monitoring - configuration of Nagios (OMD)
Support Linux based bespoke courier/consignment tracking software liaising closely with 3rd parties and suppliers.
Log calls and monitor problem queue in the Service Desk system and provide technical support, within an ITIL framework including system documentation.
Monitor problem management queue for open tickets and prioritise own workload accordingly.
Monitor personal inbox for direct customer contact and company and department news.
Ensure customers are kept updated on progress of issue and problem resolution.
Ensure daily checks and backups are performed and restore tests undertaken.
Mentor and provide peers and service desk analysts with technical support and knowledge transfer by training.
Managing on-call issues, escalating to management and 3rdparties where required.

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Essential Requirements:

A mature and professional approach with flexibility around working hours.
Valid UK driving license and ability to travel to other sites on occasion.
Cloud experience (AWS or Azure)
Docker containers
Oracle Secure Global Desktop
DRBD failover
MySQL/MariaDB
Ancible
Centrify
Cygwin

This position will ideally be suited to someone who relishes a challenge and finds reward in the opportunity to identify and implement continuous improvement and more streamlined ways of working.
If this all sounds like you, we really want to hear from you! Please submit your CV and cover letter explaining why you're the right person for the job via the application link.
Closing date is 31st may but may be closed sooner on receipt of sufficient applications; we therefore encourage you to apply as quickly as possible.
About Our Company:
City Sprint deliver flexible, reliable, innovative and technology led courier and logistics services. As well as being the UK's leading same day distribution network, we have a range of UK Overnight and International and specialist services, including 1-hour delivery timeslots for retail, our Healthcare offer and even in-night deliveries.
Our investment in leading-edge technology and systems is what drives us, always with the goal of improving our customers' experience with us.
At the heart of our business are our people who are committed to providing the highest standards of customer care. Who our customers choose to partner with matters and we make it our ethos to always deliver excellence in the services we provide.