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Linux Administrator
20 January 2026
Linux Systems Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
We are partnering with a leading Irish wealth management organisation to appoint an experienced Linux Systems Engineer / DevOps Engineer to join their Information Systems function. This role will sit at the core of the firm’s Linux hosting and cloud infrastructure, supporting business-critical platforms in a highly regulated financial services environment.
The Role
In this role, you will take ownership of the day-to-day operation, stability, and security of the Linux hosting environment, working closely with internal technology teams and third-party vendors. You will be responsible for incident and request management, system administration, automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of DevOps standards and practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage incidents, service requests, and other ticket types associated with the Linux hosting environment, ensuring adherence to defined SLAs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across ICT services in collaboration with Information Systems colleagues.
- Perform daily Linux system administration activities, ensuring systems and servers are operating optimally.
- Administer and support enterprise Linux environments, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and container platforms.
- Manage and monitor cloud-based infrastructure, primarily within Microsoft Azure.
- Maintain system performance, availability, security, and resilience through proactive monitoring and alerting.
- Ensure Linux environments are fully patched and compliant with security and feature updates.
- Support and enhance automation using tools such as Ansible and scripting.
- Work closely with third-party vendors on support, upgrades, and issue resolution.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and enforcement of DevOps policies, standards, and procedures.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing, ensuring backup and recovery procedures are current and effective.
Technical Environment
- Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8; RHEL 10 upgrade planned)
- Container Platform: Red Hat OpenShift on Azure (ARO)
- Automation: Ansible Automation Platform, Automation Hub, Bash scripting
- Version Control: Git (Bitbucket), SVN
- Collaboration & Tooling: Jira, Confluence
- CI/CD: Jenkins, SonarQube, Sonatype
- Security: Rapid7, Aqua Security, OSSEC
- Monitoring: Opsview, Prometheus
- Logging: EFK, Loki, Splunk
- Cloud: Microsoft Azure
Requirements
Experience & Background
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Linux Systems Engineering, DevOps, or similar role.
- Strong hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux environments.
- Preious experience within financial services or other highly regulated environments is highly desirable.
- Proven experience working with third-party vendors and managed service providers.
Technical Skills
- Advanced knowledge of Linux concepts, administration, and troubleshooting.
- Experience supporting containerised platforms and cloud-based infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of DevOps best practices, monitoring, logging, and automation.
- Knowledge of security controls, patching, and system hardening within Linux environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern development tooling.
If this position sounds like it would be of interest, please apply directly or reach out to Daniel O’Connell at doconnell@elevatepartners.ie