Linux/Unix Engineer

Linux/Unix Engineer

Stevenage, Hybrid – On-Site 3 Days per week

Our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. Do you want to make an impact and change the way the world works?  Do you want to collaborate and achieve together with committed people to work as part of a multi skilled agile team, where teamwork is paramount. The role will be challenging and varied, where cross training is expected, and challenges shared. This is your world and your opportunity to transform it for the better.

Brief overview

• Work from home and on Customer site work.  The site will either Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol. 
• Shift work expected and this is working to a Rota maintained by the support team. 
• The service support is 7am to 7pm but weekend work and out of hours work is expected (Fujitsu wellbeing practices apply) 
• The Customer Account will also be moving Fujitsu to be on 24x7 Support in the near future. 

Your role will involve

• Reviewing the completeness of Customer Linux and Unix work requests and quick turn-around responses of asking for more complete and detailed requirements. 
• Attend Bi-Weekly Engineering meetings providing progress updates on tasks in progress. 
• Ensure server builds adhere to Fujitsu and Customer standards for all areas of work undertaken. 
• Attend Customer and Fujitsu sites as and when required to ensure deliverables are completed within timescales. 
• Raise immediately, any risks, issues that may impact (a) costs or (b) delivery to timescales or (c) overall solution deployments. 
• Assist in testing activities. 
• Raise change requests and present those at both Fujitsu and Customer change boards where required.

Linux System Administration: 

• Installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat and Ubuntu servers across physical and virtual environments. Using automation, build images, build documents, work instructions to build and configure servers. The majority being virtual and hosted on VMware clusters. 
• Performing system monitoring, optimisation, troubleshooting, and ensuring system availability and performance. 
• Managing system configurations, repositories, and software channels. 
• Builds and racking of physical serves with Customer DC and computer rooms. 
• Update and maintain existing gold build images. 
• Planning and executing system patching and upgrades using Red Hat Satellite. 
• Patching and upgrades of server systems - Ensuring timely application of security patches and updates to maintain system integrity and compliance. 
• Capacity Management Reporting 

 Agent Deployment and Management: 

• Deploying and managing antivirus (AV) agents for endpoint protection. 
• Configuring and maintaining Cohesity backup agents for data protection and recovery. 
• Distributing and maintaining Tenable agents for vulnerability assessments and compliance checks. 

Automation and Scripting: 

• Developing and maintaining automation scripts to streamline system administration tasks. 
• Implementing configuration management practices for consistent system configurations and deployments. 
• Incident Response and Troubleshooting: 
• Providing rapid response to system incidents and outages, including afterhours support as needed. 
• Conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures 

Experience and soft skills. 

• Knowledge of Fujitsu build standards. 
• Team working - ability to work within multi-disciplined teams. 
• Flexibility / adaptability – ability to meet the changes in requirements and time scales. 
• Interpersonal capability – ability to communicate and develop good relationships with both Fujitsu and Customer technical\business focused staff 
• Decision making – ability to make sound decisions in a timely and effective manner. 
• Strong planning and organisation. 
• A willingness to take ownership of issues and find a way to get them resolved 
• Autonomy – make decisions and self-manage delivering to target dates 

Technical – Desired 

• Experienced installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Linux server and associated technologies physical and virtual server configurations. Virtual servers being hosted on VMware. 
• Experienced with Unix Server. 
• Proficiency in Red Hat Satellite for patch management, system provisioning, and configuration management. 
• Hands-on experience with server agent deployment and management, including antivirus, backup, and security agents. 
• Scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, or similar languages. 
• Familiarity with system monitoring and performance tuning. 
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues efficiently 

Benefits

• 25 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays / travel / dental critical illness and more)
• Perks at work – employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme / virtual GP
• Role dependent benefits: Private medical / company car or car allowance

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email EMEIArecruitment@fujitsu.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Achieve together

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric: Our hybrid work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion 

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