Senior Linux Engineer

Hybrid set-up (2x WFH, 3x RTO/week) | BGC, Taguig

About the Role

Join our Client's Global Linux Team to support and manage a large-scale Red Hat Linux estate across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. You'll provide hands-on technical support, drive infrastructure improvements, and collaborate closely with project and operations teams - ideally within a financial services setting.

What You'll Do

Administer and support Unix/Linux server infrastructure (OS and hardware), including incident response and remediation
Deliver root cause analysis and solutions for performance and failure issues
Collaborate with project teams to transition new servers, tools, and initiatives into production
Review and improve the Linux estate's effectiveness, standards, and documentation (including DR)
Support the company's core file transfer system (JScape)
Drive reference architecture and best practices to meet current and future business needs

Essential Requirements

Expert-level Linux knowledge (Red Hat and SUSE MLM), including server/storage architecture in financial services
Extensive experience supporting Unix/Linux infrastructure at scale
Strong virtualization knowledge
AWS server workload management experience
Bash scripting and/or Ansible proficiency
Security-focused mindset (hardening, vulnerability prevention)
Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking
Proven mentoring experience with technical and non-technical colleagues
Excellent communication, decision-making, and organisational skills
Collaborative, self-motivated, and service-oriented

Nice to Have

VMware, SUSE MLM patching, ITIL/ServiceNow, Confluence/Jira
AD Integration via REALMD
AI tools experience for process improvement
Hardware knowledge (HP, Cisco UCS Blade)
Protocols: NTP/PTP, SFTP, SSH