Linux Platform Engineer

BRIGHT PURPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED · Edinburgh, Scotland

Linux Platform Engineer at BRIGHT PURPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is a contract role with hybrid working.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland · Hybrid
Contract
Contract
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
10 Sep 2026
Sector
DevOps Engineer

Reference https://www.brightpurple.co.uk/job/linux-platform-engineer-6163.aspx

About the role

Linux Platform Engineer Edinburgh (Hybrid - 2 days onsite) Inside IR35 Contract - £425 - £475 p/d   Are you a Linux specialist who enjoys building, securing and automating enterprise infrastructure? We're partnering with an Edinburgh based SaaS business looking for an experienced Linux Platform Engineer to join the infrastructure team. You'll play a key role in maintaining and evolving a large-scale Linux estate, supporting business-critical platforms used by thousands of customers across the UK. This is a handson engineering role where you'll work across Linux administration, automation, virtualisation and modern infrastructure technologies to improve reliability, security and performance.   What you'll be doing:
  • Administer and support enterprise Linux environments.
  • Manage patching, kernel updates, LVM and filesystem administration.
  • Maintain package repositories and lifecycle management through Foreman.
  • Support VMware ESXi virtual infrastructure, templates, snapshots and BAU operations.
  • Configure and manage host networking including firewalld and iptables.
  • Administer identity services including SSSD, LDAP and Active Directory integration.
  • Develop and maintain automation using Ansible and AWX.
  • Help modernise legacy applications using Podman containers.
  • Support a range of core platform services including Redis, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Memcache, Postfix and HAProxy.
  • Contribute to platform improvements, security initiatives and operational excellence.
  What we're looking for:
  • Strong commercial Linux administration experience, ideally across RHEL, CentOS or AlmaLinux.
  • Experience with patching, kernel tuning, LVM and filesystem management.
  • VMware ESXi administration experience.
  • Knowledge of Foreman for package and repository management.
  • Experience with Ansible and AWX automation.
  • Strong networking knowledge including firewalld and iptables.
  • Identity management experience using LDAP, Active Directory and SSSD.
  • Exposure to container technologies, ideally Podman.
  • Experience supporting enterprise middleware and infrastructure services.
  If you're an experienced Linux engineer looking for your next contract in Edinburgh, we'd love to hear from you.

Reference: https://www.brightpurple.co.uk/job/linux-platform-engineer-6163.aspx · Posted 3 days ago · Closes 10 Sep 2026 · Listed via BRIGHT PURPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED

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