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
- 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.
- 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.
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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