Linux Engineer

• Engineer (build) and test solutions, document accordingly and handover to operations team.
• Provide 3rd level support to the operations function (on & offshore).
• Undertake project activities.
• Drive process improvement initiatives (e.g. automation, documentation & transition to offshore team).
• Support pro-active maintenance, including software upgrades, patching, hardening, vulnerability management, capacity management, inventory management.
• Ensure that agreed service levels are met.
• Ensure audit compliance is maintained to agreed levels.

• Redhat Enterprise Linux and/or Centos 5-8.
• Linux or Unix servers of any-distro in numbers 100’s-1000’s of servers.
• Redhat Directory Server / DS389 / OpenLDAP would be a plus.
• Experience working with Devops methodologies using Git and Puppet, or one of the major configuration management toolsets e.g. Ansible/Salt/Chef.
• Professional experience gained during several years in respective areas with a significant period of time working in an OPS context.
• Very good expertise in one or more of the assigned technologies, respective multi-year hands on and vendor-approved accreditations.
• Have interest in infrastructure technologies (network, virtualization, OS, storage, middlewares) allowing to have pro-active and efficient discussions with various AXA GO teams to bring solutions during incidents or projects.
• Process oriented thinking, structured approach and familiarity with the ITIL process of an international enterprise scale IT Service delivery organisation with offshore presence.

• Effective communication (written and oral).
• Creativity and innovation.
• Analytical / problem solving.
• Planning & organising.
• Teamworking / knowledge sharing.
• High motivation and ability to work under pressure.

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