About the job

• Location: Glasgow (Hybrid) – occasional expensed customer visits to London
• Salary: Up to £55,000 DoE

We're working with a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Linux/Automation Engineer to join a team responsible for delivering automation across large-scale enterprise infrastructure.This is an opportunity to help build a next-generation automation platform that enables safe, reliable, and efficient infrastructure change across critical Linux, VMware, and F5 environments.

The RoleYou'll play a key role in designing and developing automation that accelerates patching, upgrades, and infrastructure changes while improving resilience and reducing risk. Working within a highly skilled engineering team, you'll help strengthen pre and post-change validation, enhance observability, and support the continuous improvement of automation capabilities.

• Technology StackLinux/UNIX
• Python
• Ansible
• Apache Airflow
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Loki
• VMware
• F5

• What We're Looking ForWe're looking for engineers with:
• Strong Linux/UNIX administration fundamentals
• Experience building infrastructure automation using Python and/or Ansible
• A solid understanding of systems administration and networking
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and automation tooling

• We're particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following:UNIX and F5 technologies
• VMware or other virtualisation platforms
• Enterprise infrastructure automation

• What's on OfferSalary up to £55,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working and expensed wider travel
• The opportunity to work on large-scale, business-critical infrastructure
• A collaborative environment focused on automation, innovation, and continuous improvement

To be Considered:Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via henry.clay-davies@searchability.com. For further information, please call me on 07719 065951. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

Linux Server Administration, CentOS, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Windows Server, VPS and Dedicated Server Provisioning, KVM, OpenVZ, Virtualizor, OpenStack, WHM/cPanel, Apache, Nginx, DNS Management, IP Routing, Load Balancing, iptables, CSF, UFW, firewalld, SSH Hardening, RAID, LVM, JetBackup, rsync, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Cron Jobs, Bash Scripting, Git, Log Analysis, Performance Monitoring, Incident Management, SLA Compliance, ITSM Best Practices, AI Tools and Automation