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Linux/DevOps SME in London, United Kingdom

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler

  • On-siteWork from the office
  • Full-timeStandard weekly hours
  • ContractFixed-term or freelance

£550 - £650 per day

London, United Kingdom

Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements:

  • Extensive commercial experience working with Linux in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong hands-on experience across DevOps / Platform Engineering.
  • Excellent Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong scripting/automation experience, ideally with Bash and/or Python.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.
  • Strong understanding of Git and source control.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform and/or Ansible.
  • Experience working with containers and container orchestration technologies.
  • Strong understanding of networking, systems integration and infrastructure concepts.
  • Experience working in secure, highly controlled or complex technical environments.
  • Ability to operate independently as a senior technical SME.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Current, active MOD DV clearance.
Responsibilities:
  • Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment.
  • Design, implement and maintain robust Linux-based infrastructure and platforms.
  • Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling.
  • Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux, infrastructure and platform issues.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling.
  • Support infrastructure-as-code and configuration management practices.
  • Contribute to platform resilience, availability, security and performance.
  • Work closely with engineering, development, security and operations teams.
  • Provide technical documentation, standards and best-practice guidance.
  • Mentor and support other engineers where required.
  • Investigate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the existing platform.
  • Participate in technical design, architecture and implementation activities.
Technologies:
  • Ansible
  • Bash
  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
  • Git
  • Support
  • Linux
  • Python
  • Security
  • Terraform
  • Cloud
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift

More:

We are looking for an experienced Linux / DevOps Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a high-profile technical environment based onsite in Basingstoke. This is a 12-month rolling contract, full-time, fully onsite, and outside IR35, with a rate of £550-£650 per day. We are seeking a genuine hands-on SME who is comfortable getting into the detail, diagnosing difficult technical problems and making pragmatic engineering decisions. You will be joining a technically demanding environment where your experience in Linux, automation and DevOps will have a direct impact on the reliability and evolution of the platform.

last updated 42 week of 2026

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