Unix/Linux Engineer

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience and detailed technical knowledge supporting Unix/Linux operating systems in a technical support role
• Demonstrable administration experience with several of the following: RHEL, HP-UX (including agile hardware addressing), SLES Linux, Solaris, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Debian
• Demonstrable experience with LDAP, BIND, and Ignite administration
• Understanding of network services, storage, virtualisation, and identity and access management in a *nix environment
• Ability to create and develop shell scripts
• Knowledge and experience deploying and managing security and system patching, using tools such as Red Hat Satellite
• Experience supporting middleware or applications in a *nix environment is beneficial
• Ability to troubleshoot complex, technical, multi-site, multidisciplinary problems and incidents
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong presentation skills
• Ability to use a Service Desk tool to manage incident, change, and problem tickets and carry out reporting
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to manage workplace conflict and challenges
• ITIL qualification
• Professional IT certifications relating to Unix or Linux platforms

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and guidance within the team on a daily basis, ensuring workflow and customer expectations are managed
• Support the managed services team with advanced troubleshooting of incidents in customer environments
• Act as a technical resource for major incidents involving Unix/Linux technologies
• Manage incidents and problems within agreed service levels
• Perform technical root cause analysis for recurring or major incidents
• Assist with project engagement to ensure technical solutions meet customer requirements
• Complete and maintain technical documentation to professional standards
• Identify technical problems and potential service improvements across customer environments
• Log calls with third-party vendors and manage them through to resolution or escalation
• Ensure technical components and supported technologies within the technical tower are correctly configured
• Contribute to technical excellence across the wider Infrastructure team
• Contribute to and work toward technical and service goals defined by managed services leadership

Technologies:

• AI
• Debian
• Hardware
• Support
• ITIL
• LDAP
• Linux
• Network
• RHEL
• Security
• Ubuntu
• Unix
• UX UI Design

More:

We are NTT DATA, a global business and technology services, AI, and digital infrastructure leader with more than $30 billion in revenue. We co-innovate with clients and partners worldwide, serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100, and have experts in over 70 countries. As part of NTT Group, we benefit from more than $3 billion in annual R&D investment. We offer tailored benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, ongoing learning and development, and flexible work options. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and work to remove employment barriers for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. Applicants who declare a disability during the application process and meet the roles minimum requirements are guaranteed an interview. We can provide reasonable adjustments during recruitment. This is a Technical Engineering role.

last updated 40 week of 2026