Solaris Engineer

Salary: £137,500 - 143,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong working knowledge of Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 operating systems.
• Ability to develop and maintain high-quality UNIX shell scripts.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting across multi-platform UNIX/Linux estates.
• Understanding of network technologies and components.
• Understanding of cloud computing principles, particularly in the context of infrastructure management and service delivery.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working across operational support and project delivery activities.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• A proactive approach to supporting critical infrastructure services.
• Flexibility to support occasional out-of-hours project work.
• Must be willing and eligible to go through the SC vetting process.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support and maintenance for Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 operating systems.
• Support physical and virtual Solaris server environments.
• Deliver operational support across Live, Development and Test environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across UNIX and Linux platforms.
• Develop and maintain UNIX shell scripts.
• Deliver infrastructure change activity and project-based work.
• Support migration and transformation initiatives.
• Work collaboratively within a Managed Services team to maintain and improve service delivery.
• Participate in out-of-hours activities when required to support project implementations.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Linux
• Network
• Unix
• DevOps

More:

We are seeking an experienced Solaris Engineer to join our senior-level Solaris team, delivering both Managed Service and project activities across a complex infrastructure environment. We support Live, Development and Test environments while also delivering change and project work. This role is remote with potential travel to Telford as required, for a 6-month duration with possible extension. The rate is up to £550 per day via an approved umbrella company. The role involves significant migration and transformation activity, with some out-of-hours work required when supporting project deliveries. If you have strong Solaris administration experience and enjoy working across both support and project environments, wed like to hear from you.

last updated 37 week of 2026