Senior Linux IAM Engineer

Salary: £58,281 - 68,621 per year

Requirements:

• Significant commercial experience in a senior Linux / Unix engineering or identity-focused role.
• Strong hands-on experience with RHEL 6/7/8/9 system administration.
• Experience implementing and managing Red Hat Identity Management (IdM).
• Strong automation and scripting capability using Python and shell scripting.
• Proven experience applying principles of least privilege, just-in-time access, and privileged access controls.
• Experience integrating Linux systems with enterprise identity, PAM, and security platforms.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, and authentication flows.
• Strong documentation skills and experience producing maintainable, supportable designs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Linux identity and authentication services across RHEL and Ubuntu estates, including Red Hat Identity Management (IdM).
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Privileged Access Management (PAM) controls for Unix/Linux systems, including policy enforcement, just-in-time access, and least-privilege models.
• Deploy and integrate security controls to support vulnerability and threat management tooling within the Linux estate.
• Develop and maintain a standardised role-based access control (RBAC) approach for Linux systems.
• Support the design and delivery of secure, automated builds for RHEL 8 & 9.
• Develop and maintain automation using Python and shell scripting to support identity, access, and security operations.
• Create and maintain documentation, including architecture diagrams, operating procedures, and technical standards.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for Linux identity and access-related incidents and complex issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Linux identity services with enterprise identity platforms, cloud services, and security tooling.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of disaster recovery readiness, supporting recovery time objectives of 2 hours and recovery point objectives of zero.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and colleagues across the wider cyber and infrastructure teams.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• Linux
• Python
• RBAC
• RHEL
• ROS
• Security
• TCP/IP
• Ubuntu
• Unix
• AI
• DevOps
• IAM

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last updated 32 week of 2026