About this role
Linux/Unix Engineer
Location: Manchester/Barrow - Hybrid 80% office & 20% remote
Duration: 3 months contract (with possible extension)
Rate: £470 per day inside IR35
To be considered you must have active SC Clearance and be a a sole UK national
Role Description:
Strong hands-on engineers with deep Linux and Solaris administration capability, required to support a security-critical production estate including legacy Solaris platforms.
Key Technical Skills:
- Linux Administration
- RHEL / CentOS (or equivalent)
- Performance troubleshooting, patching, system management
- Solaris
- Strong experience administering legacy Solaris systems
- ZFS, system stability, and production support
- Core Unix Engineering
- OS-level troubleshooting (CPU, memory, disk, services)
- System patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management
- Scripting / automation (shell, basic tooling)
- Production Support
- Experience in live enterprise environments
- Incident, problem, and change execution
- Environment
- Secure, audited, highly regulated infrastructure
- Mixed Linux and legacy Unix estate requiring specialist support capability [Dragonfly formerly Jobspot | Word]
Summary
Short-term requirement for technically strong Unix engineers with Solaris expertise, capable of operating independently in a controlled, production environment to support exit delivery.
If you're an experienced SC-cleared Linux/Unix Engineer with deep Linux and Solaris administration capability and have experience in a highly regulated public-sector environment we encourage you to apply.
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Contract Type
Contract
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Specialism
Technology
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Working pattern
Full Time
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Job ref
BBBH140856
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Expiry date
31 July 2026
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Job duration
3 months
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