Linux Development Engineer - Outside IR35
- Edinburgh / Hybrid
- 6-month initial contract
- Immediate Start
- Outside IR35

New opportunity to the market for a seasoned Engineer with a strong Linux administration and software development background to work for a large Edinburgh-based client - joining the existing global team as they continue their transformation journey.

Theprimary aim is to assist in the launch of a new network automation platform.

Primarily, you will be tasked with maintaining and developing network automation via Python as well as maintaining a Python codebase for network operations.

The role also involves support and deployment of RHEL environments and automated build process.

From an experience perspective, you will have spent time previously as a Linux Systems Administrator and also a developer writing code in Python - ideally you will also have recent DevOps pipeline and tooling exposure as well as experience of network automation.
• *Skills and Experience Summary;**.

- Strong software development methodology experience
- Python scripting skills
- Linux Systems Administration background
- Network automation exposure
- API Integration
- Unix - RHEL System administration
- Solaris administration
- Red Hat Satellite administration
- Unix Automation
- DevOps practices, with automation of infrastructure
- Jenkins / Docker experience
- Supporting Ansible playbooks
- Ansible, including Ansible Tower deployment and administration
- Load Balancer technologies
- Familiarity with Agile working practices
- Effective team working and technical decision making
- Designing and leading infrastructure projects
- Strong documentation skills
- Broad stakeholder Management skills

For further information and a confidential discussion please forward your CV to