Linux Systems Engineer / DevOps Engineer Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid) Type: Permanent, Full-Time We are partnering with a leading Irish wealth management organisation to appoint an experienced Linux Systems Engineer / DevOps Engineer to join their Information Systems function.
This role will sit at the core of the firm's Linux hosting and cloud infrastructure, supporting business-critical platforms in a highly regulated financial services environment.
The Role In this role, you will take ownership of the day-to-day operation, stability, and security of the Linux hosting environment, working closely with internal technology teams and third-party vendors.
You will be responsible for incident and request management, system administration, automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of DevOps standards and practices.
Key Responsibilities Own and manage incidents, service requests, and other ticket types associated with the Linux hosting environment, ensuring adherence to defined SLAs.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across ICT services in collaboration with Information Systems colleagues.
Perform daily Linux system administration activities, ensuring systems and servers are operating optimally.
Administer and support enterprise Linux environments, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and container platforms.
Manage and monitor cloud-based infrastructure, primarily within Microsoft Azure.
Maintain system performance, availability, security, and resilience through proactive monitoring and alerting.
Ensure Linux environments are fully patched and compliant with security and feature updates.
Support and enhance automation using tools such as Ansible and scripting.
Work closely with third-party vendors on support, upgrades, and issue resolution.
Contribute to the development, implementation, and enforcement of DevOps policies, standards, and procedures.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation.
Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing, ensuring backup and recovery procedures are current and effective.
Technical Environment Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8; RHEL 10 upgrade planned) Container Platform: Red Hat OpenShift on Azure (ARO) Automation: Ansible Automation Platform, Automation Hub, Bash scripting Version Control: Git (Bitbucket), SVN Collaboration Tooling: Jira, Confluence CI/CD: Jenkins, SonarQube, Sonatype Security: Rapid7, Aqua Security, OSSEC Monitoring: Opsview, Prometheus Logging: EFK, Loki, Splunk Cloud: Microsoft Azure Requirements Experience Background Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Linux Systems Engineering, DevOps, or similar role.
Strong hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux environments.
Preious experience within financial services or other highly regulated environments is highly desirable.
Proven experience working with third-party vendors and managed service providers.
Technical Skills Advanced knowledge of Linux concepts, administration, and troubleshooting.
Experience supporting containerised platforms and cloud-based infrastructure.
Strong understanding of DevOps best practices, monitoring, logging, and automation.
Knowledge of security controls, patching, and system hardening within Linux environments.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern development tooling.
If this position sounds like it would be of interest, please apply directly or reach out to Daniel O'Connell at