Linux Engineer

Our Federal Government client is looking for an experienced Linux Engineer for an initial 12 month contract.

About the Role:

The Linux Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the server environment is secure, stable and effectively maintained.

Key Responsibilities:

The role is within a team responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance and security of:

All of the agency's Linux hosts (~600) primarily Ubuntu with some RHEL.
Base infrastructure services consumed by other IT teams such as:

• Virtualisation (VMware),
• Block and file storage (Pure Storage),
• Backup (Cohesity) and
• Index/search (Splunk).

Core applications relied on by the entire agency such as:

• DNS (BIND),
• NTP,
• SMTP (Postfix),
• Web proxying (Squid and Forcepoint/Websense), and
• RSA SecurID.

Skills/Requirements:

• 5-7+ Years Linux Engineering experience
• A deep understanding of Linux including networking, package management, auditd, SElinux/AppArmor, IPTABLES/NFTABLES, TLS, PKI
• Experience in the strategies and techniques required to implement the ACSC's Essential Eight in a Linux environment.
• Experience with tracking and monitoring tools like JIRA, Confluence, Zabbix, Splunk, or comparable technologies.
• Available to work 2-3 days per week at the office in a Hybrid working environment.
• Australian Citizen with Baseline or NV1 Minimum Clearance.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Gian on [email protected] quoting reference 262656 .

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Diversity and inclusion are strongly supported at Peoplebank. People of all nationalities, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, are encouraged to apply.