Linux / Unix Production Support Engineer
| Posting date: | 31 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, South West England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | FERNS IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Looking for a hands-on Linux engineer to support live production systems in a secure environment.
Experience: 3 – 5 years
Must have SC clearance or be SC eligible
Day to day work:
* Fix Linux/Unix incidents & outages
* Monthly server patching and security updates
* Fast response to critical vulnerabilities
* Production monitoring and support
* Basic infra tasks (server/printer registrations etc.)
* Update tickets, changes and evidence in ServiceNow
Must have skills:
* Strong Linux admin (RHEL / CentOS / Oracle Linux)
* Patching with yum/dnf, kernel updates & safe reboots
* Troubleshooting CPU, memory, disk, network, services
* Log analysis using /var/log and journalctl
* Bash scripting for small automations
* Understanding of security patches & CVEs
* Experience in live production support
* Worked with ticketing tools (ServiceNow preferred)
* Able to work to SLAs and follow change control
* Active SC or eligible to obtain SC clearance
Nice to have:
* Ansible or similar automation tools
* VMware / virtual machines experience
* Basic networking & firewall knowledge
* Knowledge of containerisation (Docker/Podman/Kubernetes basics)
Hands-on role, ideal for a solid mid-level Linux support engineer who can keep production systems stable, secure and compliant.
Experience: 3 – 5 years
Must have SC clearance or be SC eligible
Day to day work:
* Fix Linux/Unix incidents & outages
* Monthly server patching and security updates
* Fast response to critical vulnerabilities
* Production monitoring and support
* Basic infra tasks (server/printer registrations etc.)
* Update tickets, changes and evidence in ServiceNow
Must have skills:
* Strong Linux admin (RHEL / CentOS / Oracle Linux)
* Patching with yum/dnf, kernel updates & safe reboots
* Troubleshooting CPU, memory, disk, network, services
* Log analysis using /var/log and journalctl
* Bash scripting for small automations
* Understanding of security patches & CVEs
* Experience in live production support
* Worked with ticketing tools (ServiceNow preferred)
* Able to work to SLAs and follow change control
* Active SC or eligible to obtain SC clearance
Nice to have:
* Ansible or similar automation tools
* VMware / virtual machines experience
* Basic networking & firewall knowledge
* Knowledge of containerisation (Docker/Podman/Kubernetes basics)
Hands-on role, ideal for a solid mid-level Linux support engineer who can keep production systems stable, secure and compliant.