Linux Technician
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £40,000 to £43,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pension, Holiday |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, BS16 7GA |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 102965_1770053503 |
Summary
Linux Technician - Bristol - Up to £43,000
Are you a well‑established Linux professional with active SC Clearance? My client is seeking a Linux Technician to join their growing team and get hands‑on with all aspects of supporting their Linux systems. This is a great opportunity for a mid‑level Linux specialist to join a growing MSP, become a go‑to engineer for keeping client production environments running smoothly, and continue developing your skills across automation, containerisation, and virtualisation.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Fixing Linux incidents/outages
- Server patching and security updates
- Ticketing updates
- Basic infrastructure tasks including server/printer registrations
- Production monitoring and support
Essentials:
- Strong Linux experience (CentOS/RHEL/Oracle Linux)
- Strong patching experience (yum/dnf, kernel updates & safe reboots)
- Troubleshooting CPU, memory, disk, network, services
- Experience using ticketing tools
- Analysis logging
- Bash scripting
- Experience in live production support
- Active SC or eligible to obtain SC clearance
Desirable:
- Ansible or similar automation tools
- VMware or virtual machines
- Basic networking & firewall knowledge
- Knowledge of containerisation (Docker/Podman/Kubernetes basics)
This is an exciting role for a mid-level Linux Technician to further develop their career! Apply below now.
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.