Lead Hosting Platform Engineer

We're particularly interested in candidates with strong enterprise Linux/Unix hosting platform experience, including:

✅ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration and lifecycle management
✅ Linux/Unix platforms within large-scale enterprise environments
✅ Automation and configuration management using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
✅ Red Hat Satellite and OS lifecycle management
✅ Scripting skills including Bash, PowerShell, Perl or similar
✅ VMware and virtualisation technologies
✅ High-availability hosting platforms and infrastructure
✅ Security hardening, SELinux, TLS, SSL and PKI
✅ Azure Cloud and Hybrid Infrastructure environments - Including Windows Server
✅ Enterprise storage and backup technologies including Veeam, SAN, HPE Alletra or Dell PowerStore

Ideally, you'll also hold (or be working towards) RHCSA, RHCE and/or ITIL certifications.

You'll be joining a highly respected team responsible for maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure services across an organisation managing over 50,000 technology assets.

In return, we offer:

• 26 days holiday, rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidays
• Up to 14% employer pension contribution
• Up to 10.5% annual bonus
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible working options
• Wellbeing support programmes
• Flexible benefits package
• Voluntary share scheme

If you're a senior Linux and Hosting Platform specialist looking to influence enterprise-scale infrastructure, drive technical innovation and lead platform excellence within a critical-services environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of technology at United Utilities.