Principal Infrastructure Engineer (Linux Expert)

Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a team to define, design and implement the Platform Infrastructure used within our hybrid cloud locations; Be the company expert and technical authority for your technologies; Keep up-to-date with new and emerging technologies that could benefit the services and platform products that Keyloop provide and supply; Provide 3rd line support escalation to the Infrastructure Support/Operations teams; Provide technical training to those backline and operations teams as required; Support the team in selecting products and partners, providing all necessary documentation for launch, implementation and support of designated products; Perform technical POCs and solution validations and recommendations; Be involved in data centre & infrastructure refresh and migration activities; Master Operating System gold image ownership; Design and deliver Linux Services with security at its core; Analyse potential opportunities for improvement and provide remediation plans for security vulnerabilities

Requirements

Deep understanding of Linux Server technologies and tooling (e.g., Foreman/Redhat Satellite, SELinux, kernel internals, Oracle Linux/Amazon Linux, AWS Patch Manager, performance tuning); Experience with large scale infrastructure consisting of thousands of individual servers; Designing and configuration management with security controls in mind; Experience of antivirus and endpoint security protection techniques and tools; Experience in designing, implementing and operationalising technology solutions; Delivered programs of work to automate manual activities, applying configuration settings across the enterprise, and centrally deploy systems and tooling; Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills; Able to manage and deliver multiple parallel projects

Nice to have

Understanding of AWS or Microsoft Azure technologies, tools and services; Experience of utilising Jira for work management and time tracking; Exposure to ISO27001 or SOC2 audits; Experience of using PowerShell or Ansible/Terraform to deliver infrastructure as code; Experience of SaaS, IaaS & PaaS solutions and offerings; Experience of containers/Kubernetes

Benefits

Inclusive work environment; Pay and benefits designed to attract talent; Investment in development; Culture fostering support and unbridled collaboration; Training and support to try new things; AI tools training