REQUIRED: LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - SC OR DV CLEARANCE REQUIRED
LOCATION: 5 DAYS ONSITE IN EITHER LEICESTER OR WINCHESTER
DURATION: 6 MONTH INITIAL CONTRACT
IR35 STATUS: INSIDE

* Excellent knowledge of Red Hat Linux Enterprise (v4 upwards), including installation, configuration and imaging
* Excellent knowledge of Red Hat Network Satellite for system management and performance reporting
* Provide support for L2 and L3 Operational activities & troubleshooting
* Able to stabilise developed infrastructure solutions using Red Hat methodologies in complex customer environments
* Demonstrate the ability to methodically work through issues
* Must be able to deal directly with clients in a friendly and highly confident manner demonstrating excellent internal and external customer communication skills
* Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction
* Author processes and working instructions
* Work within challenging SLA's and follow escalation paths to the leadership team and product specialists promptly when required
* Represent the 3rd line team from a Linux perspective in customer meetings
* Red Hat Certified Engineer or other Red Hat/Linux related certification
* To manage a range of Linux technology's RHLE, RHNS, kernel virtualisation (KVM) and to include optimisation, interoperability, and availability of systems on a customer's site
* Utilisation of RHNS for compliance management, provisioning of services and resources, content control and system security and integrity
* RHLE High availability including clustering, fencing and unfencing


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.