Overview
We are seeking a dedicated Infrastructure Platform Engineer for a long-term contract position within a global financial services organization. In this fully remote role, you will manage self-hosted, bare-metal infrastructure and work closely with developers to implement security best practices across the infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Manage Ubuntu Linux servers in production across dedicated hosting and colocation data centres.
- Configure and debug routing, DNS, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Diagnose physical server and hardware failures, focusing on root cause analysis.
- Automate infrastructure using Ansible and scripting, as well as monitor system performance with metrics and dashboards.
- Assess the security impact of changes and translate compliance requirements into actionable infrastructure tasks.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on infrastructure engineering experience.
- Strong production experience with Ubuntu Linux (systemd, logs, package management, filesystems).
- Familiarity with dedicated hosting providers or colocation environments.
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals such as routing, DNS, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Experience with Ansible or similar configuration management tools, along with scripting skills.
- Preferred: Knowledge of ZFS, WireGuard, KVM/QEMU, Grafana, and certificate automation tools.