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Location: Leeds

Opportunities in Leeds

We’re excited to be growing our presence in Leeds, a city we’ve been connected to for nearly 200 years! Our modern, accessible office in the City Centre offers a supportive, flexible working environment. The majority of roles, including this one, are now available in Leeds, giving you the chance to build a meaningful career outside of London while contributing to our mission from a dynamic and growing location. You’ll work collaboratively with London-based colleagues in a hybrid model, with regular opportunities to travel into the London office to meet and connect together in person. 

Want to learn more? Discover what makes our Leeds office such a dynamic place to work by visiting our Welcome to the Bank of England in Leeds | Bank of England page for more details.

A Day in the Role

No two days are exactly the same, but a typical day might start with the team's stand-up, where you'll discuss ongoing work, share progress, and identify any support needed from colleagues. We usually meet at 09:45 to support flexible working arrangements.

You may then spend time working on a project to improve or modernise part of the Linux platform. This could involve developing automation, improving platform security, refining operational standards, or implementing infrastructure changes using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tooling.

As part of the team responsible for supporting business-critical services, you may be involved in investigating and resolving technical issues. This could range from troubleshooting operating system problems and analysing performance issues to supporting platform upgrades or infrastructure changes. You'll work closely with colleagues across Compute, Storage, Networks, Oracle, and DevOps teams to identify root causes and deliver robust solutions.

Throughout the day, you'll balance project delivery with operational support responsibilities. This may include planning and implementing platform changes, participating in technical discussions with vendors and internal stakeholders, reviewing and improving existing processes, or contributing to the team's automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Whether working from one of our offices or remotely as part of our hybrid working model, you'll be part of a collaborative team that values technical curiosity, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.

Role Requirements

The CNI Platform operates within a secure, air-gapped environment supporting business-critical services. This presents a unique range of operational, engineering, and security challenges.

As a Senior Linux Engineer, you will be responsible for the support, reliability, security, and continuous improvement of the Linux platform. Working closely with colleagues across Compute, Storage, Networks, Oracle, and DevOps teams, you will support Linux workloads running on physical servers, virtual infrastructure, and OpenShift platforms.

We are looking for an engineer with strong Linux foundations who enjoys understanding how systems work, solving technical problems, and applying modern engineering practices to improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency. This role would suit someone who is developing into a senior engineer and is keen to broaden their expertise across enterprise infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Administration, support, and continuous improvement of enterprise Linux platforms
• Ensuring platform reliability, availability, and operational stability
• Automation, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code
• Security hardening, patching, and compliance
• Platform integration across compute, storage, network, database, and container technologies
• Development and maintenance of operational procedures, standards, and documentation
• Collaboration across engineering teams and technology disciplines
• Communicating technical issues and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

The role requires participation in an out-of-hours support rota and occasional out-of-hours work to support business-critical systems.

Minimum Criteria

• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills within an enterprise environment (e.g. RHEL)
• Understanding of Linux operating system fundamentals, including boot processes, storage, security, patching, recovery, and performance troubleshooting
• Experience deploying, operating, and supporting Linux on physical and virtual infrastructure
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible or equivalent technologies
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Terraform or equivalent technologies
• Understanding of Linux security principles, system hardening, and compliance practices
• Experience with platform lifecycle management tools such as Red Hat Satellite, Ansible Automation Platform, or equivalent technologies
• Experience using scripting languages such as Bash or Python to automate operational tasks

Essential Criteria

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to troubleshooting
• Ability to investigate technical issues and identify root causes across complex infrastructure environments
• Demonstrates curiosity and a desire to understand the underlying operation of systems and platforms
• Ability to work effectively across multiple technical disciplines and teams
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Understanding of DevOps principles and modern infrastructure engineering practices
• Understanding of ITIL / ITSM processes, including incident, problem, and change management
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working within secure or air-gapped environments
• Experience with Compliance as Code and infrastructure testing tools (e.g. OpenSCAP, Chef InSpec, or equivalent technologies)
• Experience with virtualisation and container platforms such as VMware, Kubernetes, OpenShift, HyperFlex, or Podman
• Knowledge of Secure by Design and DevSecOps principles
• Experience with image-based or immutable infrastructure approaches, including tooling such as Packer
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and automated software delivery practices
• Familiarity with enterprise storage technologies and backup platforms
• Experience with Splunk or similar observability and logging platforms
• Understanding of enterprise networking fundamentals
• Working knowledge of Git, GitHub, and distributed version control systems

How this role fits into the wider Bank

Work for an organisation steeped in history with a front row seat for the digitisation of the financial sector, and the rise of FinTech and RegTech. With our people at our centre, Technology enable the Bank of England to deliver its mission by providing a diverse set of technical solutions and platforms. From supporting critical systems which underpin the UK economy, to evolving data analytics, reinventing our online presence, and introducing a fully digital workplace. Be part of a team that’s constantly evolving, just like our industry.

Flexible working options

This role is open to flexible working patterns, these may include:

• Flexible start and end time to each day
• Ability to adapt calendar as needed, this could be to fit in the school run, gym, or appointments
• A 50% in-office attendance requirement can be spread across the month to accommodate diverse working patterns, such as the flexibility to purchase a weekly train ticket for certain weeks