Sr. Infrastructure Engineer (Python, Linux, VMware ESXi, Ansible, cloud) |Glasgow, UK | 12 Months Contract | AS
30 days ago
Glasgow
• Glasgow, UKTitle: Sr. Infrastructure Engineer (Python, Linux, VMware ESXi, Ansible, cloud) Location: Glasgow, UK Position type: 12 Months Contract Job Description: The infrastructure-as-a-Service Engineering group in the Client's Core Infrastructure division and is responsible for designing, implementing, integrating, and maintaining the firm's large-scale global physical and virtual server infrastructure. The group evaluates, certifies, integrates, and supports a broad range of infrastructure technologies, including hardware platforms, hypervisors, Linux operating systems, system configuration tooling, critical infrastructure services, automation platforms, load-balancing, high availability solutions, and virtualization management technologies. We are a key part of the firm's DevOps transformation, delivering real-time APIs and automation capabilities that enable infrastructure-as-code patterns and provide the back-end integrations that translate desired state into reliable production outcomes. We are seeking a skilled and experienced engineer to join the platform engineering team. The role will focus on integrating, testing, securing, and improving multiple infrastructure codebases, with a particular emphasis on vulnerability remediation, code hardening, automated validation, and safe production rollout. This is not a simple follow the requirement and apply a fix role. We are looking for a self-starter who can operate effectively in a complex engineering environment. The successful candidate will need to understand complex distributed systems, assess the broader impact of security changes, design robust remediation approaches, and produce stable, maintainable, and future-proof secure code. They will also be expected to define appropriate test plans, validate changes in lab environments, and support production rollout with a focus on minimizing risk and stability impact. • Work across multiple infrastructure and automation codebases to remediate identified security vulnerabilities., • Design, implement, and validate secure, stable, and maintainable code changes., • Work as an integration engineer, connecting vendor, open-source, and internally developed solutions into the firm's infrastructure platform., • Develop and maintain automation using Python and related tooling., • Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated test coverage, and release validation processes., • Create test plans and validation procedures for security-related code and configuration changes., • Use lab and pre-production environments to test complex changes before production rollout., • Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and application teams to assess impact and drive remediation to completion., • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and technical planning., • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of platform reliability, security posture, and engineering practices., • Strong Linux engineering skills, including configuration, troubleshooting, system-level diagnostics, and operational support., • Solid understanding of distributed systems and the challenges involved in changing, testing, and operating them safely., • Strong Python development skills, with the ability to write robust, maintainable, production-quality code., • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and release automation., • Experience with both automated and manual testing approaches., • Ability to create practical test plans, validation procedures, and rollout plans for complex technical changes., • Experience working with large-scale production environments and an understanding of operational risk., • Good understanding of security principles, vulnerability remediation, secure coding, and system hardening., • Strong troubleshooting skills across operating systems, infrastructure services, automation, networking, and application integration points., • Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive complex problems through to resolution., • Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, options, and recommendations clearly., • Experience with Perl in addition to Python., • Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools such as Ansible, SaltStack, or similar., • Experience with VMware ESXi, virtualization platforms, or private cloud infrastructure., • Experience with vulnerability management, security scanning tools, remediation workflows, and audit/compliance requirements. Central Business Solutions, Inc(A Certified Minority Owned Organization) Central Business Solutions, Inc 37600 Central Court Suite 214 Newark CA, 94560 Phone: (833)247-8800 Fax: (510)-740-3677 #J-18808-Ljbffr