Unix Automation Engineer

TEKsystems

Full-time Computer Occupations
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Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted
July 08, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Senior UNIX Automation Engineer 

Role Overview 

We are seeking a UNIX Automation Engineer to join our team. You will play a crucial role in transforming our infrastructure management by automating and orchestrating patching at a massive scale across our environment of over 125,000 Linux (Red Hat) servers.

  • Design, build, and maintain systems for the orchestration and automation of OS and kernel patching across a large-scale Linux environment. 
  • Develop tooling to support advanced capabilities such as live kernel patching to minimize the need for reboots. 
  • Create and manage robust automation for pre-change validation (dry runs) and post-change verification to ensure stability and mitigate risk. 
  • Build and enhance observability solutions to provide real-time insight into the state of the environment during patching operations. 
  • Develop scripts, integrations, and automation workflows using tools li...

    • Job Details

    • Job Type
      Full-time
    • Category
      Computer Occupations
    • Date Posted
      July 08, 2026
    • Application Deadline
      August 17, 2026