Linux Infrastructure Architect
We're partnering with a leading organisation to support their private cloud transformation.
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Linux Infrastructure Architect
Manchester (2-3 days on-site)
6 months
Inside IR35
Who are we?
We're a software development company building the world's Elastic Workforce, reinventing work and challenging the assumption that a local team = the best team. We help businesses deliver technical projects better than ever before through our platform and on-demand Elastic Teams™.
About this role
We're partnering with a leading organisation to support their private cloud transformation. We're seeking an experienced Linux Architect to assess their current infrastructure and shape their future technical direction.
Your Responsibilities
As a Linux Architect, you'll lead a team of engineers while comprehensively assessing the current infrastructure. You'll develop strategic recommendations for future state architecture, mentor team members, and ensure knowledge retention within the organisation. You'll work closely with stakeholders to define and implement private cloud strategies while maintaining system stability and team cohesion.
About You
We're looking for passionate technologists who enjoy working in collaborative agile teams. You'll need:
- Extensive Linux architecture experience, particularly in private cloud environments
- Track record of contributing to open-source projects (RedHat community experience beneficial)
- Strong leadership presence and ability to mentor technical teams
- Experience in pre-sales and stakeholder engagement
- Proven infrastructure assessment and design expertise
- Strategic mindset with the ability to balance current stability with future innovation
- Outstanding communication skills at both technical and business levels
About us
Distributed is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Employees and contractors, as well as prospective employees and contractors, will all be treated equally and fairly. Distributed is committed to ensuring no less favourable treatment is experienced by any current or prospective employee because of any of the protected characteristics under the UK Equality Act 2010 or equivalent local equality legislation.
- Department
- Elastic Team
- Locations
- Manchester
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Employment type
- Contract
Workplace & culture
Distributed is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Employees and contractors, as well as prospective employees and contractors, will all be treated equally and fairly.
The Company is committed to ensuring no less favourable treatment is experienced by any current or prospective employee because of any of the protected characteristics under the UK Equality Act 2010 or equivalent local equality legislation.
About Distributed
We are Distributed: we help businesses deliver technical projects better than ever before through our on-demand Elastic Teams.
Last year alone Distributed won 5 awards including 2 awards for growth, most disruptive startup in Startups 100, Winner in the Deloitte Fast 50 UK, a winner in the Red Herring Europe Top 100, and winner of a global award for Outstanding Reward & Recognition for remote working from The Omnis.
This year BT Digital signed a £30m deal with Distributed to accelerate its digital transformation and innovation agenda by rapidly bringing together multi-skilled digital teams.
We do things differently, we move fast, we are recognised as leaders in our sector, and we look after our people. We are a people company that uses technology to deliver beyond client expectations.
Join us if you want to be part of our Elastic Team community that’s shaping the future of freelance working..
Linux Infrastructure Architect
We're partnering with a leading organisation to support their private cloud transformation.
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