Unix Engineer - FS Industry Experience

Job Title: Unix Engineer Location: Manchester - 2/3 days per week, onsite Salary/Rate: £500 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 27/04/2026 Job Type: Contract - 6 monthsCompany IntroductionWe are looking for asenior Unix/Linux infrastructure specialist with a strong focus on platform security, compliance, and stability within highly regulated enterprise environments. The role supports critical Unix/Linux platforms, including Legacy and modern systems, and plays a key part in data centre optimisation, migration, and security hardening initiatives.This position requires deep hands on Unix/Linux expertise combined with strong security awareness, operational discipline, and the ability to communicate effectively with global stakeholders.Job Responsibilities/ObjectivesProvide L2/L3 support for Unix/Linux infrastructure platforms in production, including business critical and regulated systemsPerform secure build, configuration, hardening, and ongoing maintenance of Unix/Linux ServersSupport data centre optimisation, migration, and transformation programmes, including platform stabilisation and risk reduction activitiesImplement and maintain security controls, including access management, patching, vulnerability remediation, and configuration complianceParticipate in incident, problem, and change management, ensuring adherence to ITIL and security governance standardsSupport audit, risk, and compliance activities, including evidence gathering and remediation of audit findingsWork ..... full job details .....