Hosting Platform Engineer (Unix/Linux)

Hosting Platform Engineer (Unix/Linux) 6 Months £Negotiable Market Rate Hybrid/London - 2 Days per week My client, in the banking industry is looking for a Hosting Platform Engineer to join their fast-paced team on an…

Hybrid IT
Pay rate £475 – £550/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 4 September 2026

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Hosting Platform Engineer (Unix/Linux)
6 Months
£Negotiable Market Rate
Hybrid/London - 2 Days per week

My client, in the banking industry is looking for a Hosting Platform Engineer to join their fast-paced team on an initial 6 month contract.

Job description
Manage and execute operating system, middleware, application server, and Java platform patching, upgrades, and lifecycle maintenance across UNIX/Linux environments. Perform security hardening, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, cluster patching, rolling upgrades, rollback planning, disaster recovery validation, and post-patch testing while ensuring compliance with enterprise security and change management standards.

Skills requireed for the role
UNIX/Linux (RHEL, Solaris, AIX)
Red Hat Satellite
Ansible
Oracle WebLogic
OPatch
JBoss EAP
Java (JDK/JRE)
JVM Tuning
Security & Vulnerability Management
Change Management
Disaster Recovery
Smoke Testing

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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