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Linux & Cloud Engineer

Beacon Red Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 08 May 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $80k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

About the Job: The Linux & Cloud Engineer will support the Mission Engineering and Technical Solutions Team in deploying, maintaining, and defending enterprise systems for Beacon Red and its customers. Leveraging a robust IT background, the engineer will manage diverse technical projects across Beacon Red Data Centres and Cloud environments while collaborating with colleagues across multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure the continuous availability of mission-critical IT infrastructure and applications, including both standard and custom-built solutions, to support operational requirements.
  • Monitor organizational systems and applications to guarantee they remain operational and secure.
  • Process data from various sources to support cyber investigations.
  • Assist with security assessments, ensuring all systems are patched and compliant.
  • Analyze internal operational architecture, tools, and procedures to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Partner with both the Technical Support team and Development teams to plan, create, and deploy tools that drive operational objectives.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of experience administering Linux-based service platforms.
  • Proven understanding of Linux security practices and disaster recovery planning.
  • Experience with hardware platforms (e.g., VxRail, Nutanix) and VMware vCenter management.
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP and network diagnostics.
  • Experience in application deployment and management (e.g., GitLab, Mattermost).
  • Familiarity with security appliances and systems (e.g., firewalls, DLP, endpoint protection).
  • Understanding of Change Management and ITIL.
  • Proficient in scripting (e.g., Bash, Python) and automation (e.g., Ansible, Chef).
  • Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, SaltStack).
  • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Skilled in managing cloud services with hands-on experience deploying Linux servers in environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Skilled in using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform).
  • Familiarity with network management tools (e.g., Zabbix) and IT ticketing systems (e.g., Jira Service Desk).

Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time

Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

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About Beacon Red

Beacon Red focuses on enhancing national security preparedness throughout the Middle East. Our core philosophy drives our client strategy: To adapt and evolve, disrupting the complacency of the status-quo in any conventional or asymmetric environment. With almost 100 training solutions and assessment platforms, our programmes are not only timely and relevant, but reflect the complex challenges next-generation national security professionals will face in the field.