Platform Engineer

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh is currently looking to recruit RHEL AWS Platform Engineer for an initial 6 month contract a rate of £475/day (Outside IR35). These roles will be hybrid working. Responsibilities: - Build and standardise RHEL 8/9 environments across AWS - Implement OS hardening and security baselines (CIS/STIG aligned) - Develop automation (Ansible / AWS SSM) for configuration and patching - Design and implement monitoring and logging integration (CloudWatch) - Optimise storage and performance - Establish a repeatable, scalable operating model for Linux workloads - Support knowledge transfer and upskilling within the Service Delivery team - Collaboration and Coaching: A track record of working across traditional infrastructure teams, supporting capability uplift and process embedding. - Documentation and Knowledge Transfer: Comfortable producing clear engineering documentation and mentoring others on tooling and best practice.

Essential Skills: - Proven experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8/9) in enterprise environments - Proven ability to translate cloud architecture designs into engineered solutions, including infrastructure, security, and CI/CD automation. - Solid understanding of Linux system administration. - Experience implementing OS hardening and security best practices - Experience operating RHEL and Windows workloads in AWS, including system hardening, patch management, and automation using Systems Manager. - Strong knowledge of patching and package management using yum / dnf and automation tools. - Experience in monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting Linux systems in production. - Familiarity with networking concepts. - Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working alongside traditional infrastructure teams and supporting knowledge transfer and uplift. - Experience integrating Linux with Active Directory (SSSD / LDAP) Desirable Skills: - Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform / CloudFormation) - Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines - Knowledge of container platforms (Docker / Kubernetes / OpenShift) - Red Hat certifications (RHCSA / RHCE) - Experience with AWS services If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.