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About the Role
As a Linux Support Engineer, you’ll help operate and evolve the performance-critical Linux infrastructure that powers a global electronic trading ecosystem. You’ll focus on always-on reliability, automation-first operations, and deep system tuning—partnering closely with application, network, and security teams to keep production stable, scalable, and predictable under heavy market activity.
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize global production Linux server environments to support 24/7 availability and fault tolerance
- Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps practices using tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform
- Support and scale hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) and on-prem virtualization platforms (KVM, oVirt, VMware)
- Deploy, operate, and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters supporting microservices-based applications
- Perform deep-dive Linux performance tuning and troubleshooting across CPU, memory, disk, and network I/O bottlenecks
- Build and maintain observability capabilities, including monitoring/alerting with Prometheus and Grafana
- Partner with application support, network engineering, and security teams to resolve complex incidents and implement infrastructure changes
- Other duties as assigned
About You
Qualifications & Skills
- 5+ years of relevant Linux engineering / systems administration experience in production environments
- Strong expertise with Linux distributions such as RHEL/CentOS and/or Debian-based systems
- Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python, Go, and/or Shell
- Hands-on experience with configuration management (Ansible and/or Puppet) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Solid networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing concepts, and firewall management in multi-tenant environments
- Experience supporting and optimizing databases such as PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and/or Redis
- Strong collaboration, incident response, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
