Support Engineer

Linux Support Engineer - 6 months+ - EU

Next Ventures are partnered with a large global Energy client who are looking for a Linux Support Engineer to join their team on a contract basis.

This will be a 6 month contract + extension and you will be working fully remote

The Role

• Act as a POC for external customers and internal departments (Product Management, Sales, Engineering, R&D).
• Provide level 3 support to internal and external customers under SLAs. (includes 24/7 support)
• You provide technical support to Sales during tendering (RFQ) to ensure the proposed solution is both commercially optimized and technically sound (e.g., network topology, L2 and L3 designs).
• Provide technical support to internal and external engineering and services teams during project execution
• Expertise in Network Management Systems and mission-critical applications

Experience Required

• 3-5+ years experience with IT engineering/support
• Knowledge of Linux, RedHat etc - Linux Certification (RedHat RHCSA, CompTIA Linux+ nice to have
• Experience with virtualization (e.g. VMware, KVM, dockers…) and Windows
• Experience working with knowledge with scripting languages like Python (preferred), Perl / Shell Linux .
• Must-have working knowledge with Network security know how (e.g. vulnerability scanning tools, Hardening, cybersecurity concepts…)
• Nice-to-have experience (testing or/and operation or/and development or/and integration) in network management or NE elements domains with preference on Optical technology/MPLS-

If you are interested, please apply with an up to date CV and the best number to reach you on. faye.gibbs@next-ventures.com