Platform Administrator (Linux)

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United Kingdom
Mid level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
The Linux Platform Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining the ServiceNow platform, including platform monitoring, capacity management, backups, and upgrades. They will design application uptime strategies and develop key platform features, ensuring security and efficiency.
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Platform Administrator (SC Cleared)

Location: Hybrid / London

Clearance: Active SC Clearance (Mandatory)

Contract Type: 12 month FTC / Permanent

The Company:

Amber Labs are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Platform Administrator, for a Central Government project, to support and maintain critical infrastructure within a secure cloud-based environment. This role requires expertise in Linux system administration, scripting, cloud computing (AWS/Azure), and database management. The successful candidate will be responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining platforms, ensuring system reliability, and troubleshooting issues with minimal support.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Linux Administration – Manage, configure, and maintain Linux-based systems, including shell scripting and string manipulation.
  • Cloud Provisioning – Deploy and manage compute resources in AWS or Azure environments.
  • Software Packaging & Installation – Package, unpackage, and install software, including database setups (MySQL/MariaDB).
  • Backup Management – Understand backup processes and execute via shell scripts or command-line tools.
  • Security & Authentication – Configure SSL, Java Keystores, LDAP, and SSO brokers (e.g., Keycloak).
  • Platform Administration – Oversee the system’s health and performance, learning infrastructure processes to ensure operational stability.
  • Troubleshooting & Autonomy – Diagnose and resolve platform issues independently, ensuring seamless operations.
  • ServiceNow Application Development (Nice to Have) – Some experience with ServiceNow app development would be beneficial.

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Strong Linux administration skills, including scripting and automation.
  • Experience with AWS or Azure cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with database management (MySQL/MariaDB).
  • Understanding of backup strategies and ability to integrate backup processes into scripts.
  • Knowledge of security protocols (SSL, Java Keystores, LDAP, SSO).
  • Proactive problem-solver who can work autonomously and troubleshoot effectively.
  • ServiceNow platform experience (desirable but not essential).

This role offers the opportunity to support critical government platforms, gain exposure to cloud and infrastructure processes, and enhance technical skills within a secure and fast-paced environment.

Top Skills

Linux
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The Company
London
80 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Amber Labs is a partnership of highly-skilled consultants and technologists.

We specialise in the evolution of Data Engineering, Cloud and Analytics.

We focus on delivering value from our client’s data using innovative approaches that reduce risk and delivery time, and that we are constantly improving through R&D.

Amber Labs was founded on three key principles:

An employee first internal culture, through diverse investment and exciting opportunities for our team, and a partnership structure ensuring everyone has an opportunity to share in the success of Amber Labs.

Persistent analysis to identify opportunities to develop artefacts, accelerators and automation that allow rapid deployment of highly-technical solutions to the cloud or on-premise for our clients.

Consistent investment into our ADM (Amber Labs Delivery Methodology -underpinned by Agile Methodology) to ensure we maximise velocity, quality and value

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