Linux Administrator

About the role

Aspect Capital is an award-winning systematic hedge fund based in London that manages over $8 billion of client assets, where technology plays a critical role in the success of our business.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting and administering Linux systems (Ubuntu and RHEL)
• Assisting with the build, configuration, and maintenance of Linux hosts and services
• Working with configuration management and infrastructure‑as‑code tooling
• Helping to support cloud‑based services and automation workflows
• Troubleshooting system, performance, and availability issues
• Contributing to documentation and operational best practices

Your experience

Essential

• 1-3 years relevant experience
• A good understanding of Linux systems administration (Ubuntu and/or RHEL)
• Familiarity with core Linux concepts: services, filesystems, networking, permissions, logging
• Experience collaborating in mixed Linux and Microsoft ecosystems
• Some experience with automation or configuration management tools (e.g. Puppet)
• Some scripting experience (e.g. Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• An interest in infrastructure automation and cloud technologies

Desirable (but not required)

• Exposure to Terraform or other infrastructure‑as‑code tools
• Awareness of AWS services and basic cloud architecture
• Experience working in an enterprise or mixed‑platform environment
• Basic understanding of networking and storage concepts
• Familiarity with Active Directory–integrated Linux systems

Nice to have

Experience with tools such as Artifactory, TeamCity, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, Git (e.g. Bitbucket), Grafana or similar monitoring tools would be beneficial, but is not essential.

If this sounds like a role you’d be interested in, we would love to hear from you.

No agencies, please.