Senior Linux Engineer

110,000+

40,959

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience administering enterprise Linux environments, including the “temporary” ones from 2014.
• Experience with RHEL, Ubuntu and associated enterprise tooling (atleast 5+ years).
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to understand business and technical requirements and translate them into practical outcomes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain why “just restart it” is sometimes the fix and sometimes the problem.
• A curious mindset and desire to continually learn and improve.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
• Worked with Azure Stack Hub, Azure Local or hybrid infrastructure experience (you know what ‘hybrid’ means when the cloud is in your own server room).
• Why BAE Systems?
• Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
• A place where everyone can thrive
• We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
• We support our veteran community through VetNet Australia, along with initiatives such as Reserve Service Leave, a Veteran Mentoring Program, and partner-supported programs.
• We welcome applications from all candidates and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
• We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180 and recipients of the Benchmarcx Top Employer for Candidate Experience Excellence 2026. As members of the Circle Back Initiative, we commit to responding to every applicant.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team to discuss the support you may need. You can also connect with us via Careers and Employment.
• Security statement
• Please note, as a defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain one. Further information regarding security clearances.
• Information technology
• Experienced professionals
• What we're proud of
• 110,000+
• diverse workforce in more than 40 countries
• 40,959
• hours volunteered by our employees working with charities and not-for-profit organisations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with HPC environments and workload schedulers such as Slurm would be a bonus.