The Linux Systems Engineer will work closely with the Software team to design, implement, test, monitor and maintain a Linux development pipeline that allows for efficient delivery of embedded Linux based products. The role will be responsible for capturing requirements and designing automated solutions that decrease time to market.

The ideal candidate will have a strong and demonstrable understanding of Linux for both servers and embedded systems and experience in automating software development workflows. Integrating and communicating with Windows based systems is also desirable.

Responsibilities

• DevOps Design, Management and Maintenance

o The candidate will work with technical leaders to design new Linux DevOps pipelines to support a range of different embedded products.

o As part of an R&D team the pipelines should be designed for stability, ease of management and be adaptable to change.

• Automation - To accelerate the delivery of our products you will develop pipelines and processes with automation at the heart of all our systems. The automatic processes should provide useful insights to the engineering teams to help us monitor and improve our products over time.
• Collaboration - Working closely with the software teams and acting as a bridge into the wider companies IT department you will collaborate with a range of engineering skillsets to proactively gather requirements and share designs and results.

Key Skills include:

Linux -

Thorough understanding of the Linux platform (preferably Debian GNU/Linux) and configuration management systems - Proven expertise in advanced Linux system administration

Embedded Platforms -

Experience of Buildroot or Yocto. Understanding of the C/C++ compilation process and its impact on DevOps

Automation -

Experience with using tools to deploy and automate software testing on embedded platforms

Dashboarding -

Experience with tools to monitor and report the health of our software

Python / Bash

Git

Testing

For further details please contact Katie Collins