Linux Infrastructure Engineer
Based: Leeds
Salary: Competitive
We’re looking for a proactive and solutions‑driven Linux Infrastructure Engineer to help keep our critical systems running smoothly and our colleagues supported. You’ll play a key role in maintaining, developing and optimising our Linux and HPUX environments, ensuring our services are robust, secure and ready to support the business every day.
Competitve basic salary
Generous discounts: Up to 80% off our beautiful kitchen furniture and products
Flexible holidays: Buy up to five extra days
Health and wellbeing support: 24/7 virtual GP and employee assistance programme
Lifestyle perks: Cycle‑to‑work scheme and discounts with over 200 top brands
Refer a friend scheme
Be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and expertise
As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our technology operations, supporting critical systems and helping us evolve our infrastructure. You’ll:
Administer and optimise Linux environments (RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu or similar)
Deliver OS upgrades, patching cycles, kernel tuning and performance improvements
Develop and maintain automation scripts to drive efficiency
Support the migration from HPUX to Linux
Handle 3rd‑line escalations from the service desk
Monitor alerting tools and take action on critical warnings
Contribute ideas in team meetings, helping us resolve root causes and improve reliability
Identify risks relating to manufacturing, servers or capacity and escalate where needed
Lead or participate in regular disaster recovery testing
Collaborate across locations — sometimes travelling to support issue resolution
You’ll effectively manage your own workload, balancing tickets and in‑flight projects, and act as a key point of escalation for more complex software or hardware issues.
You’re someone who loves solving technical challenges and thrives in a fast‑moving environment. You’ll bring:
Hands‑on experience with Linux (RHEL, SLES or similar)
Experience of administering HPUX environments, is preferred but not essential
Knowledge of virtualisation technologies such as VMware or Hyper‑V
Solid understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, firewalls)
Over five years’ experience in the UK IT landscape
Great communication skills, with a friendly and collaborative approach
Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise independently
Clear and concise documentation skills
A calm, adaptable approach in an ever‑changing environment
Willingness to travel to other sites when needed
You’ll shine in this role by living our behaviours:
Pro‑active – Taking initiative, sharing ideas and helping drive continuous improvement.
Performance‑focused – Being results‑driven, customer‑minded and supportive of team goals.
People‑centred – Communicating clearly, collaborating with others and contributing to a positive team culture.
Personally accountable – Building trust, staying resilient and investing in your own development.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview, just let us know, we’re here to support you.
Magnet has been shaping the heart of the home for more than 100 years. From our award‑winning kitchen designs to UK‑based manufacturing, we’re proud to be the UK’s number one specialist kitchen provider. But what truly sets us apart is our people. Their passion, expertise and creativity help us build kitchens that stand the test of time.
We’re on an exciting transformation journey, and we welcome fresh perspectives, so even if you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you.
If you’re excited to help shape and strengthen our infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.
At Nobia, we design kitchens for life. To us, that means developing well-designed, functional, and emotionally conceptualised kitchens that speak to the hearts and minds of our customers, kitchens that enable a sustainable lifestyle and reduced climate impact.
We are thirteen strong local brands that benefit from advantages of working together. With operations that incorporate the entire value chain from design to installation, we are driven by a shared ambition to lead the way in design and sustainability in our industry. Together, we form a European kitchen specialist.
We manufacture a wide range of products, from flat-pack cabinets to high-quality customised products. Nobia has 10 production facilities in five countries in Europe. Our production facilities vary in size and have differing levels of specialisation. The majority of Nobia’s plants are certified in accordance with ISO 14001. We manufacture a total of about 3,5 million cabinets or around 300,000 kitchens a year.
It’s all down to each and every one of our 4,000 employees, and the room we give them to learn, grow, build, innovate and to be proud of the work they do every day.
Brands: CIE, Commodore, Granarp, Gower, HTH, Intuo, Invita, Magnet, Marbodal, Norema, Sigdal, SuperFront, and uno form
