Lead Hosting Platform Engineer

ð Lingley Mere, Warrington (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)ð 1 in 6 standby rotað Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent BenefitsDrive the platforms that power critical servicesAt United Utilities, technology is at the heart of delivering essential services to millions of customers. We're looking for an experienced Lead Hosting Platform Engineer to join our Hosting Platform Services team and play a key role in ensuring our enterprise hosting environments remain secure, resilient and available 24/7.This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior infrastructure professional with deep expertise in Linux platforms, automation, virtualisation and enterprise hosting technologies to lead the evolution of our critical infrastructure estate.What you'll be doingAs a technical lead and subject matter expert, you'll:Lead the support, optimisation and continuous improvement of enterprise hosting platformsEnsure highly available, secure and resilient infrastructure services across on-premise and hybrid cloud environmentsDrive platform automation, lifecycle management, patching and security hardeningProvide technical leadership on upgrades, implementations and new technologiesTroubleshoot and resolve complex platform issuesWork closely with Security, Architecture and Operational teams to maintain best practice standardsMentor engineers and help develop technical capability across the teamSupport a culture of continuous improvement through monitoring, reporting and automationWhat we're looking forWe're particularly interested in candidates with strong enterprise Linux/Unix hosting platform experience, including: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration and lifecycle management Linux/Unix platforms within large-scale enterprise environments Automation and configuration management using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Red Hat Satellite and OS lifecycle management Scripting skills including Bash, PowerShell, Perl or similar VMware and virtualisation technologies High-availability hosting platforms and infrastructure Security hardening, SELinux, TLS, SSL and PKI Azure Cloud and Hybrid Infrastructure environments – Including Windows Server Enterprise storage and backup technologies including Veeam, SAN, HPE Alletra or Dell PowerStoreIdeally, you'll also hold (or be working towards) RHCSA, RHCE and/or ITIL certifications.Why join United Utilities?You'll be joining a highly respected team responsible for maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure services across an organisation managing over 50,000 technology assets.In return, we offer:26 days holiday, rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidaysUp to 14% employer pension contributionUp to 10.5% annual bonusPrivate healthcareEnhanced parental leave and flexible working optionsWellbeing support programmesFlexible benefits packageVoluntary share schemeReady to make an impact?If you're a senior Linux and Hosting Platform specialist looking to influence enterprise-scale infrastructure, drive technical innovation and lead platform excellence within a critical-services environment, we'd love to hear from you.Apply today and help shape the future of technology at United Utilities.