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Spectrum IT Recruitment

Linux Technical Support Engineer

On site

Southampton, United kingdom

Full Time

01-01-2026

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Skills

SQL Monitoring Networking Architecture Cloud Architecture Linux System Administration Databases AWS Recruitment

Job Specifications

Linux Technical Support Engineer - Linux, SQL, AWS

Hybrid 2 days per week in the Southampton Office
Full-time Permanent

Are you ready to join a global tech leader driving transformation in public safety and digital justice? This is your opportunity to join a company with an international presence, a fast-growing client base, and an innovative platform already disrupting the UK and US criminal justice systems.

We're looking for a Senior Technical Support Engineerto play a critical role with a high priority customer, providing expert guidance and support to their end users on the efficient and effective use of their software solution.

What We're Looking For
Linux operating System:
Experience using terminal sessions (eg, PuTTY, native SSH).
Good at executing Linux commands confidently for daily operational tasks and troubleshooting.
Additional Linux skills, including Scripting and system administration basics.
Database Skills:
Strong understanding of query executions across databases.
Hands-on working experience in executing and debugging SQL queries in live environments.
Familiar with DML, DDL, DCL, TCL statements and their appropriate usage.
Well-versed in database-related issue handling, including deadlocks, slow query troubleshooting, and monitoring.
Cloud Understanding:
Awareness of cloud architecture and structures (eg, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS layers).
Knowledge of entities involved in cloud environments, including VMs, storage, networking, IAM, and monitoring.
Moderate troubleshooting skills for issues related to cloud infrastructure and applications.
If you're a problem-solver who thrives on digging deep into technical challenges and wants to join a team that's building something globally meaningful, we'd love to hear from you.

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Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

About the Company

Spectrum IT Recruitment is a Software & Technology recruitment specialist formed in 2008 with the purpose of delivering customer driven services to the Software, Web and Technology sectors across the South of England. Established for 15 years, employing 30 staff and demonstrating year on year growth, Spectrum IT is one the UK's leading IT recruitment agencies with a strong brand name and a reputation of professionalism and integrity. Our success is built on strong moral values and providing first class customer service to al... Know more