Linux Programme Manager

Linux Programme Manager

Location: hybrid, 2 days per week onsite in Sheffield

Inside IR35: Day rate from £500-£650 per day

Essential Consulting are working with a Financial Services client who are looking for an experienced Linux Programme Manager / Senior Infrastructure Project Manager to lead the delivery and operational launch of a supported RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) hosting service on IBM LinuxONE / IBM Z.

This is not a generic infrastructure or mainframe PM position. Candidates must have a genuine Linux background and ideally previous experience delivering Linux on IBM Z / LinuxONE environments. You must have sufficient technical knowledge to challenge engineering teams, understand dependencies and drive technical decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build and launch of a supported RHEL hosting service on IBM LinuxONE / IBM Z.
• Coordinate Linux, mainframe, network, storage, security and service-management teams.
• Define the service offering, including RHEL versions, server sizing, environments, availability and target workloads.
• Manage platform capacity, virtualisation, networking, storage, security and management-tooling dependencies.
• Validate application, middleware and vendor compatibility with Linux on IBM Z (s390x).
• Establish the operating model covering provisioning, patching, monitoring, backup and production support.
• Lead pilot delivery covering application compatibility, performance, recovery and support processes.
• Drive operational readiness, service catalogue creation, onboarding and production go-live.
• Own programme plans, RAID, dependencies, suppliers, budgets and key delivery decisions.

Essential Experience

• Strong Linux / RHEL infrastructure experience.
• Experience delivering Linux on IBM Z / IBM LinuxONE.
• Knowledge of LPARs, IFL capacity and z/VM or KVM virtualisation.
• Understanding of enterprise Linux provisioning, patching, hardening, monitoring, backup and automation.
• Experience launching infrastructure services into production, including SLAs, support models, disaster recovery, operational acceptance and service catalogues.
• Strong cross-platform delivery experience spanning Linux, mainframe and wider infrastructure teams. xwzovoh
• Senior Programme / Project Management experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes.

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.