Posted Apr 26, 2026
Let's be #BrilliantTogether Advance your career with the leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions. ISS STOXX empowers investors and companies to build sustainable financial and social value by providing high-quality data, analytics, and insight, while continuously adopting modern technologies, including AI-driven approaches, to enhance operational excellence. Our clients rely on ISS's expertise and capital stewardship to help them make informed investment decisions, and our people are equally passionate about positively impacting the communities where we live and work. If you want to be a part of an exciting work culture that values innovation, collaboration, and provides you with the support you need to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you! As a Senior Linux Engineer, you will be part of a global team managing and optimising a large-scale Red Hat/Ubuntu Linux infrastructure across multiple regions. You'll design, implement, and maintain mission-critical systems, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge technologies, cloud platforms, and automation tools. This role includes responsibilities for interacting with internal customers at ISS STOXX and participating in engineering projects from the design phase through implementation and support. Key Responsibilities Container Platforms: Design, deploy, and support Docker/Podman, Kubernetes (K8S/K3S), and OpenShift clusters Cloud & Data Centre: Operate and optimise infrastructure across on-prem and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including installations, upgrades, and migrations Security & Resilience: Implement Linux hardening, patching, access controls, backup/restore, and disaster recovery/BCP procedures Automation & IaC: Build and maintain configuration management and Infrastructure as Code using Ansible and Terraform (GitOps workflows preferred) Web Stack & Services: Support LAMP and related web technologies; maintain CI/CD and release processes in coordination with engineering teams Virtualisation & Compute: Plan and execute transitions for Windows/Linux workloads in VMware environments; optimise CPU/latency/throughput and storage strategies Observability & Compliance: Maintain monitoring/alerting frameworks; ensure adherence to ISS IT policies and standards Collaboration & Support: Partner with internal customers, lead engineering projects from design to production, participate in global on-call rotation AI-driven approach: demonstrate curiosity in using AI-assisted tools to enhance troubleshooting, automation, documentation, and proactive system improvements Required Qualifications 5-8 years administering Enterprise Linux (Red Hat/Ubuntu strongly preferred), including performance tuning, networking, storage, and security Hands-on cloud experience: Operating and securing workloads on Cloud (e.g., GCP/AWS/Azure) Observability with Cloud Monitoring/Cloud Logging; cost and capacity awareness Demonstrated interest or curiosity in leveraging AI or intelligent tooling to improve day-to-day system administration practices Containers & Orchestration: Production experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and container runtimes (Docker/Podman) Automation & IaC: Strong proficiency in Ansible and Terraform (module design, state management, workspace hygiene) Virtualisation & Hardware: Experience with VMware, Cisco/Fortinet networking, HPE & UCS servers, and Pure Storage or comparable platforms Resilience: Experience implementing DR/BCP strategies and backup/restore tooling Communication: Clear documentation and stakeholder communication; ability to work with distributed/global teams in English Preferred Qualifications: DevOps practices and CI/CD (e.g., GitLab CI/GitHub Actions), artefact registries, and pipeline hardening CyberArk Privileged Access Management administration Red Hat product suite (e.g., RHS, RHGS, RHDS) Additional config management exposure (Puppet/Chef/Salt) alongside primary Ansible experience Multi-cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure) and SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets) GCP certification, such as Professional Cloud Engineer #LI-RH1 #STOXX #IT #MIDSENIOR What You Can Expect from Us At ISS STOXX, our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources, support, and opportunities to grow—professionally and personally. Together, we foster an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and shapes our future success. Let's empower, collaborate, and inspire. Let's be #BrilliantTogether. About ISS STOXX ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit. Visit our website: https://www.issgovernance.com View additional open roles: https://www.issgovernance.com/join-the-iss-team/ Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination or harassment against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, sex, age, height, weight, citizenship status, national origin, social origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy status, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, military service or status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status"). All activities including, but not limited to, recruiting and hiring, recruitment advertising, promotions, performance appraisals, training, job assignments, compensation, demotions, transfers, terminations (including layoffs), benefits, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, are and will be administered on a non-discriminatory basis, consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,400 professionals operating across 33 global locations in 19 countries. Its approximately 6,400 clients include many of the world's leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX's expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders.
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