Linux Red Hat Senior System Engineer

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Senior Linux Red Hat System Engineer

EU Institution – Brussels

On-site: 3 days per week

We are currently looking for a Senior Linux Red Hat System Engineer to join the engineering and operations team responsible for the compute (server) infrastructure of a major EU Institution.

This role combines hands-on Linux operations with engineering, automation, and DevOps responsibilities in a large-scale enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

Operate and engineer Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments (physical & virtual)
Manage and automate systems using Ansible
Handle patching and package distribution via Red Hat Satellite
Perform system hardening, vulnerability management, and troubleshooting
Contribute to automation, containers, and DevOps initiatives
Work closely with developers, security, network, and architecture teams
Participate in continuous improvement of infrastructure and open-source solutions

Required Skills & Experience

Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (6.x, 7.x, 8.x) or CentOS
Minimum 3 years of professional Linux system engineering experience
Ansible and automation
Scripting skills (Shell, Ansible Playbooks, Python)
System hardening and security patching
Experience in VMware virtualized environments

Nice to Have

Experience in large enterprise or institutional environments
SAN technologies, ESX / vCenter
Hyperconverged platforms (e.g. Nutanix)
Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Infrastructure as Code, Cloud / Hybrid Cloud (AWS, Azure)
Knowledge of ITIL best practices
Experience with SLA-based operations and service delivery

Why Join?

Work in a stable, long-term EU institutional environment
Large-scale infrastructure with real engineering challenges
Mix of operations, automation, and architecture
International and collaborative setting

Interested or want more details?

Apply directly via LinkedIn

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