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