Senior System Administrator (Red Hat Linux)

We are seeking a Senior System Administrator (Red Hat Linux) to support and enhance monitoring operations within a major EU institution based in Brussels. You will join a high-impact Operations Centre responsible for ensuring the stability, security and performance of critical IT services across hybrid on-premise and cloud infrastructures. Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, harden, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers (physical & virtual)
• Manage ~600 Linux servers including patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
• Maintain automated deployment images and server lifecycle processes

• Administer:

• Red Hat Satellite (patching & package distribution)
• Red Hat Identity Management (IdM)
• System certificates, SSH access, and service accounts
• Manage infrastructure using Ansible
• Develop and maintain scripts (Shell, Python) for automation
• Support infrastructure as code practices
• Deploy and manage containers using Docker and Kubernetes
• Support Linux OS environments on Oracle clusters
• Monitor systems using open-source tools and resolve OS-level issues
• Handle incident and problem management (analysis, diagnosis, resolution)
• Ensure security compliance, including vulnerability management and patching
• Design and implement new Linux-based solutions (including DevOps architectures)
• Evaluate and test new technologies (proofs of concept, market analysis)
• Participate in projects with cross-functional teams (network, security, development, architecture)

• Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 6/7/8)

• Hands-on expertise with:

• Ansible and automation tools
• Red Hat Satellite
• Scripting: Shell and/or Python
• System hardening and vulnerability management
• Experience managing enterprise-scale Linux environments
• Virtualization (VMware environment)
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Linux systems
• Container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes (preferred)

Axians

• Brussel
• Vast

• Voltijds

• 17 uren geleden

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