Linux System Engineer – Monitoring & Observability

Our client, a key player in the energy sector, is seeking a specialist to provide advanced operational support for Linux-based infrastructure. The role focuses on ensuring platform stability and performance through proactive monitoring, alerting, and continuous analysis of system health. This professional will drive automation and observability to enhance reliability across large-scale enterprise environments.

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of Linux-based infrastructure, including provisioning, patching, and performance tuning.
• Design and implement comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions using metrics collection and log aggregation.
• Resolve incidents and service requests by performing root cause analysis and diagnostics at the OS level.
• Automate operational workflows and monitoring coverage using Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting.
• Maintain containerized and virtualized environments while ensuring security and compliance standards.
• Support problem management by proposing long-term corrective actions based on behavioral data and logs.

• 4+ years experience managing Linux-based infrastructure, specifically Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in large-scale environments.
• 3+ years experience in the design and operation of monitoring solutions, with a strong preference for PRTG.
• 3+ years automation experience with Ansible Automation Platform for playbooks and workflows.
• Practical knowledge of lifecycle management and provisioning using Red Hat Satellite.
• Experience managing Podman or OCI containers within a Red Hat ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with version control and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or Azure DevOps.
• Professional experience working within ITIL-aligned processes for incident and change management.
• You're proactive, solution-oriented, and willing to participate in standby duties.
• You possess a valid driver's license and own transport.
• You are fluent in English with professional proficiency in Dutch or French.

Nice to Haves

• Strong scripting skills in Bash or Python for automated remediation.
• Knowledge of VMware virtualization and NetApp storage systems.
• Experience with security tools such as Trend Micro Deep Security or ClamAV.
• Familiarity with network platforms including Palo Alto, Check Point, F5, or InfoBlox.

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: Long-term project
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Brussels
• Working model: Hybrid with occasional travel abroad
• Contract: Open to both permanent employees and freelancers