Linux Engineer

team.blue

full-time

Posted on: 9/28/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Leiden • 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Mid-LevelSenior

AnsibleCloudDNSGrafanaKubernetesLinuxMySQLPostgresPuppetPythonRabbitMQ

About the role

Maintain systems to ensure 24/7/365 operation of applications
Deploy and maintain highly reliable, highly scalable systems and applications as part of the Infrastructure & Engineering team
Provide support, exception handling and mentoring for operational and development teams regarding Linux systems and configuration management
Create, design, deploy, improve and maintain storage systems and related applications for the DTAP street
Define, improve and implement internal processes and standards
Collaborate with other departments to translate needs into solutions
Manage tools through their entire life-cycle, including documentation and version control
Facilitate Agile work streams for technical teams
Represent the business on open-source projects and prefer open-source technologies over proprietary solutions

Expertise in provisioning techniques (e.g., Puppet, Ansible)
Strong Linux administration (mostly Ubuntu) and FreeBSD binary compatibility
Experience with distributed storage systems (OpenZFS, CEPH)
Virtualization and orchestration with QEMU and Libvirt
Container management and deployment (Kubernetes, Rancher)
Familiarity with Enterprise applications (DNS/BIND, LDAP, GIT, Elastic stack, Jira)
Experience with cloud & scaling tools, load balancers, RabbitMQ
Database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ETCD, InfluxDB)
IP networking infrastructure & security knowledge
Scripting for automation (Bash or Python)
Ownership of logging and monitoring systems (Icinga, Grafana)
Strong interpersonal communication skills and excellent written and spoken English
Keen documenter and continuous improvement contributor
Familiarity with physical and software defined networking techniques is a plus

Benefits

Hybrid work arrangement
Inclusive "Come as you are" Diversity & Inclusion culture
Commitment to environment and ESG initiatives
Opportunities to work across group brands (Hipex, Hypernode, iXL Hosting, Proserve, TransIP, Vimexx, VDX, LeadInfo)

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Linux administrationPuppetAnsibleOpenZFSCEPHQEMULibvirtKubernetesRancherMySQL

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