Linux design engineer - belgium

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Role - Linux Design Engineer -

Start - ASAP

Duration - 12 months

Location - Brussels

As part of the Unix/Linux engineering team you will do the follow-up of the existing Linux/Unix environments, lead in the design and engineering of the changing and growing Linux environments (test, development as well as production), lead and/or co-operate in internal and company projects, work in close collaboration with design engineers in other areas and with the Unix/Linux systems administrators of the Unix and Linux Operations teams. You will report to the Unix Engineering Manager.

Engineering and Maintenance tasks:

Being actively involved in defining the Linux strategy

Fine-tuning, optimisation and securing the Linux environment

Testing updates and upgrades of the Linux system- and related software

Testing, validating, engineering new products using a project way of working

Acting as Unix technical point of contact within cross area internal projects and within company projects

Handover the Linux related project knowledge to the other team members as well to the Unix and Linux Operations teams during the project lifecycle

Support tasks:

Engineering support towards our internal customers (network engineers and product application engineers/developers) of our Unix/Linux environments

Solving complex Linux operational problems

Assisting and coaching the Linux/Unix design administrators in their operational role

Skills and Experience:

Experience in an enterprise environment, more specific in high-end Unix and Linux production environments

Good knowledge of English is mandatory

Good troubleshooting and analytical skills

Experience in supporting, maintaining and engineering Red Hat Enterprise Linux v6 and higher, Red Hat Satellite v5 and higher.

Operational experience with VMware ESX vitalisation technologies

Operational experience with Storage Area Network (SAN) is a distinct advantage

Knowledge of Veritas Volume Manager & Veritas File System, and experience with clustering software like Veritas Cluster Server is a plus

Knowledge of common networking, authentication & security protocols, DNS, SSL/TLS, LDAP/Kerberos/Red Hat Identity Management (IPA)...

Cross Linux/Unix experience (on Oracle Solaris & HP/UX specifically)

Understanding of:

oLAMP-stack

oPackaging tools

oSecurity (SELinux, CIS)

oOpenStack

*Basic Windows knowledge

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