Linux automation engineer-Site reliability engineer
Core
Linux automation engineer responsible for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of a 1500-server Linux infrastructure (VMware, Nutanix, bare metal) for the DUO organization within the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
Role type
Senior Linux automation engineer (SRE)
Builds
Automated Linux server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning pipelines
Domain
Public sector education finance (DUO) / Linux infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Linux administration (RHEL, Alma Linux, Ubuntu), Ansible, Salt, Python scripting, Bash scripting, security hardening (CIS benchmark), incident management, monitoring (Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana)
Preferred skills
CI/CD tooling (GitLab, AWX), container technologies (Docker, Podman), Terraform/OpenTofu, experience in large government organizations, Agile methodologies
Technologies
RHEL, Alma Linux, Ubuntu, GitLab, AWX, Ansible, Salt, Prometheus, Python, Nginx, VMware, Nutanix
Responsibilities
Develop and manage provisioning and configuration automation; Automate full server lifecycle; Update custom platform components; Resolve security findings; Troubleshoot network/application/server issues; Monitor infrastructure proactively
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC