Senior Linux / Open Source engineer

Job description:

You will be responsible for designing, implementing & supporting Open Source based infrastructure solutions for our customers in the Benelux.

We believe in personal development and give our engineers the chance to develop themselves, get certified and stay ahead in an atmosphere where innovation, customer focus and a flat company structure are key.

Being a senior in our company you actively help your colleagues in reaching their full potential. You excel in Communication, documentation, architectural design and have a pragmatic viewpoint towards solutions.

Overall both Kangaroot and our kanga team can rely on your skills and experience to improve both the customers environments as our own company.

Profile :

A degree is a plus but not mandatory, your knowledge and passion about Linux and Open Source are as important.

You know how to use your broad IT knowledge in a business environment and you are specialised in a particular technology, distribution or application, or you want to specialise. Y

ou have profound knowledge of one or more Linux distributions: Red Hat Enterprise, CentOS, SUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Kubernetes, Prometheus, .... A certification (LPI, RHCE, CLP,...) is a plus. Experience with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud is a plus. Excellence in one or more of the following technologies is a requirement: OpenStack, KVM, Chef, Ansible, MySQL/MariaDB, Puppet, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Zimbra, Zabbix, Nagios, Tomcat/JBoss, OpenShift, Docker.

You have a deep understanding of Networking, Operating Systems and Applications.

You analyse and troubleshoot severe technical problems and can pinpoint design flaws or other issues.

You are fluent in at least two out of these three languages: Dutch, English or French.

Customer service skills: you always put the customer first.

Your goal is a solution that works.

Communication skills: you make sure that your advice & documentation for customers and colleagues is accurate & understandable.

You have experience in demoing and presenting solutions, designs.

You feel comfortable speaking in front of big audiences on material you know.

Leadership skills: Improving the day to day of the company and your colleagues is a second nature to you, you can design, plan, orchestrate a customer project from architecture to implementation to day 2 operations.

What we offer:

A work environment with cutting-edge technologies

An 85% remote & flexible workspace

An open, transparent culture where you can thrive best

An employer who motivates you to learn continuously and invest in your personal development Next to your monthly salary and a package of extra legal services, you will receive a company car and the opportunity to work with the latest and greatest in open source technology.