Senior Linux System Engineer - Empower Modern Infrastructure

Senior Linux Engineer – Empower Modern Infrastructure

📍 The Hague, Netherlands

💰 Competitive salary

💻 Hybrid working

📣 Dutch speaking

🌍 Only open to candidates already based in the Netherlands

🌟 Join a forward-thinking telecom company shaping the future of connectivity

About Us

This major telecom provider is redefining how people experience mobile, fiber, and TV services in the Netherlands.

With nearly 2,000 employees, they’re building a more human, optimistic, and inclusive digital world, where technology connects everyone. The culture is open, collaborative, and focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and growth.

You’ll Be:

• Supporting and improving a large-scale Linux/Unix infrastructure through automation and new technologies
• Managing end-to-end project execution, from implementation to knowledge sharing and maintenance
• Enhancing and expanding existing systems, platforms, and internal delivery processes
• Performing life cycle management for systems and software
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Taking ownership, ensuring operational excellence, and continuously driving innovation

You’ll Bring:

• 5–7 years of hands-on experience as a Linux administrator or engineer
• Strong knowledge of Linux (Debian, Red Hat, or derivatives)
• Experience with shell scripting (Bash, PHP, Ruby, Python, or GoLang)
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Puppet, CI/CD, CMDB, Git)
• Understanding of services like Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, and Elastic Stack
• Knowledge of security protocols (Kerberos, LDAP, Radius)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
• Basic understanding of networking (firewalls, load balancers, routing)
• Proficiency in Dutch

Bonus Point:

• Experience with cloud products (Azure, AWS) and SAN storage configurations

Some of the Perks & Benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Hybrid working setup
• 30 vacation days (plus an extra day after Ascension Day)
• A progressive pension plan
• Personal annual learning budget and 200+ digital courses
• Internal workshops, learning weeks, fun outings, and annual company events
• Free telecom subscription and other great perks