Splunk and Linux System Engineer

We are seeking a Splunk and Linux System Engineer to join our team. The role focuses on managing large-scale Linux infrastructure and administering Splunk platforms to support monitoring, incident detection, and automation.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and support production Splunk environments, including data onboarding, searches, dashboards, alerts, and health monitoring.

• Design, deploy, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or equivalent) systems using Red Hat Satellite and Ansible Automation Platform.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks in Bash and Python for monitoring, remediation, and reporting.

• Integrate Splunk with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code processes, collaborating with GitLab/Azure DevOps workflows.

• Participate in ITIL‑aligned incident, problem, and change management while providing vendor coordination and licensing support.

• Monitor and troubleshoot virtualization (VMware) and container (Podman/OCI) environments, including performance tuning and lifecycle management.

• Collaborate with security and networking teams to incorporate endpoint protection and network event data into Splunk for anomaly detection.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Minimum 4 years of IT operations experience with large‑scale Linux‑based infrastructure.

• At least 2 years of hands‑on Splunk administration in production environments.

• Professional proficiency in Dutch or French and English.

• Strong scripting skills in Bash and/or Python, and solid understanding of Ansible, CI/CD, and ITIL processes.

Nice to have

• Experience with hardware lifecycle management, NetApp storage, and endpoint protection tools such as Trend Micro Deep Security.

• Knowledge of Palo Alto, Check Point, F5 or Infoblox networking platforms for event correlation.

• Familiarity with VMware virtualization and container monitoring strategies.

• Hands‑on exposure to Terraform or other Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools.