Senior Linux & Splunk Engineer — Hybrid (Brussels)

Pauwels Consulting; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Location: Brussels

Open to permanent employees andFreel/?

Open to freelancers

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting in Brussels is seeking an experienced Linux and Splunk specialist to support Linux-based systems and manage the Splunk platform, enhancing operational visibility, performance and service availability. Responsibilities include incident resolution, designing Splunk solutions, root cause analysis, automation through scripting and IaC, cross-functional collaboration, and evaluating new Splunk capabilities through R&D activities.

Fluency in English with Dutch or French is required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure experience in large-scale environments.
• 2+ years of Splunk administration including production support and health monitoring.
• Practical knowledge of Ansible for playbooks, roles and automation workflows.
• Red Hat Satellite 6.x provisioning, patching and lifecycle management experience.
• SPL for searches, dashboards, alerts and operations troubleshooting.
• Git-based workflows with GitLab or Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with Podman or OCI containers and container lifecycle operations.
• Scripting in Bash or Python for monitoring and remediation automation.
• Experience with ITIL processes including incident, problem and change management.
• Fluent English with professional/native proficiency in Dutch or French.

Responsibilities

• Resolve incidents and service requests affecting Linux and Splunk services using advanced diagnostics.
• Design and implement Splunk solutions: onboarding, dashboards, reports and alerting.
• Perform root cause analysis from Splunk data and system behavior to support problem management.
• Automate configuration tasks via scripting and IaC to improve reliability and standardization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data sources and ensure secure operations.
• Evaluate new Splunk capabilities and prototypes through R&D activities.

Skills

Linux administration

Incident management

Root cause analysis

Scripting

Education

ITIL knowledge

Tools

Splunk

Ansible Automation Platform

GitLab / Azure DevOps

Podman / OCI containers

Job description

Pauwels Consulting in Brussels is seeking an experienced Linux and Splunk specialist to support Linux-based systems and manage the Splunk platform, enhancing operational visibility, performance and service availability. Responsibilities include incident resolution, designing Splunk solutions, root cause analysis, automation through scripting and IaC, cross-functional collaboration, and evaluating new Splunk capabilities through R&D activities.

Fluency in English with Dutch or French is required.