Senior Splunk & Linux Systems Engineer

MEERAB GROUP; Schaarbeek; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MEERAB GROUP is seeking an IT Operations professional to manage Splunk in production and to design, deploy, and maintain Linux systems using Red Hat Satellite and Ansible. You will script in Bash/Python, integrate Splunk with CI/CD pipelines, and support ITIL-based incident management.

The role requires hands-on experience with VMware and container monitoring (Podman/OCI), plus collaboration with security teams on endpoint protection data integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/IT or related field.
• 4+ years IT operations experience with large-scale Linux infrastructure.
• 2+ years hands-on Splunk administration in production environments.
• Proficiency in Dutch or French and English; strong Bash/Python scripting; knowledge of Ansible, CI/CD and ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support production Splunk environments, including data onboarding, searches, dashboards, alerts, and health monitoring.
• Design, deploy, and maintain Linux 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 IaC 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.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Ansible

CI/CD

ITIL

Dutch language

French language

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

Ansible Automation Platform

GitLab

Azure DevOps

VMware

Podman

Terraform

Job description

MEERAB GROUP is seeking an IT Operations professional to manage Splunk in production and to design, deploy, and maintain Linux systems using Red Hat Satellite and Ansible. You will script in Bash/Python, integrate Splunk with CI/CD pipelines, and support ITIL-based incident management.

The role requires hands-on experience with VMware and container monitoring (Podman/OCI), plus collaboration with security teams on endpoint protection data integration.