Remote Linux & Open-Source Enterprise Architect

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær; España; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HBK – Hottinger Brüel & Kjær is seeking an IT Architect – Linux & Open Source Infrastructure to design, govern, and evolve our Linux server landscape across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will own standards, security, and scalability, define open source tooling strategy, and steer the outsourced IT operations while remaining hands-on in automation and performance tuning where needed.

This senior role requires leadership, clear communication with stakeholders, and a proven track

Qualifications

• Degree and hands-on experience in enterprise Linux environments.
• Experience with open source infrastructure beyond OS, including web/app servers and databases.
• Strong knowledge of IaC and configuration management tools.
• Experience with Linux in Azure and container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain target-state Linux server/desktop architecture across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Own the architecture and roadmap for the open-source infrastructure stack (automation, CI/CD, identity, data platforms).
• Define standards for OS builds, patching, hardening and lifecycle management.
• Oversee infrastructure automation (configuration management, provisioning, CI/CD) for repeatable deployments.
• Lead evaluation and integration of virtualization and container platforms (oVirt, KVM, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Design for high availability, disaster recovery, backup and business continuity of Linux/open-source systems.
• Own security architecture with Cyber Sec: IAM, hardening, vulnerability and patch mgmt.
• Manage OSS license compliance and governance; track licenses and manage support contracts.
• Mentor admins/engineers on Linux/open-source best practices.
• Collaborate with outsourcing partner, app owners, architects, security, and cloud teams for coherence.

Skills

English proficiency

Architecture thinking

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Ownership mindset

Mentoring skills

Collaboration

Open source mindset

Decision making

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Nagios

Zabbix

ELK

Splunk

Azure

Job description

HBK – Hottinger Brüel & Kjær is seeking an IT Architect – Linux & Open Source Infrastructure to design, govern, and evolve our Linux server landscape across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will own standards, security, and scalability, define open source tooling strategy, and steer the outsourced IT operations while remaining hands-on in automation and performance tuning where needed.

This senior role requires leadership, clear communication with stakeholders, and a proven track