Senior Linux & Ansible Engineer (Hybrid Ireland)

HCLTech; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual vacation

Term life insurance

Business travel insurance

Job summary

HCLTech in Cork, Ireland, is seeking a senior Linux and Ansible engineer to join a hybrid team. You will apply deep Linux internals knowledge, manage system hardening, and contribute to scalable environments.

With 5+ years in Ansible and 10+ years in Linux, you will write modular playbooks, work with YAML and Jinja2, and help automate configurations, patching, and deployments across large-scale systems. The role includes diverse, global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Linux internals (process management, memory, storage, kernel concepts).
• Strong troubleshooting skills in Linux environments.
• Experience configuring and hardening Linux across multiple distros (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu/SUSE).
• Experience with filesystems, LVM, RAID, networking, boot loaders and securing systems.
• Modular, reusable Ansible playbooks, role-based structures; YAML and Jinja2 templating.

Skills

Linux internals

Troubleshooting

System hardening

Networking basics

YAML

Jinja2 templating

Tools

Ansible

Job description

HCLTech in Cork, Ireland, is seeking a senior Linux and Ansible engineer to join a hybrid team. You will apply deep Linux internals knowledge, manage system hardening, and contribute to scalable environments.

With 5+ years in Ansible and 10+ years in Linux, you will write modular playbooks, work with YAML and Jinja2, and help automate configurations, patching, and deployments across large-scale systems. The role includes diverse, global collaboration.