Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Automation & Observability

MainStreaming; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

E-Learning access

Growth path

Dynamic environment

Job summary

MainStreaming seeks an experienced Senior System Engineer to lead provisioning, configuration, and maintenance of Linux-based systems, ensuring high availability and performance. You will automate setups with Rudder, Chef, or Puppet, and build robust documentation and best practices.

You will mentor juniors, drive capacity planning, and oversee storage and networking using Ceph and FRR/Quagga, contributing to scalable, reliable infrastructure across edge and application servers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 10+ years in System Operations or related role in broadcast/media/digital video.
• Advanced Linux administration and automation experience.
• Experience with configuration management tools and monitoring.
• Strong mentoring and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provisioning and configuring Linux-based systems across server roles (edge and application-specific).
• Establish and maintain consistent, compliant system configurations using automation tools.
• Develop and maintain monitoring/observability (e.g., Zabbix/Prometheus).
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices; contribute to documentation.
• Capacity planning and scaling across infrastructures; manage storage/network configurations (Ceph, FRR/Quagga).

Skills

Linux admin

System provisioning

Configuration management

Mentoring

Automation scripting

Capacity planning

Troubleshooting

Documentation

High availability

Open-source storage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Rudder

Chef

Puppet

Zabbix

Prometheus

Ceph

ZFS

FRR

Quagga

Bash

Python

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior System Engineer to join our team. In this senior role, the engineer will lead system provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance efforts to ensure stable, optimized operations. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in Linux systems administration and configuration management and will also provide mentorship to junior team members while contributing to the documentation and development of best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior System Operations Engineer will take ownership of provisioning and configuring Linux-based systems across various server roles, including edge servers and application-specific servers. They will ensure consistent and compliant system configurations, leveraging tools such as Rudder to automate and standardize setups across environments. Additionally, they will play a key role in creating and maintaining documentation for these processes, building a knowledge base that supports team-wide efficiency and scalability.

A primary responsibility in this role is establishing and refining monitoring and observability practices. The engineer will oversee and optimize monitoring platforms (e.g., Zabbix) to track system metrics, set up alerting, and quickly identify and address performance issues. They will also conduct regular system maintenance tasks—such as updates, patches, and performance tuning—ensuring high availability and system efficiency.

As a senior engineer, this role includes mentoring junior team members, guiding them through troubleshooting processes, and sharing best practices to elevate the team’s collective expertise. The engineer will collaborate on capacity planning, working to align infrastructure resources with current demands and projected growth. This role also involves managing storage and networking configurations, using open-source solutions like Ceph for storage and tools like FRR for network routing, to maintain high data throughput and system reliability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in a System Operations or related role, with a strong background in high-demand industries such as broadcast, media, or digital video.
• Advanced expertise in Linux administration, with hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and optimizing Linux-based systems.
• Deep knowledge of configuration management tools like Rudder, Chef, or Puppet, with experience enforcing configuration standards and maintaining consistency across environments.
• Proficiency in managing and fine-tuning monitoring tools (e.g., Zabbix, Prometheus) to track performance metrics, create alerting mechanisms, and optimize system observability.
• Extensive experience conducting regular maintenance, applying patches, troubleshooting performance issues, and tuning systems to maximize efficiency and uptime.
• Strong skills in mentoring junior engineers, sharing best practices, and documenting processes and procedures to build a robust knowledge base for the team.
• Familiarity with open-source storage technologies (e.g., Ceph, ZFS) and network routing tools like FRR and Quagga to manage data flow and ensure high system reliability.
• Proven experience in capacity planning and scaling strategies to support both current and anticipated demand across infrastructures.
• Advanced scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python) to automate system tasks and enhance configuration management workflows.

Nice to have:

• Experience with or exposure to CDN infrastructures.
• Exposure to edge computing and real-time system demands.

What we offer:

• A young, dynamic and entrepreneurial environment where to develop and growth.
• An innovative technology and service able to support the transition from traditional broadcasting to the streaming entertainment of the future.
• A growth path aimed at improving your professionalism.
• Access to E-Learning platform.
• Salary Range: Starting from 40.000€

In MainStreaming you will be part of a dynamic, flexible, young, tight-knit and international environment and will have the chance to work in a company that values innovation, out of the box thinking, its employees and is committed to making the world a better place.

MainStreaming is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.