Cloud & Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Booking Holdings, Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Up to 20 days per year abroad

Product discounts

Job summary

Booking.com seeks a Corporate Systems Engineer to manage and scale Linux-based infrastructure across internal services in Amsterdam. You will work hands-on on container-based and cloud solutions, with AWS-native tech, and contribute to DevOps practices while collaborating with IT and security teams.

The role emphasizes automation, security baselines, and scalable system design, with cross-functional exposure and a global impact within IT Services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5 years of hands-on Linux server experience.
• Experience with automation and config management (e.g., AWS Systems Manager, Puppet, Ansible or Chef).
• Strong scripting in Python and Bash.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and networking/virtualization basics.
• Willingness to work across Linux-focused responsibilities and other platforms.
• Experience with GitLab, Git, Terraform, AWS/Azure, SaaS, or AI-related tech.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and scale Linux-based corporate infrastructure and internal hosted services; contribute to container-based and cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, packaging, deployment, updating, patching, and application revocation to reduce manual work and keep systems current.
• Identify technical debt, bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, latency, and efficiency.
• Respond to production incidents and mitigate user impact; investigate root causes and contribute to post-incident reviews.
• Improve observability by defining metrics and alerts and collaborating on monitoring improvements.
• Apply Linux security baselines; document architecture and runbooks; maintain recovery procedures.
• Evaluate infrastructure design options and communicate recommendations and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Linux administration

AWS

Automation scripting (Python, Bash)

Containers

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

Git

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Booking.com seeks a Corporate Systems Engineer to manage and scale Linux-based infrastructure across internal services in Amsterdam. You will work hands-on on container-based and cloud solutions, with AWS-native tech, and contribute to DevOps practices while collaborating with IT and security teams.

The role emphasizes automation, security baselines, and scalable system design, with cross-functional exposure and a global impact within IT Services.