Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer

STAFIDE; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

STAFIDE is seeking a Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer to join a hands-on, on-site team in Amsterdam. You will manage Linux environments, automate with Ansible, and monitor systems with Grafana and Prometheus.

You’ll work with Azure DevOps pipelines and artifacts, write scripts in Bash/Python, and ensure robust CI/CD across on-premises infrastructure and VMs. Strong problem-solving and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of professional Linux/DevOps experience.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on Ansible playbooks and automation experience.
• Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerting expertise.
• Azure DevOps pipelines, artifacts, and branch policies familiarity.
• Bash and/or Python scripting capability.
• Understanding of RDBMS concepts and indexing.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Linux environments and VM issues.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules.
• Create Grafana dashboards and configure alerts.
• Write PromQL queries and manage Prometheus metrics.
• Develop and troubleshoot Azure DevOps pipelines and artifacts.
• Collaborate with teams to maintain automated, reliable environments.
• Proactively identify and resolve infra and deployment issues.

Skills

Linux Admin

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

Azure DevOps

Bash

Python

RDBMS

CI/CD

VMs

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Azure DevOps

Ansible

Job description

As a Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Administer and support Linux environments, including troubleshooting CPU, memory, disk, and other system-level issues.
• Handle issues related to on-premises servers and virtual machines (VMs).
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules for infrastructure automation.
• Create and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts using Grafana.
• Work hands-on with Prometheus, including writing PromQL queries, configuring alerts, and understanding how metrics are collected and delivered to Prometheus.
• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Work with Azure DevOps artifacts and branch policies.
• Support continuous integration and continuous delivery processes across development and infrastructure environments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and DevOps issues and drive them through to resolution.
• Collaborate with technical teams to maintain reliable, automated, and well-monitored environments.
• Proactively identify potential infrastructure, monitoring, and deployment issues and take corrective action.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 8–10 years of overall professional experience in Linux administration, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or a closely related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux administration.
• Proven experience troubleshooting CPU, memory, disk, and other Linux system issues.
• Experience handling on-premises server and VM-related issues.
• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible.
• Ability to write and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles.
• Good understanding of Ansible modules and module concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Grafana, including dashboard creation and alert configuration.
• Hands-on experience with Prometheus, including PromQL queries and alerting.
• Understanding of Prometheus metrics collection and data flow.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Azure DevOps.
• Experience creating and troubleshooting Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps Artifacts and branch policies.
• Familiarity with scripting using Bash and/or Python.
• Knowledge of RDBMS concepts, including indexes and keys.
• Strong critical‑thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Proactive approach to infrastructure and operational responsibilities.

You should possess the ability to:

• Diagnose and resolve complex Linux system and infrastructure issues.
• Troubleshoot CPU, memory, disk, and other operating‑system‑level problems.
• Manage and troubleshoot on‑premises servers and virtual machines.
• Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Ansible.
• Develop effective Ansible playbooks and reusable roles.
• Configure Grafana dashboards and alerts for infrastructure monitoring.
• Write effective PromQL queries and configure Prometheus alerts.
• Understand how application and infrastructure metrics are generated, collected, and exposed to Prometheus.
• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with Azure DevOps artifacts and enforce appropriate branch policies.
• Use Bash and/or Python scripting to automate repetitive operational tasks.
• Apply RDBMS fundamentals when troubleshooting or working with database‑dependent systems.
• Think critically when investigating technical problems and identify root causes.
• Work proactively to prevent recurring infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams and take ownership of assigned issues and deliverables.

What we bring to the table:

• The opportunity to work across Linux infrastructure, DevOps, automation, and monitoring.
• Exposure to enterprise infrastructure spanning on‑premises servers, virtual machines, and cloud/DevOps environments.
• Hands‑on work with Ansible, Grafana, Prometheus, and Azure DevOps.
• Opportunities to contribute to infrastructure automation and CI/CD improvements.
• A collaborative technical environment focused on reliability, monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to solve complex infrastructure and DevOps challenges while improving operational efficiency.

Let’s Connect

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