Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer (ID: 4041)

Stafide; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafide is seeking a Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer to administer Linux environments, manage on‑prem servers and VMs, and automate infrastructure with Ansible.

You will implement Grafana dashboards, Prometheus monitoring, and Azure DevOps pipelines, collaborating with teams to maintain reliable, secure, and scalable systems. This role requires 8–10 years of hands‑on experience and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of 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.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve Linux system and infrastructure issues.
• Troubleshoot CPU, memory, disk, and other OS-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 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 tasks.
• Apply RDBMS fundamentals when troubleshooting or working with databases.
• Think critically when investigating problems and identify root causes.
• Work proactively to prevent recurring infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams and take ownership of issues and deliverables.

Skills

Linux administration

DevOps

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Communication

Bash scripting

Tools

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps Artifacts

Azure DevOps Pipelines

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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