Senior Linux Engineer

Shock Media B.V.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Company car and/or bike

26 vacation days

Pension plan

Personal training budget

Remote work allowance

On-call salary bumps

Job summary

Shock Media is seeking an experienced Senior Linux Engineer to manage and optimize a complex IT infrastructure for international clients. You will join a young, professional team in a flexible, collaborative environment, with opportunities to work partly from home and a remote work allowance.

We value Linux expertise, automation skills, and a proactive approach to adopting new technologies. The role offers a broad scope across hosting platforms and ongoing professional growth.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux servers and related software.
• Strong passion for Linux and server optimization.
• Familiarity with hosting environments and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to system administration vision within the team and guide service development.
• Design, set up, maintain, and optimize hosting and server solutions.
• Stay current with technical trends and advise management accordingly.
• Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex environments for international clients.
• Research and implement new technologies to enhance infrastructure.

Skills

Linux

Apache

NGINX

HAProxy

KVM

Zabbix

Wazuh

Docker

Ansible

Tools

Apache

NGINX

HAProxy

KVM

Zabbix

Wazuh

Docker

Ansible

Job description

Are you an experienced Linux expert looking for a new challenge? As a Senior Linux Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing our complex IT infrastructure. Work alongside a talented team on challenging projects and contribute to the innovation and growth of our company. Join us and help shape the future of IT!

Working at Shock Media means being part of a young, professional, and informal team of specialists where you can literally turn your hobby into your job! An environment where knowledge sharing, collaboration, and achieving the best results together for exciting (international) clients are top priorities. Continuous optimization and improvement to become the best Managed Hosterin Europe together is at the heart of what we do!

What will you do?

• Your involvement in the vision within the system administration team ensures you play an important role in shaping and directing the development of our services;
• Designing, setting up, maintaining, and optimizing hosting and server solutions;
• You stay up-to-date with technical trends and developments and also advise the management team about them;
• Automation is at your core, and you continuously work on minimizing repetitive tasks;
• Involved in technical issues regarding complex environments of our clients;
• Researching and implementing new and innovative technologies;
• Troubleshooting complex technical customer issues.

What do we ask?

• You have a passion for Linux;
• You can work with technologies such as Apache, NGINX, HAProxy, KVM, Zabbix, Wazuh, Docker, and Ansible.
• You have knowledge of, or at least an interest in, the hosting industry;
• You have at least 3-5 years of experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux servers and related software and technologies.

What do we offer?

• A gross annual salary of € 65.000 to € 100.000, depending on your knowledge and experience;
• Travel allowance or the option of a company car and/or company bike;
• 26 vacation days, with the option to buy or accrue more;
• A well-structured pension plan;
• Plenty of opportunities for development and growth, including a personal training budget;
• Option to work partly from home, including a remote work allowance;
• Opportunities to increase your salary and time off through on-call shifts;
• A friendly working environment with short communication lines across teams;
• An active staff association organizing fun events throughout the year (including our famous LAN parties!).

Who are we?

Shock Media has been more then a Managed Hosting Provider for over 25 years, ensuring the accessibility and availability of thousands of business-critical websites and (web) applications for various national and international organizations every day. Working at Shock Media means being part of a young, professional, and informal team of specialists where you can literally turn your hobby into your job. Where needed, you can expect ample guidance and freedom from us to further develop your role. You can work from our headquarters in Almelo, our locations in Amsterdam, Nijmegen and/or hybrid from home.