Linux & Database Engineer M/V/X

Description de la fonction

Are you the expert who can turn complex Linux and database environments into optimized, high-performance machines?

This mission goes beyond operations, it's about rethinking and optimizing existing infrastructures in a context where performance must increase while costs decrease.

You'll act as a technical strategist + hands-on expert, bringing clarity, structure, and measurable improvements to complex environments.

You will take ownership of a global optimization and transformation initiative:

• Analyze and map Linux environments and associated databases
• Identify performance, cost, and operational inefficiencies
• Define a clear, actionable roadmap (planning + workload estimation)
• Optimize architecture, administration, and usage of resources
• Provide deep insights into:
• Server landscape
• CPU / memory / storage usage
• Application consumption
• Security layers
• Prioritize improvements across:
• Performance
• Security
• Resilience
• Cost efficiency

Design and optimize Linux server & database architectures

Propose and implement automation, monitoring & optimization tools

Support teams in:

• Real-time monitoring
• Patching strategies
• Incident resolution

Build a structured transformation roadmap

Deliver high-quality technical documentation:

• Maintenance procedures
• Backup & recovery
• Failover strategies
• Security practices

Ensure knowledge transfer to internal teams

Operating Systems

• Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian)

Databases

• PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB
• Oracle (nice to have)
• Microsoft SQL Server (is a plus)

?? Automation & Scripting

• Bash, Python
• Ansible (or similar tools)

Monitoring & Observability

• Prometheus, Grafana
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Zabbix / Nagios

Security & System Tools

• IAM / access control best practices
• Patch management & vulnerability remediation

Infrastructure (nice to have)

• VMware / virtualization
• Kubernetes / Docker
• Cloud exposure (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Profil

• Strong experience in Linux system engineering (enterprise environments)
• Solid background in database administration & optimization
• Proven ability to analyze, simplify, and optimize complex systems
• Experience with monitoring, automation, and performance tuning
• Strategic mindset with hands-on execution capability
• Comfortable working autonomously and driving initiatives end-to-end

Compétences linguistiques

• Néérlandais (atout)

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Avantages du poste

High-impact role with visible business value

Opportunity to reshape and optimize large-scale environments

Mix of strategy + hands-on engineering

Flexible setup (freelance or permanent)

Direct influence on cost reduction and performance improvement

• 3 days remote

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