At Axians, we deliver the best combination of technology and services to enable our clients to fulfil the diverse needs of their customers. Axians is the VINCI Energies brand dedicated to ICT and Digital Transformation. We’re present across 38 countries, with more than 16 600 employees and an annual revenue of more than 3.7 billion euros, in 2024. Axians. The best of ICT with a human touch.

Why Join Axians European Institutions' Team?

Multicultural Environment 🌍: You will work alongside professionals from all over the world, fostering a diverse and enriching workplace.
Diverse Projects 📝: Engage in impactful projects with cutting-edge technological advancements facilitated by European Institutions.
Skill Development 🚀: Work in a knowledge-driven environment where you'll continually develop both technical and professional skills through exposure to complex projects.
Long-term Opportunities 🏆: Our partnerships with European Institutions offer stable, long-term roles where you can make a real difference on a European scale.
Contributing to European Initiatives 🏛️: Make a meaningful impact on regional and global challenges.

We are seeking a Operations Engineer to join our team in Brussels.

Responsibilities:
• Participation in the projects with the other teams (developers, software deployment team, network, enterprise architecture team, IT security team);
• Design of new applications based on Linux servers and/or Containers (devops);
• Study of solutions on the market to continuously improve the compute and storage infrastructure;
• Systems operation activities, including setup, installation, tuning, troubleshooting, monitoring and maintenance (including management of firmware patches) of the Linux servers (circa 600):

installing, configuring and hardening new Linux RedHat servers (physical and virtual)
updating the image for the automated server deployment
manage and use the open source infrastructure monitoring for the Linux RedHat (RH) servers + troubleshooting of OS errors
perform security patching
manage RH Satellite for distributing packages
manage RH idM for the admin users on the servers
manage application service accounts
manage server certificates and configure SSH keys for non-interactive access
manage servers via Ansible
manage containers both on Docker hosts and on Kubernetes clusters
manage the OS of Oracle physical clusters

• Incident and Problem Management activities (e.g., fault analysis, diagnosis and resolution).
• Elaboration of operational guidelines and procedures for the management of the Linux servers and related environment;
• Change and Configuration management activities (e.g., assessment, scheduling, implementation, review);
• Specification of solutions for operations: Specification of teams (number of persons, competencies), specification of management systems (technology, architecture), specification of any other tools needed in operations such as: Configuration Management Database, Knowledge System, etc.
• Design of management systems and other tools: design of architecture, technical evaluation of alternatives offered on the market, conduct of proof of concept, testing in pre-production environment;
• Implementation of new solutions for operations: migration of new systems in production environment, definition of procedures, training of operators for new procedures, development of tools (customisation or configuration of commercial tools, development of small tools such as websites, databases, etc.);
• Evaluation of quality and efficiency of operations by definition and implementation of metrics; periodical follow-up of metrics; proposal of measures to improve quality and/or efficiency of operations.

Strategic studies:
• Execution of architecture and technology studies, taking into account all aspects related to architecture and technology decisions, such as: user requirements, evolution of technology and standards, and aspects related to ergonomics, ecological footprint, availability, scalability, maintainability, evolution, installation, migration, operations, finance
• Definition, preparation and execution of tests or proofs of concept

• Training:

Assessment of training requirements
Elaboration of courses
Implementation of training sessions
Assessment of training results

The above list is not exhaustive. Any other task necessary to achieve the unit's objectives in relation to the requested service profile may be required.

Requirements:

• Red Hat Linux 6.x, 7.x, 8.x;
• Ansible, automation;
• Satellite for patch management;
• Scripting (shell, playbook, python);
• Hardening of system, vulnerability management;
• VMware virtualization environment;
• Excellent knowledge of ITIL best practices in ICT operations;
• Excellent knowledge of human resources aspects of operations such as, but not limited to, competencies, work volumes, change management, training;

• Excellent knowledge of tools for ICT management: standards, market trends, practical implementations;
• Excellent technical knowledge of ICT infrastructure and systems in his/her domain of expertise;
• Recent practical experience with ICT operations in his/her domain of expertise: setup of operations, conducting of operations, implementation and follow-up of SLAs;
• Experience with practical implementations: architecture and technology selection, installation, configuration, test, operation;

Other requirements:

EU Citizenship.
Resident or available to relocate to Belgium.

Ready to embark on an exciting journey with us?
Apply now to join a vibrant team contributing to technological advancements in European Institutions. Please send your application to recruitment.axianslux@axians.com with the subject OpsEng.LQ.