Linux System Engineer - SME (Subject Matter Expert)

The role will be reporting to Senior Manager TAS.

Responsibilities

• Support CHAMP’s portfolio of applications running on Linux (Redhat 7/8/9)
• Maintain our Java Application on Linux
  • Linux system administration
  • Validate requirements and perform software installations and upgrades on CHAMP JAVA built applications
• With the team, support and further develop our processes automation with Jenkins, Ansible or RH Satellite
• Be the technical reference for Linux technical matters.
• Assist and provide technical guidance to other more junior team members
• Accompany our future DEVOPS transition
• Bridge with development and technical teams on technical issues
• Write documentation and procedures as necessary

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive experience with Linux distributions such as Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu.
• Knowledge in Linux kernel development, debugging, and optimization.
• Proficiency in shell scripting languages like Bash, Perl, and Python.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux system administration, including user and group management, file system management, and process control.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and services, such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPN.
• Advanced knowledge of storage technologies, including RAID, NFS, SAN, NAS, and iSCSI configurations.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies like VMware or Hyper-V.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining high availability and load balancing solutions, such as Netscaler or HAProxy.
• Expertise in security hardening and vulnerability assessment of Linux systems.
• Ability to develop and maintain custom Linux-based applications and services such as Cargospot.
• Proficient in using Linux monitoring and performance tuning tools, such as top, iostat, and sysstat.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools like Ansible, or Puppet.
• Would be a plus -> Familiarity with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure.
• Would be a plus -> Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker or Kubernetes would be a plus.

Soft Skills :

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze and troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner.
• Strong communication skills: Ability to effectively communicate with team members, management, and other stakeholders to explain complex technical concepts, present findings, and provide guidance.
• Leadership and mentoring: Proven experience in leading and mentoring junior engineers, fostering a collaborative work environment, and promoting knowledge sharing.
• Adaptability and flexibility: Willingness to learn new technologies and tools, adapt to changing project requirements, and embrace evolving industry trends.
• Time management and organization: Capable of prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Teamwork and collaboration: Skilled at working effectively in cross-functional teams and collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Attention to detail: Ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks, from coding and debugging to documentation and reporting.
• Decision-making: Ability to make informed decisions quickly, considering both short-term and long-term implications, while balancing risks and benefits.
• Customer focus: Understanding the needs of internal and external customers and working proactively to address their issues.

Values:

• Leadership; Excellence, Agility, Integrity, Ownership, Flexibility

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Equivalent

 The selected candidate may be subject to the provision of an up-to-date (not older than 3 months) criminal record certificate.

CHAMP Cargosystems is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, ethnic background, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Please note that any personal data that you submit along with your application will be processed by CHAMP and may be processed by any of its global entities as necessary. These data will be treated in strict compliance with the applicable data protection legislation (i.e. the Law of 2 August 2002 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, as amended, and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, - the GDPR -, which entered into force on 25 May 2018, as well as any other subsequent regulation).

Further details on what is considered personal data, how it is processed by CHAMP as well as your rights in this regard can be found here. Any questions relating to this should be addressed to

CHAMP’s Data Protection Officer:

Gertrud Huberty

2, rue Edmond Reuter

Zone d'Activités "Weiergewan"

L-5326 Contern

Luxembourg

Email:  dpo@champ.aero

Phone: +352 2681 6205”