Senior System Engineer (Automation) - Unix

About the role

Sopra Steria is looking for an experienced Senior System Engineer (Automation) to join its Unix Squad. You will design, develop and optimise automation solutions that manage a large fleet of Unix/Linux systems, and provide third-level support for the platforms and automation tools owned by the squad. For a B2B contract, fully remote work is accepted.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and deploy automation solutions for Unix/Linux environments, including reusable Ansible roles, playbooks and scripts, and unit and integration tests.
• Provide third-level support for Unix systems and automation platforms, investigate escalated incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Automate configuration management and operational workflows with Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, GitLab, CFEngine and scripting, and contribute to CI/CD practices.
• Collaborate with architects, network engineers, system administrators, developers and operations teams, and take part in Agile ceremonies.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation on automation, infrastructure and operational procedures.

Required profile

• At least 10 years of experience as a Linux Administrator, System Engineer or Automation Engineer.
• Proven experience delivering automation solutions in enterprise environments and working in Agile teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
• Fluent English, written and spoken; knowledge of another European language is an asset.

Required skills

• Strong Linux system administration and hands-on Ansible experience.
• Red Hat Satellite and good knowledge of EfficientIP.
• Python and Bash scripting, and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Nice to have: Terraform, Kickstart, Podman, HAProxy, VTOM or n8n, ServiceNow integrations, Perl or PHP scripts, and AI/LLM tools.