Splunk and Linux System Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026.
We are seeking a Splunk and Linux System Engineer to join our team. The role focuses on managing large-scale Linux infrastructure and administering Splunk platforms to support monitoring, incident detection, and automation.
Key responsibilities
Administer and support production Splunk environments, including data onboarding, searches, dashboards, alerts, and health monitoring.
Design, deploy, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or equivalent) systems using Red Hat Satellite and Ansible Automation Platform.
Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks in Bash and Python for monitoring, remediation, and reporting.
Integrate Splunk with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code processes, collaborating with GitLab/Azure DevOps workflows.
Participate in ITIL-aligned incident, problem, and change management while providing vendor coordination and licensing support.
Monitor and troubleshoot virtualization (VMware) and container (Podman/OCI) environments, including performance tuning and lifecycle management.
Collaborate with security and networking teams to incorporate endpoint protection and network event data into Splunk for anomaly detection.
Required qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Minimum 4 years of IT operations experience with large-scale Linux-based infrastructure.
At least 2 years of hands-on Splunk administration in production environments.
Professional proficiency in Dutch or French and English.
Strong scripting skills in Bash and/or Python, and solid understanding of Ansible, CI/CD, and ITIL processes.
Nice to have
Experience with hardware lifecycle management, NetApp storage, and endpoint protection tools such as Trend Micro Deep Security.
Knowledge of Palo Alto, Check Point, F5 or Infoblox networking platforms for event correlation.
Familiarity with VMware virtualization and container monitoring strategies.
Hands-on exposure to Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.