Requirement: Linux Engineer
Location: Mons, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 63 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 836
Required Start Date: 1 June 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Duties & Role:
NATO Cyber Security Centre is one of the largest fully integrated global Cyber Defence capabilities in the world. This capability requires a combined international team of 250+ NATO and Industry analysts and engineers, to operate and maintain the wide range of Cyber Security services and the complex infrastructure on which they run, installed at over 100 sites in all 32 NATO member countries.
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- 3-year Experience with Linux server administration, including installation, configuration, and maintenance of servers especially on RHEL;
- Software engineering skills including programming and/or scripting knowledge, Python scripting;
- 1 year experience with Ansible.
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMWARE
- Understanding of security best practices and experience in implementing security measures on Linux systems (e.g., firewalls, encryption, access control).
- Candidate holds/has held Linux/Unix related certifications.
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RCSA) preferred or similar;
- Strong understanding of Red Hat Satellite;
- Supporting the DevOps approach in large organization;
- Continuous learning and staying updated with the latest trends and technologies in the Linux ecosystem;
- Proven ability to understand and design how different system layers (Application, Container, Network and Infra) work together and interact;
