Sr. Linux System Engineer
Overview
Lenstra was founded by passionate computer science engineers with a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions. By combining technical excellence with a strong vision, we support top-tier clients across industries such as Banking & Insurance, Luxury, and Technology.
Our expertise is structured around four core pillars: Software Development, DevSecOps, Data & AI, and Product . Through a holistic understanding of our clients’ environments, we help them address their most complex challenges—from building robust software and secure cloud platforms to designing data-driven solutions that accelerate business impact.
About the role
We are currently helping an investment management client with the deployment of their physical and virtual Linux servers based on the needs of the business teams, automation of deployments and support of the Development teams for building tools.
Responsibilities
- Work across multiple data centers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas
- Manage an infrastructure composed of several thousand Linux servers
- Work on a large VMware vSphere infrastructure
- Help the teams upgrade from RHEL 7 to RHEL 9
- Is skilled in enterprise storage solutions (Dell, EMC, Purestorage, etc.)
- Manage several high-performance computing clusters (Slurm)
Requirements
- In depth knowledge of Linux
- Great infrastructure as Code competencies: Puppet or Ansible
- Experience with infrastructure development using Python or Bash
- Expertise with enterprise NAS/SAN storage technologies
- Proven experience with VMWare virtualisation technologies
- Mastery of Git and Docker
Location: This job is based in Paris, on a hybrid set-up (3 days onsite, 2 days at home).
Recruitment process
- 1 introductory call with the recruiter
- 1 technical interview
- 1 behavioural interview with one of the partners