IT Linux Security Engineer

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its
entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

General Information

 

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated IT engineer with focus on Linux and security to join our global IT infrastructure and managed services team.

The position will join our existing Managed Linux Server team with the responsibility on enforcing and auditing security measures, as well as a general contribution to the quality and future development of the Linux service. Focus of the team is to provide Linux servers in on-premises locations to users within the corporation.

Bringing knowledge about public cloud providers, automation tools and deeper security topics is a big plus.

 

Your Key Responsibilities

 

Linux System Administration:

 

• Operation of the lifecycle and maintenance of our heterogenous Linux landscape throughout multiple on-premises locations.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting of the systems by alerts or user request.
• Support automation of our processes using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or similar.
• Supporting users inside our organization as consumers of the Linux service.

 

Security of the Linux service:

 

 

• Maintain and develop security measures on all systems.
• Drive and audit the patch management within the team.
• Scan and audit vulnerabilities on all servers we support.
• Audit and develop hardening of our Linux platform.

 

Your Qualifications

Education:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or a related field.

 

Experience:

 

 

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in IT security roles.
• Proven experience managing Linux servers in on-premises or cloud environments.
• Good experience with automation tools and custom scripting, e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Python, Bash or similar.

 

Skills:

 

 

• Knowledge of networking and services.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamworking skills.
• Being motivated to improve the team and yourself.
• Ability to work in a global and multicultural team.

Bonus Skills:

 

 

• Understanding and usage of public cloud providers (e.g. AWS or Azure).
• Experience with on-premises virtualization tools like VMware vSphere.
• Knowledge in repository-management for Enterprise Linux distributions.
• Awareness of security tooling and practices around scanning, auditing, hardening.
• Familiarity with system hardening benchmarks by CIS or similar vendors.

 

Work Environment:

This position may require occasional travel to other company locations for meetings or workshops. While on-call availability is currently not planned, it could be a possibility in the future.

 

Our Offering

• Our expertise to drive results through our Onboarding Program in a professional & dynamic team.
• A company culture that stands by our employees through our medical subscription plans: medical insurance, life insurance, 1000 RON net/Year for dental services.
• A work environment focused on wellbeing and sustainability, as the key scope of our business is electrification in the automotive industry.
• The freedom to work from anywhere: our "Mobile Work Policy" gives our employees the opportunity to achieve the best possible balance between work and their private life.
• Competitive salary based on performance, commitment and results.
• 13th Salary.
• 40 RON/net meal tickets.
• An empowering working environment through our Mentorship & Coaching Programs.
• Possibility of cross-moves, which allows an individual professional path, aligning the future career with our product diversity.

 

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As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

www.schaeffler.com/careers

Your Contact 
Vitesco Technologies Engineering Romania SRL  
Mihai-Alexandru Toma 

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