DZNE is a world-leading, internationally oriented center for cutting-edge research into diseases of the nervous system.

At 10 locations in Germany, around 1,200 employees are working together on new approaches to better understand and effectively combat diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS. 

That is our goal - maybe soon yours too? Become part of the DZNE and support us in realizing our research strategy!

Linux Engineer (f/m/x)

Code: 1406/2025/3

DZNE operates a central IT located in Bonn, which provides the central network, server and storage infrastructure, and services for the entire research center distributed across 10 locations in Germany, supporting the work of scientists and administration. We operate an infrastructure encompassing Linux and Windows servers.

For the IT department in Bonn, we are looking to strengthen the Linux team, by recruiting a 

Linux Engineer (f/m/x)

Thanks to your strong Linux administration experience and knowledge of web applications architecture, you will be able to contribute actively, providing insightful input during our day to day work and projects.

With a proactive, collaborative and positive approach, you will integrate the IT operations team, to maintain our Linux systems, update the architecture for security and performance reasons, and devise and implement solutions to fix and prevent issues.

Your role in detail

• Apply your experience to install, configure, performance analysis and tuning, maintenance and troubleshooting, identify problem and resolution of Linux systems (e.g. RedHat, CentOS 7, Rocky Linux);
• Daily Linux system administration tasks such as adding and removing users, user access management, file and share permission, trust management, single sign on management using Shibboleth.
• Work with Linux in SAN environment adding removing SAN disks, configure multipath, extend file systems.
• Use your experience to manage and improve our Linux high availability cluster environment.
• You will demonstrate your talent and experience, managing our Linux servers and focusing on automation tools (e.g. Ansible).
• Implement vulnerability and error analysis and performance tuning measures.
• Implementing and improving IT security concepts.
• Collaborate in projects with internal and external providers/integrators.  
• Investigate, evaluate and propose new technologies and solutions.

Your qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or relevant studies in a related field.
• Extensive experience in Linux system installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and upgrading.
• Extensive work experience in Shibboleth,NFS, SMB, CIFS, LDAP, DNS.
• Extensive work Experience to install, configure and troubleshoot pacemaker clustered systems.
• Experience with Ansible, GIT, Docker, Weblogic, Kubernetes.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.).
• Experience managing web applications and web servers, IT security awareness, certificate management, key management.
• Nice to have logging and monitoring solution experience.
• Nice to have open source database administration experience (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL).
• Solution oriented, high level of responsibility and ability to work in a team.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

What our employees value

• Innovation and internationality - a forward-looking infrastructure, modern laboratory and office equipment, software tools and the opportunity for international exchange with your colleagues from 65 nations
• Work-life balance - we reconcile work and private life with flexible working hours, 30 days' holiday (On top free on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve) and subsidised job/ Germany ticket options
• Family-conscious corporate culture - because we know that family is important, we support you with parent-child offices, family services and daycare co-operations
• Health promotion – through our extensive range of company health programmes, in cooperation with Sozialwerk.Bund
• Focus on development - training programmes tailored to your individual needs and annual HR-development meetings for concrete prospects and potential development
• Remuneration and conditions according to TVöD-Bund - including annual special payment, capital-forming benefits and VBL supplementary pension scheme, in line with the responsibility and seniority of the role
• Personalised Onboarding - for a good start to your new professional challenge
• A feel-good working environment - our Bonn employees enjoy a campus surrounded by greenery, with on-site parking and public transport connections as well our company restaurant
• Job with prospects - The position is initially limited to 2 years with the possibility of extension 

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Application deadline

14.04.2025