06-05-2026
Linux Engineer
You are ready to become the Linux Engineer of our scalable infrastructures and turn your passion for open source into innovative solutions. With us, you get full freedom to experiment with the latest technologies within a dynamic team of like-minded tech enthusiasts. We are looking for a driven engineer who is not afraid of complex systems and is eager to take on new challenges together with us.
What will you be doing?
As one of our Linux specialists, you will work alongside 30 like-minded tech professionals using the latest technologies. Your responsibilities include:
- Setting up, maintaining, and optimizing hosting and server solutions;
- Contributing ideas to our products and services;
- Working with new and innovative technologies;
- Communicating with clients on complex and advanced technical questions.
What do we ask?
You are familiar with technologies such as Apache, NGINX, HAProxy, KVM, Zabbix, Wazuh, Docker, and Ansible. In addition, you recognize yourself in the following:
- You have a passion for Linux;
- You have knowledge of or at least a strong interest in the hosting industry;
- You have recent experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux servers and related software and technologies;
- 1 to 3 years of experience.
What do we offer, on top of your salary?
- Travel allowance or the option of a lease car;
- 26 vacation days, with the option to buy or accrue more;
- A well-organized pension scheme;
- Plenty of opportunities for development and growth with a personal training budget;
- Option to work partly from home, including a home office allowance;
- Opportunities to increase your salary and time off through on-call duty;
- A friendly working environment with short communication lines across teams;
- An active staff association organizing fun events several times a year (including our famous LAN parties!)
Who are we?
Shock Media has been a Managed Hosting Provider for over 25 years, ensuring the availability and performance of thousands of business-critical websites and (web) applications for various national and international organizations every day. We strive to excel in our service and solutions. Working at Shock Media means being part of a young, professional, and informal team of specialists—where you can truly turn your passion into your profession. Our colleagues can of course tell you much better what it’s like to work at Shock Media, and you can read about it here.
Interested?
Then quickly send your motivation and CV to our HR department at hr@shockmedia.nl. You can also use this email address for questions about this vacancy. Check out our other vacancies.
