Infrastructure Engineer

Mission

To support the day-to-day missions of the Proton Therapy R&D Infrastructure & System Administration team, which is business critical for IBA, we are looking for a Infrastructure Engineer - Linux expert.

Challenges we trust you with

As Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a member of an international team comprising 8 people, tasked with the following responsibilities:

• Participate in the development of new versions of the Proton Therapy IT infrastructure.
  • Develop Ansible playbooks and scripts to automate manual setup processes and monitor systems and applications.
  • Adhere to the established configuration control workflow based on Git.
  • Investigate and document our deployment automation pipelines for further optimization.
• Aggregate patches and security fixes into Quarterly Patch Bundles encompassing various operating systems and applications (including SUSE, Debian, Windows, etc.).
  • Conduct regression testing of these Quarterly Patch Bundles within a dedicated test lab environment, ensuring compatibility across different versions of the IBA Proton Therapy software.
  • Document and disseminate these Quarterly Patch Bundles for customer access, facilitating download and installation.
• Annually update our automated provisioning system (PXE, autoYaST, preseed, Ansible, zeroconf, etc.) to enable deployment of the latest versions of all considered operating systems.
  • Annually update our automated test suite to accommodate the nuances of the new OS versions.
  • Perform regression testing of these OS upgrades in a test lab environment against various versions of the IBA Proton Therapy software.
  • Document these OS upgrades and conduct Design Transfer to Operations to facilitate seamless implementation at customer sites, minimizing disruptions.
• Assist in the maintenance and administration of physical and virtual lab environments supporting these activities.
  • The position is based in Louvain-la-Neuve, and hybrid work is currently the norm (mix of on-premises and home-working). It may entail occasional missions abroad (2 to 3 missions per year on average, typically 5 to 15 days per mission).

What we value

To execute this mission, you should have a:

• Strong expertise in Linux/Unix system administration (SLES, OpenSUSE and Debian)
• Strong expertise in TCP/IP-based networking (design and administration)
• Proven familiarity with virtualized environments (Vmware, KVM)
• Collaborative development experience using GIT workflow and/or SVN
• Experience in writing Python scripts
  • Shell and Perl are seen as a bonus
  • Prior experience with the PyTest framework)
• Working knowledge of Ansible playbooks and inventories
• Some familiarity with Windows administration
• Active awareness of cybersecurity concerns
• Excellent English communication skills (including technical writing)

The following competencies are valued additions:

• Past experience in Samba4 AD DC environments
• HP hardware knowledge (ProLiant servers, Z workstations, Aruba/ProCurve networking, 3PAR & Nimble SAN)

Cherry on the cake

IBA offers : 

• Competitive salary and benefits, including a company car.
• Flexibility with a home office policy
• Career growth within a globally recognized leader in medical technology.
• A supportive team environment that values each member's development.
• A commitment to cutting-edge technology and solving challenging problems.
• Be part of a BCorp Certified company, balancing professional innovation with personal well-being.

Join us at IBA, where you can be part of a dynamic team working on cutting-edge technology in the fight against cancer. Let's make a difference together!