Emweb is a software engineering company specialized in the development of innovative software.
We are located in Herent (Leuven, Belgium) and serve customers all over the world. Emweb's
major products are Wt, an open source library for the development of web applications, and
Genome Detective, a software platform for microbial High Throughput Sequencing analysis. Our
solutions excel in quality and efficiency, and are therefore applied in complex applications and
environments.
As we continuously grow, we are currently looking for new colleagues with the following profile to
join our team in Herent. Your responsibility is to deploy our software in the cloud, maintain
our cloud infrastructure, as well as our network and server park in Herent.
We are active in multiple applications domains:
Web applications
Bio-informatics computational biology and molecular epidemiology
Your responsibilities are:
Operational management of the local network and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Open Stack,
private cloud); system administration of our Linux servers, and to lesser extent Windows
computers
Operational management of cloud software products developed or managed by emweb
Release management and configuration management of our software
Update and document operational procedures and maintain compliance with security
standards
Automating operating system updates and configuration changes
Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements
Troubleshoot issues and outages
Answering operational technical queries and assisting users
Ensuring security, efficiency and continuity of IT infrastructure through access controls,
backups and firewalls
With the following skills, you are the perfect match to complete our team:
Master of Science in Information Technology, Computer sciences or a related discipline, or
equivalent by experience
Experience as a system administrator, network administrator or similar role. Familiarity with
the management of Linux and Windows operating systems
Knowledge of IT security
Familiarity with software development, you can write scripts in bash and python

Knowledge of system security and data backup/recovery
You understand problem statements and can provide qualitative solutions
Team player with excellent communication skills (English, Dutch is a plus)
We use open-source software extensively. Familiarity with the management of following
technologies is a plus: Ubuntu, puppet, haproxy, nginx, PKI, postgresql, java, tomcat, Wt,
Jenkins, git, openwrt, Windows
We offer you:
A work environment typical of a young innovating company
A large diversity in challenges
The possibility to acquire new and improved skills
Our appreciation for your inquisitive mind
A green working environment a stone’s throw from metropolis Leuven
A competitive salary
Extra-legal benefits
If this profile describes you or in case you have extra questions, don’t hesitate to
contact us at info@emweb.be!
www.emweb.be - www.genomedetective.com - www.webtoolkit.eu