Systems Administrator (m/f)

GameDuell, Germany's largest internet gaming platform, is expanding into the international market and you can be a part of it. Together with the GameDuell team, you can help to build the world's best internet games-site! 

GameDuell's continuous and rapid growth demands a constant attention to scalability.
They are a great group with which to work and I highly recommend
joining their team if you are looking for a fun and exciting challenge.
- Marty Abbott (AKF Partners, former SVP and CTO eBay) -

As a Linux/Solaris System Administrator at GameDuell, you'll be supporting a high-volume website with over two million hits per month. We are looking for a senior system administrator with enthusiasm and experience who can support our quick-moving developers and the online server farm.

If you love interesting assignments, thrilling challenges, and working on projects independently, then GameDuell is the perfect place for you to work.

Your tasks:                    

  • Further expansion of our Gameduell Online server farm (doubled in 2008)
  • Manage the Online Technologies: SAN, OpenVZ, Backup, Firewalls, DNS and Routing
  • Create, configure and maintain virtual environments
  • Plan and support the realisation of scaling, security and availability provisions
  • Write and maintain Perl and Shell scripts
  • Provide technical solutions for our Developer Team
  • On-call duty may be required

What should you bring?

You're a capable, enthusiastic person who enjoys working in a team. Your extensive knowledge of Linux systems is matched by your varied experiences working in production environments. Our young, dynamic company will be impressed by your communication skills, your creativity and your self-management skills.

You have the following skills:

  • at least 7 years professional experience with Linux and/or Solaris systems
  • experience with virtual environments
  • extensive experience with configuration, installation, maintenance and administration
  • ability to operate in a 24/7 production environment
  • strong shell and perl scripting capability
  • good knowledge of OpenSource applications and utilities
  • B.Sc. Degree in Computer Science, IT, related field or equivalent work experience

What we offer you:

  • Exciting and innovative projects at Germany’s biggest gaming website
  • A modern and technological platform with the challenge of demanding scaling concepts
  • Independent work in an international team
  • A motivated, young, friendly team and a lot of fun
  • Other cool perks!

Information about the position:

  • Opening: Immediate and open-ended (Consultants: at least 4 months)
  • 40 hours per week
  • Salary: Industry standard and according to qualification

Contact:

To join the GameDuell team, email your resume to Andrea Freiheit (jobs@gameduell.de), with the subject "Senior Linux System-Administrator/in". Applications and documents that are sent via postal mail cannot be returned.

Welcome to the GameDuell Team

Please come in! Take a quick tour and meet some of your future team-mates…

 

 

- Hallo en.SeniorLinux_SystemAdministrator