Systems Administrator

We are currently looking for a talented and ambitious Systems Administrator to join our Infrastructure Team. As part of the Infrastructure Team you will get the chance to work with a wide array of cutting-edge technologies and help maintain our customers' platforms. We work with some of the largest publishers across Europe and operate in a high traffic environment, handling 100's millions of page impressions each month. Requirements Build, install, configure, upgrade & maintain both physical and virtual infrastructure. Ensuring that our systems are consistently delivered quickly and with high availability. Working with the development team to design fast, scalable systems. Scripting/automation skills: BASH/sh, PHP, Python, Perl etc. Removing performance bottlenecks from current systems. Apply and update system upgrades, firmware and infrastructure changes. Proactively monitor and manage the health and configuration of the system. Takes corrective actions based upon Standard Operating Procedures. Must be available to work outside of normal business hours to fulfil production and project needs, provide 24x7 on-call support on a rotating basis. Requirements You must have 3+ years experience administering Linux/UNIX systems. Familiarity with the various cloud computing platforms, Amazon AWS, DigitalOcean and Linode etc. Understanding of container technologies: containers (Docker, podman, LXC), Kubernetes Understanding of the PHP language, how best to set up and configure. • DevOps experience is desirable. Networking tools/technologies: HAProxy, ingress (containers), routing, firewall (iptables or nftables). You must understand TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP and DNS well enough to debug common problems. We work with a variety of different systems and customers, where creative problem solving is an important skill to have. We use Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Redis, and Varnish extensively. If you have experience working with any of these platforms, it's a distinct advantage. • Ability to adapt to new technologies. You will be working with several groups of developers so you must have excellent communication and time-management skills. Benefits Competitive salary package, contingent on experience. • Fully remote work available. • English lessons provided. If you have a Github account, have contributed to open source projects, have a personal project of which you're particularly proud or are currently getting neck-deep in a new tech about which you're really excited, tell us all about it in your cover letter! Originally posted on Himalayas