Lead Linux Systems Administrator #1400091 | Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States

Lead Linux Systems Administrator #1400091 | Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States

Lead Linux Systems Administrator

IT - Network Operations

Office: Irvine, California, United States

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Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an experienced team lead to head a group of administrators, all with the goal of supporting, maintaining, and optimizing our worldwide infrastructure. The candidate should be a dedicated problem solver who can multi-task and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced and demanding environment. This candidate should also be very well organized and have excellent team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive general instructions from operations management.
• Manage a team of administrators (scheduling, task management, mentoring, etc.).
• Supervise workflow operations to ensure efficient operation; devise and implement corrective action as required.
• Oversee production change management requests and scheduling.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policy and process improvements across a global organization.
• Schedule resources to support 24 / 7 / 365 operations.
• Measure and report service availability and scheduled downtime metrics to management.
• Share in off-hour / on-call duties.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’  systems or network administration experience
• Solid understanding of physical and network security
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Comfort communicating with all levels of management
• Logical and process-oriented problem solving skills
• Able to manage multiple projects and tasks
• Able to lead and mentor a team
• Excellent customer service skills
• Passion for gaming

Pluses

• Previous information technology (IT) supervisory or management experience
• Degree in computer science or related field
• Project management experience
• Six Sigma training or certification
• Familiar with ITIL, ISO 20000, ISO 27000, ISO 12207 standards
• Data backup and recovery and business continuity planning experience

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
• Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
• What games you are currently playing

**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliated companies is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 

 

 

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