Senior Linux Systems Administrator #13000JX | Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States
Senior Linux Systems Administrator
IT - Network Operations
Office: Irvine, California, United States
Blizzard Entertainment is seeking talented IT systems
admins, and we know we’re not alone in our search. So why Blizzard?
Because it’s a haven for our kind! Our unique blend of opportunity,
environment, and people all help make Blizzard the studio worthy of your
career. You’ll be joining a network operations team that attacks
challenges and crafts solutions with the same enthusiasm and creativity as our
players do in our games. We love keeping up with and getting to use the latest
technology, and take pride in protecting and gatekeeping some of the world’s
most popular and beloved gaming franchises. And just like the company as
a whole, our team is built on a culture of passion for who we are, what we
create, and who we support. We want to hear from skilled system admins ready
and eager to continue this adventure with us. If you like what you read below,
drop us a line!
What is Network Operations (BONS)?
Blizzard online network systems is the global network
operations team responsible for supporting ALL of Blizzard’s customer-facing IT
systems and services. Such services include Battle.net, World of
Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm.
In addition to managing these IT platforms, BONS also works closely with our
development teams throughout a product’s lifecycle. Our team’s mission
statement: Innovating and delivering global technology solutions to power the
most epic entertainment experience... Ever.
Understand your Responsibilities
Design and ImplementAs a senior system admin you will spearhead integration of complex and customized open source, and / or proprietary products to support multi-thousand node production environments. Resolve sophisticated environment obstacles by driving proof of concept designs to completion, analyzing its benefits, and developing integration roadmaps. This includes mass-scale infrastructure deployments and upgrades, as well as day to day optimizations.
Troubleshoot and SupportAs the bread-and-butter of an admin team, you will resolve critical environment outages, whether hardware or software in nature, and develop solutions or automations to prevent such problems from reoccurring. In this role you will also debug and improve internal services, propose patches, maintain internal repository branches, and manage internal package distribution. As with most IT groups you will share off-hours duties for global on-call coverage on a rotational basis.Security and Stability
Security is everyone’s job. As the core backbone of operations, you will identify security weaknesses and propose solutions that hold stability and security in the forefront. Perform security audits, system patching, and educate peers and internal / external customers on security practices and principles.Lead and Grow
As a senior member of our admin team, you will regularly construct and provide training sessions on complex subjects or newly evolving technologies to peers and internal customers, including upper management. In this leadership position, you will actively engage with peers to provide consultation and direction, as well as develop documentation on new or old technologies and how it relates to internal systems.
Technical Requirements
Time in the field
This position requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience supporting an operations group which focuses on service stability, security, and customer satisfaction.
The Technicalities
You should be the MacGyver equivalent of IT. As an expert in the field, you should hold intricate knowledge of all-things Linux, from understanding various kernel subsystems to OS security models or how to customize your own distribution. In-depth knowledge of fundamental Internet standards encompassing DHCP, PXE, DNS, SMTP, SNMP, HTTP and many other services that stretch between the inter-tubes should hold a permanent slot in your array of wisdom and experience.
Script and Develop
Perhaps someday we’ll all be replaced by a script, but until that day, we do the scripting. Advanced scripting skills in Shell and at least one additional administrative language such as Python, Ruby, Perl, or PHP is a must. There won’t be a day where a script can’t help you fix a problem faster and more accurately, or where you can modify one that increases its effectiveness.
Networking and Inter-tubes
Strong understanding of networking from conceptual design to physical implementation. Solid TCP connectivity debugging experience is part of the job, which frequently means getting dirty with Linux TCP stack or helping track down protocol bugs in embedded network operating systems.
Thrive in our environment
Our environment never stays the same. The perfect candidate should exhibit a high attention to detail, adjust quickly to an ever-changing and evolving environment, and poses sharp analytical competency for all-things-technology! We like to travel while doing IT stuff; therefore occasional domestic and / or international travel is required.
A strong candidate will also bring to the table some of
the following:
- Experience with LDAP, NFS, RHCS, RabbitMQ / AMQP, Splunk, Puppet, and Nagios
- Experience with Hadoop, Memcached, Redis, CouchBase, Ceph, MySQL, and Oracle
- Experience with Apache, Tomcat, Jenkins, Maven, Varnish, Artifactory, and Node.js
- Experience with Active Directory, IIS, PowerShell, DFS, and MSSQL
- Experience with virtualization, including KVM, Xen, and VMWare
- Experience with Cloud and CDN Services, including OpenStack, AWS, and Akamai
- Passion for video games and technology!
Required Application Materials
- Resume
- Cover Letter which should include:
- Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
- What games or technology you are currently playing with
**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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