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IT Specialist (onsite/ partially remote)
2 years ago
Who We Are
Abstraction Games is an Independent Game Studio where we do our own games, as well as co-development work and adaptations of other games. We started 13 years ago as 2 people in a garden shed, and now have over 50 people in a newly renovated office just outside of Eindhoven, in the Netherlands.
We encourage an open and collaborative atmosphere. We surround ourselves with incredibly talented people who naturally promote a culture of discovery and innovation.
We are currently working on a new IP that we’re not quite ready to talk about here, but we are really excited about it! Additionally, we also do co-development work. As a small company, you’ll have a chance to work on many different projects.
Some of our previous successes are Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, ARK: Survival Evolved, The King of Fighters XIV, Hotline Miami 1&2, Don’t Starve, The Sexy Brutale, Broforce, and many more!
Where We Are
Eindhoven is the tech center of The Netherlands and a thriving international city. It is very modern, progressive, and diverse. Small enough to explore on a bicycle, and large enough to house the technology university, a top-tier football team, and the longest bar and restaurant street in the country.
Day in the life
In this role you will:
- Have Asset Management responsibilities
- Resolve hardware and software issues
- Monitoring and maintenance of systems and backups
- Assist in maintaining and improving systems used for building games
- Support staff remote and onsite
- Helpdesk tasks such as user creation and exits
- Seek improvements and ways to go beyond boundaries
- Assist with projects and upgrades
- Change management
Must-have experience and skills
On day one we'll expect you to have:
- Graduate of either MBO4 or HBO (Computer Science or other related disciplines)
- At least 1-2 Years previous experience in a similar role
- Have a passion for IT and an interest in Game development and/or gaming
- Experience with Windows, Mac and Linux OS
- Basic networking skills (understanding of VLANs, Firewall Policies, IP addressing, etc.)
- Experience with IT management tools such as NinjaRMM, DattoRMM or similar
- Virtualization experience is handy (VMware, Hyper-V, Docker containers, etc.)
- Having a focus on security with any tasks being completed
- Analytical, thorough problem solver
- Foster innovation, you are continuously looking to improve products and processes
- Be proactive, self-motivated and keep a positive team-oriented attitude
- Be proficient in English and Dutch (Verbal and written)
What separates the best from the rest
Added bonuses you have experience in:
Work location and time zone
- Able to work from our office in Valkenswaard for 2-3 days per week. The other days can be remote.
Team culture
Embrace our core values:
Go beyond boundaries!
- Use a “First Principles” approach.
- Take nothing at face value.
- Define your own path around obstacles.
- Embrace ideas that almost anyone would consider outrageous.
Excel!
- Perform exceptionally well.
- Strive for symmetry (or intentional dissymmetry), beauty and polish.
- Craft meticulously. Don’t stop when “it’s good enough…”.
- Move mountains.
Be nice!
- Apply the Most Respectful Interpretation approach with one another.
- Maintain a safe environment for us, our partners and consumers.
- Be transparent and do not keep up appearances.
- Be candid and call out someone’s mistake but be nice about it. If you haven’t learned how to do this yet, learn it now.
- Be respectful of other people’s time. Be punctual, prepared, and brief.
Grow!
- Seek hard problems to solve.
- Be better than yesterday.
- Step out of your comfort zone often, take risks, make mistakes and learn from them.
- Fail fast to succeed sooner.
- Challenge each other to keep growing.
- Blame none other but yourself, embrace failure and move on.
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