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Senior Unix Systems Administrator

Storm8, Inc. is seeking a driven Senior Unix Systems Administrator to help support the Production team. You will be participating in various functions of Techops, working with engineering, building servers and more! We are looking for fun, energetic candidates, who have a passion for building great architecture and bringing our games to life. So, if you think you have the chops to deliver something unique come talk to us!

Responsibilities:

• Install and configure Centos5/7/8 flavors of linux on Dell branded hardware in a colocation DC in Sunnyvale, CA
• Hands on hardware replacements at the DC, remote work other times.
• Able to understand layer 7 protocols of HTTP/S, FTP, DNS, SMTP, and SSH.
• Track and update requests and progress in bugzilla ticketing system.
• Able to maintain and configure LAMP stack from source and rpms.
• Maintain and configure ganglia/icinga for monitoring hosts in all environments.
• Able to use sql working with Mysql databases for operations and production.
• Write scripts to automate tasks reducing manual work loads.
• Be a mentor to other team members with different skills to enhance the learning experience.
• Maintain proactive after hours and on-call response of techops team responding to production alerts.
• Produce well written documentation in ops wiki.

Qualifications:

• Requires a BS in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 2+ years of experience of working in a Data center colo maintaining hardware and software.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and lead skills required.
• Centos5/7 and OSX experience is required.
• Basic understanding of networking technology - should know how to use telnet, ping, and wireshark to troubleshoot basic network issues.
• Basic understanding of server technology – different types of hardware, software and hardware RAID arrays.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent people skills a must. Be able to work in a team.

About Storm8: Leading mobile game network Storm8 creates a world of play and discovery. Based in San Mateo, California, Storm8’s network includes over 45 games across multiple genres—so there is something for everyone. Storm8’s high-quality experiences and deep storytelling keep global users engaged, whether they play for minutes or hours at a time. For more information, please visit www.storm8.com.