Principal / Senior System Administrator

<h4> Remedy Entertainment, the creator of Control®, Max Payne®, Alan Wake®, and one of the leading independent game studios in the world, is looking for a Principal / Senior System Administrator to support us in creating high quality gaming experiences for the next generation of games.<span> </span></h4> <p>In this role you will join our in-house IT team to plan, operate and develop Remedy’s IT systems and services, that enable the work of 600+ world class game developers. Your duties would be mainly focused on our IT infrastructure systems, like networks, storage systems, server platforms, and applications.</p> <p>As an IT team member, you will have a high level of freedom in prioritizing and executing your tasks, while having an experienced team ready to back you up. You will have the opportunity to work closely together with other teams, like our in-house Northlight engine team, to develop and support in-house services that are used in our game development projects.</p> <p>Most of our IT infrastructure is in our on-premises data centers with some parts also on commercial cloud platforms. In our systems we emphasize redundancy and high availability as the work of our game developers depends on these systems.</p> <p>We enthusiastically welcome diverse viewpoints and backgrounds. At Remedy, we value and are committed to ensuring an inclusive and safe work environment for all our team members.</p> <p></p> <p><span> </span><span> </span></p> <p><span> </span><span> </span></p> <h3>WHAT YOU GET TO DO </h3> <ul> <li>Administer, develop and manage our existing IT infrastructure together with other System Administrators to keep our IT systems up to date, secure and available. This enables our world-class talent to put their passion and focus into our game projects. · You will plan, build, implement, and develop new IT infrastructure and services and take ownership of your area of responsibility. While we adapted it to your skill set, you would work with the full lifecycle of IT services, from the drawing board to a fully live IT service and eventual decommissioning that you had planned already well ahead.</li><li>Integrate IT infrastructure systems and services with other business systems and services, both on-prem and on cloud platforms.</li><li>Collaborate closely with other teams, stakeholders and the rest of the IT team, to plan parts of the IT services roadmap and focus on future development and operational work.</li><li>Coordinate the work of external consultants for our development projects.</li> </ul> <h3> WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE </h3> <ul><li>You have experience in a similar role where you demonstrated a proven track record of administering IT infrastructure and ownership of systems in on-prem data centers.</li><li>You show experience in automating your tasks using scripting and/or orchestration software.</li><li> You understand the implications of IT system design for information security and other risks.</li><li>You enjoy taking independent responsibility and developing various parts of IT systems in on-prem data centers, while being organized and able to document your work so that others can build upon your expertise.</li><li>You can find creative solutions to complex questions by leaning on your technical expertise and problem-solving skills.</li><li>You thrive working in a team environment, sharing ideas and learning from others. As a team member, you are dedicated to contributing towards a friendly and inclusive work environment.</li><li>You are used to collaborating with colleagues across different departments. You can communicate and present your ideas clearly and coherently. You enjoy presenting your ideas to audiences with various levels of technical understanding<strong></strong></li></ul> <p> <strong>Additional Skills We Would Like to See:</strong> </p> <ul><li>Experience with hybrid data center environments with both on-prem and cloud platforms. </li><li>A good understanding of software development processes and programming skills.</li></ul> <h3>OUR ENVIRONMENT</h3> <p>A major part of Remedy’s server infrastructure is a mix of virtualized Ubuntu Linux and Windows servers on the vSphere platform. Utilizing dynamically routed BGP networks built upon technologies from Cisco, Ruckus, and Palo Alto Networks, we ensure that information will flow efficiently and securely between systems. Most of our network hosts, including workstations, run in dual-stack IPv4/IPv6. Our Zabbix monitoring system ensures that we keep track of all the servers and other IT infrastructure equipment we are responsible for.</p> <p>We use several different storage platforms from traditional block storage systems to NAS systems. This includes systems built with Fibre Channel (FC), and iSCSI SANs. These solutions enable us to handle the amount of data flowing between systems generated through game development. We aim to orchestrate the setting up of our infrastructure and services. Ansible is used for the installa