Systems Administrator

Top 3 reasons our employees love working at Omicron:

1. We build cutting-edge technology that is literally changing how the world consumes online content.
2. We get to collaborate with really smart, interesting people every day.
3. Omicron rewards its team with really fun company events.

JOB SUMMARY: 

As a full-time Systems Administrator you will work in a team as well as independently working on Linux based servers, supporting a wide range of services. You will troubleshoot both software and hardware issues as well as participate in an on-call rotation where you will be the main contact for any issues which occur out of hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, Install and maintain services built on various Linux distributions primarily Centos and Ubuntu.
• Handle service issues reported via our automated alerting platforms and our Operations Center while prioritizing and escalating when necessary.
• Help to produce documentation of new and existing services and help craft/create new operational procedures to share with other team members.

EXPERIENCE:

• A strong understanding of overall System/Network security and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex Linux system issues by performing diagnostics, and analysis.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals.
• A practical knowledge of applications and services that utilize standard protocols.
• Some Shell scripting / programming experience.
• Troubleshooting and resolving both end user and operational issues.
• Developing, teaching and automating Operational processes.
• An ability to think creatively and communicate accurately.
• Experience in managing multi-vendor Linux server system installations.

REQUIRED PERSONAL SKILLS:

• Bilingual Dutch/English. (Working mostly in English throughout the day)
• A strong sense of personal responsibility.
• A desire to learn and self-improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and tasks.
• Make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure.
• A Driving license (B Category).

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Understanding of virtualization/container technologies. Such as Docker, KVM etc.
• Knowledge of Perl, Python and/or PHP programming techniques as related to Internet applications design, network management and systems management would be useful.
• Experience writing technical documents and procedures for technical groups.
• Working knowledge of storage systems (JBOD, RAID, NFS) configuration, systems logging, and exception diagnosis.
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Victoria Metrics would be a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment located close to Haarlem Station.
• Some on site work in our datacenters, both in the Netherlands and internationally.
• 24x7 group accessibility.
• Participate in an out of hours on-call rotation.
• Opportunity to cooperate with other departments and shape your role to your personal strengths.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Omicron Media, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA M/F/D/V

If you are interested in this position with Omicron Media, Inc., please apply by visiting our website at 

https://omicronmedia.com/work-here/job-listings/

If your experience and qualifications match our current needs, a member of our Recruitment team will contact you. We look forward to hearing from you!

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