Linux System Administrator - NOC; Poland

We are looking for an experienced NOC Linux Specialist to support our Hunt:
Showdown Net Ops department.

For this role we are looking for someone who is based in Poland to work remotely on a freelance contract.

You will be responsible for the monitoring and troubleshooting of Crytek’s 24×7 gaming network across multiple data-centers, games, and platforms.

Please note that this role requires working in shifts (including night shifts).

• Monitoring and operation of the 24×7×365 hosted data‑center environment using the monitoring tools Zabbix, Grafana etc.
• Installation, configuration and patching of system and game software.
• Ensure appropriate, accurate, up‑to‑date technical documentation is available for systems and game logic, and environment.
• Operate and maintain a dynamic, highly available environment.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language (Shell, Python, etc.)
• Experience as a Linux System Administrator or NOC Engineer.
• Experience with monitoring systems (Prometheus and Grafana are preferred).
• Must be available to work in shifts.
• Excellent written and verbal English.
• Experience in automation/configuration management tools (Ansible is preferable), and version control with Git.
• Hands‑on experience with virtualization technologies.
• Database knowledge:
  Postgres, Redis, Mongo
  
  DB.
• Familiar with the following protocols and services (desirable and will be considered as a strong advantage): TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN (IPSec, OpenVPN), NGINX, HAProxy.

• Specific experience with Ubuntu/Debian Linux.
• Professional experience with Docker or Podman.

Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.

We truly embody diversity h employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.

Crytek offers German language classes for all members of Crytek.

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Crytek is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Crytek pushes the boundaries of the possible to make the impossible a reality. We want to create the most fun gaming experiences around, and if we have to blow up computer system requirements or push genre boundaries to do so, then we will. With almost two decades of experience in the games industry, Crytek takes its unique combination of experience and skills and continue to make an impact via innovative, fun, cutting‑edge games and technology.