Gazillion Entertainment is a leading developer, publisher and operator of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games for wide audiences. Gazillion has assembled talent from across the landscape of MMOs, videogames, animated feature films and technology to address the mission of building breakthrough massively multiplayer experiences featuring world class brands and original franchises, superior production quality and unmatched gameplay.

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Gazillion has four independent but wholly owned MMO development studios located in California, Colorado, and Washington currently in production on such titles as the Marvel Super Hero Squad and Marvel Universe MMOs, LEGO Universe, Jumpgate Evolution and as yet unannounced AAA MMOs.

The company also owns the award-winning SmartyCard payment service for younger audiences which works with leading online games and more.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to be a key member of the IT/Game Operations Team. Assist with Linux server deployment, maintenance, monitoring and support. The day to day tasks include remote configuration, automated installations, troubleshooting, hardening and deployment of Linux and Linux-based application servers on company administered hardware as well as remote datacenter hardware.

Requirements:

Experience with administering Linux: RedHat/CentOS/Ubuntu
Experience writing scripts for Linux systems (python, perl, shell, etc.)
Experience with standard monitoring systems configuration and customization (Nagios, Cacti, Splunk, SNMP)
Hands-on support: mostly done remotely, for lab machines, development machines, and production machines in a variety of environments
System administration for open source application servers and services: Apache/Tomcat, SSH, NFS, MySQL, PHP, SMTP, vsftpd, etc.
Understanding of TCP/IP and networking technologies (bonding, VLAN tagging, subnetting)
Familiarity with kickstart and yum repositories basics
Understanding of RPM, rpmbuild and custom package creation and management
Continually strive to automate and streamline operations and maintenance processes by identifying areas of improvement, writing scripts, and documentation
Excellent communication, organization, project prioritization, and time management skills
Keen troubleshooting skills
Experience with IBM and HP production grade blade and rack mount server and SAN hardware, including associated Linux management tools a plus
Experience with VMware virtualized Linux servers a plus
Willingness to work after hours and weekends as required by running a production environment; willing to be "on call" during these hours as needs arises

To be considered for this position, please apply here: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=NR2B&cws=1&rid=175

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