Associate Principal Linux Systems Engineer

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate Associate Principal Linux Systems Engineer who is skilled at building and supporting Linux environments that are highly redundant and scalable.

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. 

WHAT WE DO

• 24x7 Linux operations of our online games, features, and services.
• Hands-on support to the operations of online and development environments.
• Build and plan infrastructure for upcoming releases.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hands-on maintenance and administration of Linux based systems.
• Perform patching and support server migrations as needed.
• Develop standard operating procedures to ensure high availability.
• Perform routine system maintenance when needed to resolve issues.
• Support root cause analysis efforts across multiple infrastructure layers.
• Ensure a highly available production environment particularly during system maintenances.
• Administer monitoring services such as Check_MK, Splunk, Grafana and Graphite.
• Provide timely and creative solutions to difficult problems.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, IT certifications, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years’ experience in a Linux environment using related technologies and standards such as DHCP, DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, CIFS/SMB.
• In-depth hands-on experience with RHEL or CentOS as well as configuration management experience with either Chef, Puppet or Ansible.
• Experience administering systems in a high traffic, multi-system, public facing environment.
• Experience configuring and maintaining Apache servers.
• Experience administering one of the following: Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Mongo, Hadoop (Hive, HDFS, Impala, Oozie), MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Possess a thorough understanding of network protocols and standards such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/S and SSL/PKI.
• Experience working with major CDN providers.
• Experience scripting in one of the following languages: Bash, Python, PHP, or Perl.
• Experience with REST API automation.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience supporting online game development and production environments.
• General Cisco IOS administration experience for adding removing VLANS and LACP bonds.
• Knowledge of PowerShell.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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