Linux Web Administrator - Production Operations
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Location:
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Westwood, MA
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Job ID:
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1811
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Duration:
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Full Time
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Description:
Turbine, Inc. is the world’s premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that fosters powerful gaming and social communities. Formed over a decade ago, Turbine has grown to become the largest privately-held online gaming and technological studios in North America. Turbine has created some of the world’s most popular and award-winning online games and communities, including the 2007 PC Game of the Year, The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ and its critically-acclaimed expansion Mines of Moria™, Dungeons & Dragons Online™: Stormreach™, and Asheron's Call®.
Currently Turbine is poised for unprecedented growth and is seeking highly talented individuals to join us on our mission to create the next generation of online entertainment that unifies the best of massively multiplayer online games, virtual worlds and social networks on and across both PC and Console platforms.
Job Summary:
The Web Systems Administrator will report to the Manager of Production Operations and owns the implementation and administration of Turbine’s start-of-the-art web community platform through collaboration with all cross functional departments. The ideal candidate has a strong Linux/Web administration background, has worked in a 24/7 Production environment, and has proficiency in multiple aspects of application deployment and integration, automation, web administration, application monitoring and system maintenance.
Essential Functions:
• Install, configure, integrate and upgrade applications, middleware and 3rd party components to support multiple environments
• Administer high-availability web application infrastructure (LAMP)
• Perform and improve general Systems Management, Patch Management, and Software Distribution processes
• Anticipates and identifies issues and implements effective alternative solutions
• Able to estimate, plan, and organize tasks associated with the role with minimal assistance
• Effective communication and presentation skills for interacting with peers and management
• Create, follow and maintain documentation and standards
• Participate in on call rotation
Required Skills:
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or +6 years of related work experience
• 4+ years experience administrating a 300+ 7/24 Production service
• Widespread knowledge of a variety of system management tools, automated/scripted deployment solutions, various monitoring solutions (OpenNMS/BMC/Nagios), and various operational platform experiences required
• Helps influence others on the importance of delivering quality products and services
• Excellent time management skills, well-organized and capable of multi-tasking in an extremely demanding 7x24x365 environment
You must submit an online application to be considered for the position. Reels received without an online application will not be reviewed. Please send reels to:
Human Resources,TurbineEntertainment, 60 Glacier Drive, Suite 4000, Westwood, MA 02090.
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