Senior Network/Infrastructure engineer

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cutting-edge network and infrastructure solutions, as well as providing support to development teams.

ABOUT US

Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.

For more information, visit xsolla.com.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth operation of the company's geo-distributed infrastructure
• Maintenance and configuration of network equipment, bare metal servers, NAS
• Maintenance and configuration of virtualization system (VMWare)
• Administer multiple Linux servers
• Monitor the status of services and prompt resolution of emerging problems
• Automate administrative tasks
• Participate in the development and improvement of infrastructure
• Interact with developers, database administrators, DevOps engineers, architects

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in a similar position
• Excellent knowledge of configuring and operating active network equipment: switches, routers, firewalls
• Strong knowledge of network technologies: VLAN, STP, static routing, PBR, OSPF, BGP, ACL, IPSEC, OpenVPN, DNS, DHCP, etc.
• Experience with VMWare: vCenter, vSAN, Distributed Switch, HA
• Working knowledge of HP/Dell servers and storage systems
• Experience in the administration of Debian/Ubuntu family Linux
• Experience in the administration of monitoring systems, logging, and collection of metrics
• Intermediate or higher level of spoken and technical English
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Nice to Have

• Knowledge/experience with DevOps practices
• Experience with IaC, Ansible/Puppet/Terraform configuration management systems
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services
• Understanding of information security principles, experience with SOC2/PCI DSS infrastructure
• Familiarity with Kanban methodology
• A big plus will be the experience of working on large projects with a significant personal contribution