Noc Linux Specialist

Frankfurt & Remote Programming / Engineering Hunt: Showdown
- We are looking for an experienced
**NOC Linux Specialist**
***to support our
_Hunt: Showdown_
- _NetOps department in Frankfurt, Germany.

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

**Relocation & Remote Work**
- Although we believe living close to our studio helps foster team spirit and stronger bonds between team members, we understand that people have different needs and expectations for their place of residence. You have a choice of three location options, allowing you to work with Crytek from anywhere you wish:
1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.

2. If you are already living in a European Union member state, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there.

3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country outside of the European Union, we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.
- Responsibilities
- Monitoring and operation of the 24×7×365 hosted data-center environment using the monitoring tools Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana etc.
- Installation, configuration and patching of system and game software.
- Work closely with R&D to install, configure and operate developed features, as appropriate.
- Ensure appropriate, accurate, up-to-date technical documentation is available for systems and game logic, and environment.
- Assist with process, policy development and documentation.
- Operate and maintain a dynamic, highly available environment.
- Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a NOC Engineer or NOC Specialist.
- English level - Intermediate and upper
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP;
- Linux administration experience;
- Experience in automation/configuration management tools (Ansible is preferable), GIT/Gitlab;
- On-hands experience with virtualization technologies;
- Database knowledge: SQL (Oracle, MySQL, Percona, MariaDB), NoSQL (MongoDB);
**Familiar with the following protocols and services **(desirable and will be considered as a strong advantage)**:

- DNS
- NFS
- HTTP/HTTPS
- VPN (IPSec, OpenVPN)
- NGINX/Apache
- Knowledge of at least one scripting language (Shell, Perl, Python, etc.)
- Pluses
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Networks or Information Security is preferred;
- Specific experience with Ubuntu/Debian Linux;
- Experience with monitoring systems (Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana etc.);
- Professional experience with Docker.

**What you can expect from us**

**Home Office**
- Work-life balance is not just a hollow term for us. At Crytek, we offer you the option to either work from home or in our studio.

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

**Company Apartment**
- To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.*

**Relocation Support**
- We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.
- You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).*

***

**Public Transport Pass**
- Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro - free of charge.*

**Gym Card**
- A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.

**International Environment**
- We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.

**German Classes**
- Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.

**Vacation Days**
- At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off. If you are working from another country, local standards apply.
- only applicable to employees in Frankfurt.