HEG is Europe’s largest privately owned hosting provider. Through its brand 123-reg, it is the largest domain registrar in the UK, registering over 3 million .co.uk and .uk domain names, and through its brand PlusServer, it is the second largest Managed Hosting Provider in Germany. With over 1000 employees globally, HEG helps small businesses and large enterprises make the most from the internet. HEG operates its own data centre facilities across Europe and the US and has more than 7 million domain names under management, servicing more than 1.7 million customers. This makes HEG one of Europe’s leading hosting providers of solutions for small and medium sized business.
We believe that great people make great companies, so we pro-actively recruit passionate and creative individuals to drive our business forward. You will be able to enjoy a fun and friendly working environment and a great benefits package.
Host Europe GmbH (A HEG company) are currently recruiting for a
Senior Linux System Administrator (m/f)
to join our expanding Cologne based team.
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring smooth operation and maintenance of all our internal platforms and providing prompt, transparent and friendly support to our internal customers. You will be an experienced and driven system administrator with good problem solving skills and the ability to motivate others. The ideal applicant will radiate a sense of calm in all situations and be a reliable partner for her/his colleagues and managers.
Central to success in this role will be the need to be hands-on and delivery focused, with a ‘can do’ attitude.
THE ROLE
Providing oversight, mentoring and support for the internal Linux platform
Design standards and documentation with the Head of IT OPs
Consult team members in solving problems and technical difficulties
THE PERSON
Key Experience:
3+ years of system administration in a fast paced or start up environment
Strong knowledge of operating systems and platform architectures
Good working knowledge of networking (Ethernet/IP), load balancing, firewalling and chef/puppet/saltstack
Excellent knowledge of bash, packages, DNS, LAMP and bash scripting
Experienced Linux and database administrator (MySQL)
Fluent German skills
Solid project management experience (ideally in an Agile environment)
Excellent English language skills
Key Skills & Personal Qualities:
Sensitive to culture differences but robust enough to enforce changes
Pragmatic and focused on delivery
Willing to go the extra mile without being asked
Does this sound like the kind of role your talent deserves? Click “HERE” and complete your application on our in-house system.
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