IT Systems Engineer | North America | Canada | Europe | Fully Remote

3 Months ago • All levels • Administrative

Job Summary

Job Description

Escape Velocity Entertainment seeks an IT Systems Engineer to manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure. Responsibilities include onboarding/offboarding employees, troubleshooting applications, managing IT tickets, improving processes, installing/configuring/maintaining OS and software, ensuring system availability, maintaining security and backups, writing custom scripts, providing 2nd/3rd level support, liaising with vendors, and collaborating with team members to resolve issues. The ideal candidate will possess strong UNIX/Linux/Windows experience, cloud (AWS preferred), virtualization/containerization, monitoring systems, scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash), networking knowledge, and excellent communication skills.
Must have:
  • UNIX/Linux/Windows experience
  • Cloud experience (AWS preferred)
  • Virtualization/Containerization
  • Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • Networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS)
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent communication
Good to have:
  • Experience with monitoring systems
  • Experience with Perforce or Git
Perks:
  • Fully Remote
  • Excellent Benefits

Job Details

Description

What we are looking for: 

 

Here at Escape Velocity Entertainment, we are looking for a new member for our IT team. As an IT Systems Engineer you will perform daily tasks to make sure our development team can focus on developing. You will be responsible for onboarding new employees, offloading employees, keeping systems running, troubleshooting application issues, being a focal point for IT tickets, improving processes and much more. 

Requirements

What we will do together: 

  • Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure 
  • Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools 
  • Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability 
  • Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies 
  • Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks 
  • Participate in the design of information and operational support systems 
  • Provide 2nd and 3rd level support 
  • Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution 
  • Work with people collaboratively, help troubleshoot and solve problems remotely.

 

What you will bring: 

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject 
  • Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux/Windows based environments. 
  • Solid experience in the administration and troubleshooting of applications 
  • Cloud experience, preferably in AWS 
  • Some experience with virtualization and containerization (e.g., VMware, Virtual Box) 
  • Solid experience with monitoring systems 
  • Scripting skills (being able to read a script)  (Python, Powershell, Bash)  
  • Proven working networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, troubleshooting) 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Willingness to help people with their issues 
  • Being able to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical employees 
  • Communication with vendor 
  • Planning and time management 
  • Creating and maintaining documentation 
  • Work with version control system (Perforce, Git) 

Benefits

Interested… a bit about Escape Velocity: 

Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits and what we believe is a fantastic project. But that doesn’t make us unique. What does make us special? We value the time, energy, and talent of our players and our colleagues. We want every hour spent developing and playing our games to be an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile use of your time. To that end, we are fully remote and support team members nearly anywhere in the world.  We prioritize honesty, even when that means sharing bad news. We strive to give everyone autonomy so they can determine how best to work and play, and we care more about what you bring to the game and studio than how many hours you’re clocking. We believe in constant improvement across all areas – from the game itself to our production design – and are constantly re-evaluating how we spend our time to ensure that we’re not wasting yours and we’re all always working on the most important things. Finally (and perhaps most importantly) we’re dedicated to building a culture of play, which not only makes us better game makers, but also strengthens the bonds between us all.  

How to apply: 

Click apply and complete an application along with a Resume / CV. If we would like to move forward with your application, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out to you and guide you through our process. 

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. 

Applications will be considered​ regardless ​of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category. 

Similar Jobs

Zeta - Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

Zeta

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Skillsoft - Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Skillsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Wind River Systems - Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Wind River Systems

Singapore (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Eightfold - Staff Engineer-Backend

Eightfold

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Trimble  Inc  - Lead Salesforce DevOps -Copado

Trimble Inc

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Remote)
4 Months ago
undefined - Key Management Specialist

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Anavation - Systems Administrator

Anavation

Reston, Virginia, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Alten Technology - Netsuite OpenAir Administrator

Alten Technology

Westminster, Colorado, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Keywords Studios (Player Support) - IT Executive

Keywords Studios (Player Support)

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Flying Bark Productions - Accountant

Flying Bark Productions

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Hybrid)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Extreme Network - Staff SW Systems Engineer (9292)

Extreme Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Wind River Systems - Star Lab - Principal Technologist - Embedded Security Professional Services

Wind River Systems

San Antonio, Texas, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Actian - Software Developer DBMS QA - Bangalore

Actian

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
 Sagecor Solutions - Systems Engineer 1 (JPE - 037)

Sagecor Solutions

Fort Meade, Maryland, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Zeta - Engineering Manager - Cloud Security (DevSecOps)

Zeta

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Tencent - Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

Tencent

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Luxoft - Senior Linux Engineer

Luxoft

Poland, Ohio, United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
IGT - Systems Engineer IV

IGT

West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Luxoft - JIRA Developer

Luxoft

Plano, Texas, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Playrix - Senior Release Engineer

Playrix

Cyprus (Remote)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Worldwide

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

Administrative Jobs

PwC - Management Assistant Consulting

PwC

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Sitetracker - Salesforce Administrator - US Shift

Sitetracker

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Aristocrat Gaming - Tech Support Manager

Aristocrat Gaming

Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
SSC Technologies - Senior Technical Consultant (Riyadh, KSA)

SSC Technologies

Saudi Arabia (On-Site)
4 Months ago
PwC - SAP Management Accounting (CO) Consultant

PwC

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (On-Site)
4 Months ago
IGT - Hardware Product Trainer II

IGT

West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Sitetracker - Sr. Salesforce Engineer

Sitetracker

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
4 Months ago
Keywords Studios (Player Support) - Product Planner

Keywords Studios (Player Support)

(Remote)
3 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Documentum Developer

Next Level Business Services

Morristown, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Gaming Innovation Group  - Database Engineer (MySql)

Gaming Innovation Group

Community Of Madrid, Spain (Hybrid)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded