Junior System Administrator
Location: Lausanne
Apply NowExoscale is the leading Swiss/European cloud service provider.With services covering the full cloud infrastructure spectrum - from fast deploying virtual machines to S3 compatible object storage - Exoscale provides a simple and scalable experience in order to let its clients focus on their core business.
Join a dynamic working environment with a cutting-edge distributed team based in Lausanne. Exoscale strives to create an environment with great working conditions and welcomes diverse applicants.
As part of our ongoing efforts to grow our infrastructure footprint, we are hiring a Junior system administrator.
System administrators at Exoscale play a critical role on maintaining and expanding our platform.
Challenges you will be working on:
- Plan and deploy additional capacity on the platform following procedures made by the SRE team. From hardware installation to QA testing and shipping to production
- Maintain, upgrade & migrate a large variety of systems at scale, hands in hands with the SRE team
- Perform recurrent or scheduled system maintenance and updates
- Provision, deploy and replace network components
- Automate recurring tasks
- Coordinate physical operations & installation with data center local team
- Investigate and troubleshoot hardware failures. Coordinate the replacement of failed parts with datacenter local team and suppliers
- Maintain the inventory of our data centers physical assets
- Maintain and ensure availability of hardware spare parts in our local data center sites
- Take part of our future level 1 platform on call rotation after a training period
- Maintain the internal documentation & procedures
Ideal candidates:
- Have a good knowledge of Linux operating system
- Have an experience with Python and / or Golang programming languages
- Are familiar with network concepts and components
- Have an experience with physical computer hardware
- Are familiar with Gitops concepts
- Are curious, autonomous and embrace learning new things everyday
- Have good English communication skills, written and spoken
What we offer:
- Flexible working hours and working from home.
- Autonomous working conditions with a lot of freedom to create.
- Modern working atmosphere and centrally located office with great public transport. connection
- Team events as well as training and further education.
Candidates who are not familiar with all the topics above but willing to learn are encouraged to apply.
We look forward to receiving your application!