Linux System Administrator Team Lead

About us

Ubisoft Bucharest has been an important pillar for the local gaming industry since, being the first Ubisoft production studio outside France. It has a strong history of contributing to iconic AAA franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Just Dance, and has helped develop a total of over 60 games. Today, the studio is the 2 nd largest Ubisoft studio worldwide and continues to tackle the biggest challenges in gaming and technology, contributing to the creation of new and amazing games.

The IT Department of Ubisoft Romania is looking for a Linux Systems Administrator Team Lead to be responsible for supporting and developing a team of Linux System Administrators, in order to deliver high quality customer service .

You will also contribute to the execution of various projects and will act as a third level support for the Linux systems under your responsibility.


Your profile:
Essential skills:
• An extensive Linux background being technically hands-on with a real passion for the IT Industry.
• Previous experience executing & managing IT Infrastructure Projects.
• Hands-on experience with the following technologies: Chef, Cfengine, Zabbix, Git, Svn,AWS Cloud, OpenStack.
• Familiar with administration tools/collaborative tools: Jira, ticketing systems, Confluence.
• Experience with sql/no-sql databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Couchbase, Redis
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively
Will be considered an asset:
• Previous experience in managing a team
• Programming experience, preferably with Ruby or Python
• Experienced in automation and configuration management will be considered a plus
• Apache/Nginx administration and troubleshooting experience
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking
• Load Balancing experience such as Citrix Netscaler


Desirable soft skills:
• Customer-oriented attitude and commitment to providing best Linux services
• Excellent communicator that deals effectively with technical and non-technical people, focused on building and maintaining excellent working relationships across the business
• Ability to lead a team
• Flexibility and adaptable in your approach to customer and business needs
• Very good written & spoken English

Your tasks:

Team management & communication
• Contributes to team development and expertise evolution in order to ensure maximum customer satisfaction for the quality of service provided by his team
• Organizes regular team meetings for activity follow-up and knowledge transfers;
• Offers visibility to team members regarding projects and department initiatives;
• Is involved in the recruitment process for positions in his team.
• Sets objectives, evaluates team members, anticipates future development needs and proposes training accordingly;

Operational activities
• Maintains and monitors team backlog and oversights all operational activities, including system backups and recovery, configuration management, monitoring and security
• Handles escalations from clients and coordinates action with the PAM and the CM when necessary
• Participates to regular meetings with the project team regarding portfolio updates and requests prioritization;
• Cooperate and coordinate with other System Administrators, Engineers, DBA’s, Developers and Project Manager during projects;
• Work in a matrix support environment to provide 24X5 production support
• Evolve, monitor, maintain or even replace existing systems for continuous growth;
• Participate in on-going performance tuning of Linux systems
• Assist in defining new standards in response to industry trends
• Take part in advanced end to end troubleshooting;
• Design, support and troubleshoot RedHat cluster technologies.

We offer:

We have salaries to motivate you, bonuses for your performances, medical services to keep you safe and sound, meal tickets to use them wherever you want and free access to relaxing and fitness room.
But most of all, we guarantee you’ll enjoy our atmosphere and working environment.

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs.

Ubisoft Romania is the first Ubisoft production studio outside France. The Romanian adventure, which began in 1992, has turned into an exciting success story where Production, Test and Information Technology Department are its driving force.

Come and join our team of over 1000 professionals and help us create highly appreciated interactive entertainment products!