System Administrator (External IT)

Plarium is an international developer of award-winning mobile and desktop games. More than 1400 of our specialists work remotely or at offices in Israel, Ukraine, Poland, and the USA.

RAID: Shadow Legends, Mech Arena, and our other 18 hit titles unite more than 450 million players worldwide. With over 14 years’ experience, we strive for boundary-pushing gameplay and graphics. We pair this with our dedication to innovation through analytics, marketing, and community interaction.

We are looking for talented System Administrators to join our External IT Department, which sets up and manages production servers to support updates of the company’s products. As part of this team, you will configure and administer these servers, setting up our products on them. You will also need to ensure the security and uninterrupted operation of our server infrastructure, which is used by over 1.5 million players worldwide.

• Configuring game servers, monitoring their operation and fixing any problems that occur

• Managing the CDN and DNS networks

• Placing Plarium’s products on production servers

• Setting up and administering virtual servers on cloud hosting platforms, including Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Optimizing server architecture to handle the load of our games

• Configuring the interaction between servers

• Creating fault-tolerant systems to ensure the stable operation of our games

• Creating and updating our technical documentation and knowledge base

• Ensuring effective operation of production servers with prompt troubleshooting

• At least 2 years of experience administering Windows Server (2016, 2019, 2022)

• Experience administering the Microsoft SQL Server

• Familiarity with the architecture and communications protocols of the Internet

• Hands-on experience configuring and administering Internet Information Services (IIS) e.g. web applications, address pools, FTP servers, SSL etc.

• Experience working with cloud servers and services 

• Knowledge of PowerShell and practical experience with it

• Experience handling Windows Firewall 

• System and application security management knowledge

• Fluency in Ukrainian

• English language skills at the intermediate level

• Understanding of DNS and reverse proxy services (e.g. Cloudflare)

• Familiarity with continuous integration systems and automation tools (e.g. Jenkins, PowerShell, Terraform)

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure certificate

• Experience configuring routers and network filters

• Officially registered full-time employment

• Paid leave of 20 or 26 days depending upon working experience

• Medical insurance and fully paid leave if you or your child are sick

• Opportunity for counseling with psychologists

• Individual development plan and regular feedback

• Professional seminars, workshops, courses, and internal training programs

• Group English, Polish, and Ukrainian language classes

• Free vacation planning assistance from our travel managers

• Opportunity to take an interest-free loan

• Sports membership at 4500+ facilities across Poland with the MultiSport Plus Card

• Online Pilates classes and a running club

• Relocation assistance
  
  *Note: Benefits may vary by country.