Fancandy

FanCandy is seeking anexperienced system administrator to join our team. The team goal is to providehighly efficient and low-downtime change management across a variety oflarge-scale customer facing services. The ideal candidate is a dedicatedproblem solver who can multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced anddemanding environment.
Responsibilities

• Prepare and managemaintenance procedures for FanCandy games.
• Coordinate and manageprojects related to FanCandy games.
• Troubleshoot faultyservices and servers.
• Work with vendors toreplace defective hardware.
• Work with developmentteams to maintain test environments.
• Evaluate and / orrecommend hardware and software purchases.
• Share in off-hour /on-call duties.

Requirements

• Exceptional skill atmanaging projects
• Exceptional ability totroubleshoot issues
• Strong interpersonaland communications skills
• A good understandingof a Linux and Windows based operating systems, including system installation /configuration, file system concepts, resource monitoring, user administration,kernel tuning, package management, and process control / management
• A good understandingof Linux and Windows network services--specifically the ability to install,configure, and troubleshoot TCP / IP-based services such as DHCP, DNS, SMTP,NFS, and LDAP
• A good understandingof Microsoft Windows Server, networking, IIS, and SQL Server
• A minimum of 1 year ofsystem administration experience with an emphasis in managing customer-facingapplications and services
• Able to write purchasejustifications, train users in complex topics, present to an internal audience,and interact positively with upper management
• Willing and able tolift 75 lbs.
• Familiar with sportsand/or gaming
• A passion for games

Pluses

• Experience with assetmanagement software
• Experience withscripting languages
• A degree in InformationTechnology, Computer Science or a related field