[Hiring] Junior System Administrator @Social Discovery Group

Role Description

We are looking for a Junior System Administrator. Your main tasks will be:

• Monitor the health of products and infrastructure and handle incoming alerts (150–250 per shift)
• Analyze alerts using Grafana dashboards, Zabbix metrics, and internal documentation, then fix the issue or escalate it
• Follow runbooks and instructions and do first-level troubleshooting on Linux and Windows servers
• Support the primary and senior duty administrators and join the response during major incidents
• Cover the primary duty shift on your own after onboarding, working with a team spread across several locations

Qualifications

• 2+ years in system administration, monitoring, NOC/duty operations, or technical support
• Confident Linux command-line skills: connecting over SSH/VPN, navigating hosts, running Bash scripts
• Hands-on experience with Zabbix and Grafana at user level (metrics, hosts, host groups, dashboards)
• Understanding of monitoring basics
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• English at B1 level or higher
• Attention to detail and a responsible approach to work

Requirements

• Readiness for a rotating schedule: standard 5/2 (8-hour shifts) and 2/2 day and night shifts when covering for the primary duty administrator

Benefits

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time
• Vacation: 28 calendar days per year
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company
• 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings
• Corporate discount for English lessons
• Health benefits: up to $1,000 gross per year for self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor's fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children)
• Workplace organization: reimbursement of workplace costs up to $1000 gross once every 3 years
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.