Junior IT Monitoring Administrator

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Our work environment is relaxed, and the company philosophy often goes against the typical corporate flow. Working in an international team of passionate games industry professionals, you will not only have the opportunity to expand your skills to their limits but also have fun while doing so. We love what we do and we do it for a reason.

We are looking for a person who is just starting their journey with IT and is eager to become a guru in this area. This person will be actively monitoring all of the services at GOG.com to assure they operate in the most efficient manner.

Responsibilites

  • Monitor GOG.com’s infrastructure and react during downtimes or performance issues.
  • Provide quick & reliable technical assistance and support for incoming tickets/tasks.
  • Maintain our IT Infrastructure (more than 3000 virtual servers and more yet to come).
  • Identify and escalate cases that require urgent attention.
  • Work closely with our Administrators and Web Development team to maintain a DevOps culture that allows for a smooth development process.
  • Work with High Availability and scalable systems (Loadbalancers/Database Clusters/Storages).
  • Work with modern, cloud infrastructure – both VM and container based.
  • Explore and potentially implement new technologies or improvements suitable for GOG.com’s infrastructure.

Job Requirements

  • Readiness to work in shifts (including weekends and night hours).
  • Knowledge of Linux configuration and monitoring.
  • Knowledge of typical internet protocols.
  • Minimal knowledge of network protocols (tcp/udp).
  • Ability to write simple Bash scripts for monitoring or automation of tasks.
  • Ability to analyze logs using Kibana or other GUI
  • Ability to use simple awk/sed/cat commands for parsing logs.
  • Basic knowledge of MySQL Database Server – simple configuration, creating/deleting databases/tables.
  • Openness and willingness to learn.
  • A friendly approach to communication as well as an eagerness to support co-workers: we’re all people here at GOG.com 🙂
  • Intermediate spoken and written English and Polish allowing everyday communication.

Pluses

  • Knowledge of monitoring platforms.
  • Experience in IT infrastructure administration.

What we offer

  • Possibility to expand your career in an international and extremely creative environment.
  • Unique opportunity to enter a booming industry and to influence the future of gaming.
  • Hybrid model of work with a possibility to have an office-first, remote-first or fully remote structure depending on your role’s responsibilities & requirements.
  • Access to a health care and sports activities package, including free psychologist appointments.
  • Possibility to take paid Menstrual Leave for all menstruating employees.
  • Active employee networks for LGBTQIA+ employees, women of GOG and parents.
  • Frequent social activities, free fruits/coffee/tea, an in-house cantina, and other goodies are a standard.
  • An in-house gym, open 24/7, available exclusively for our employees.
  • Gamer’s paradise where you will be surrounded by games!
  • Dog-friendly environment – yes, you can bring your four-legged friend to work!

Please be informed that we reserve the right to contact only selected applicants. The hired individual will need to work in-house, in our office based in Warsaw, Poland.

Information on the processing of your personal data

Your personal data controller is GOG sp. z o.o. with its registered seat in Warsaw, Poland, ul. Jagiellońska 74, 03-301 Warszawa. Your personal data will be processed in particular to invite you to our recruitment process and to conduct the process, which includes negotiating conditions of employment. Your personal data will also be processed to send you a newsletter about new job postings at GOG. We respect your privacy rights i.e. the right to access, rectify and delete your data, limit its processing, transfer it, a right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling, and to object to the processing of your personal data (you will find more details about the processing of your personal data in this privacy notice).

Please include the following statement in your application: ‘I hereby consent to the processing of personal data in my application by GOG sp. z o.o. with its registered seat in Warsaw for the ongoing recruitment process.’

If you think you’ve got what it takes, please submit your CV and cover letter (both in English) below.