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System Administrator

GetResponse

GetResponse

IT
Gdańsk, Poland
Posted 6+ months ago

We are currently looking for a System Administrator to join our team and maintain, monitor, and develop GetResponse’s infrastructure. As one of our System Administrators, you will be responsible for hardware – from rack servers through the network physical servers, as well as software – maintaining operating systems, virtualization, and the applications running on them. Keep reading to find out what it takes to succeed in this role!

About us: GetResponse is a SaaS company recognized for its industry-leading email marketing and marketing automation software. We’ve been serving our customers since 1998 and are proud to have 350,000+ SMBs and 1,000+ enterprise customers on board.

Our team is made up of 350+ fantastic individuals working in distributed locations. We’re global, remote-friendly, and multicultural, yet we share the same values.

Key responsibilities:

  • installing, configuring, and maintaining physical servers and network devices
  • installing, configuring, and maintaining operating systems and application
  • ensuring security through access controls, backups and firewalls
  • monitoring and managing aimed for availability, stability, and security
  • performing peer review for solution changes, merge requests, and architecture enhancements
  • ensuring all systems are highly available at a large scale
  • troubleshooting problems
  • always taking the initiative to find and implement new solutions
  • participating in the on-call rotation


You may be the perfect fit if you have:

  • perfect knowledge of Linux operating system (Debian, Ubuntu)
  • practical knowledge of servers’ hardware and servers' maintenance
  • network configuration knowledge (TCP/IP, routing, VLAN tagging, bonding modes), experience with TCP/IP troubleshooting
  • experience in creating scripts in Bash or Python
  • experience in OS-level virtualization
  • excellent command of Polish
  • good command of English (min. B2)


Candidates must be based in the Tri-City area, a maximum 1h drive from Gdansk.


Nice-to-have experience
:

  • Web (e.g., HAProxy, nginx, Traefik)
  • Email services (SMTP, DKIM, DMARC)
  • databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • light virtualization (e.g., LXD)
  • message services (e.g., Kafka, AMQP)
  • ELK Stack
  • automation software (e.g., Puppet, Terraform)
  • Docker and Kubernetes


Salary range
:

Contract of employment: 10,460 – 15,690 PLN gross/month

B2B contract: 600 - 930 PLN net/man-day


Extra perks include
:

  • we work in a hybrid model for those based in the Tri-City area (meaning 3 days from the office and 2 days remotely)
  • home office set up – a one-time bonus for a maximum of 1000 PLN (or equivalent) to help set up your home office space
  • private medical care for employees and their family members
  • employee referral program – up to 10 000 PLN for recommending a friend
  • corporate life insurance
  • employee pension program (PPE)
  • flexible working hours and no meeting days – we want to help you adjust your schedule to your activities
  • wellbeing and mental health culture – mental health helpline, sport card, yoga classes, etc.
  • modern equipment – most of our teams work on MacBooks
  • language classes
  • internal initiatives like webinars, knowledge-sharing sessions, and more!


Apply and enjoy our fully remote online recruitment process!

1. Review stage: We’ll check your resumé/CV to screen for various criteria and match your talents with opportunities.

2. Phone interview: We’d like to get to know you, and vice versa. Let us know why you want to join our team and why you’d be a great fit with us.

3. Final interview: It's your chance to shine and show that you're the perfect fit for the role. Meet your future manager and see what’s in store for you.

4. Offer: If you have what it takes, accept our offer and — welcome aboard! Join our team and be in great company!

Hania is the recruiter responsible for this process – if you have any additional questions, feel free to contact her!