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About the Role
Digital Extremes is seeking a collaborative and driven Linux Systems Administrator to join their IT infrastructure team. This role involves co-owning, maintaining, and scaling the enterprise Linux environment to ensure high availability, peak performance, and reliable out-of-hours coverage for demanding operations.
Responsibilities
- Manage corporate and game Linux servers, including deployment, optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance of on-premise and cloud infrastructure.
- Administer, maintain, and expand Proxmox VE hypervisors and Ceph distributed storage clusters.
- Share responsibility for routine backup validation, target storage management, and restore testing using Veeam Backup & Replication.
- Maintain and expand monitoring stacks to track system metrics, identify performance bottlenecks, and respond to alerts.
- Plan, schedule, and execute OS maintenance and hardware lifecycle upgrades with minimal downtime.
- Serve as an escalation partner for complex technical issues, bridging operational tasks between systems analysis and infrastructure engineering, and maintaining team documentation.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of Linux system administration experience in a high-demand production or studio environment.
- Proven experience managing enterprise Linux environments, Docker, Proxmox VE, Ceph distributed storage, and Veeam backup infrastructure.
- Familiarity with Perforce server administration on Linux, system monitoring platforms (PRTG, CheckMK), shell/Python scripting, and core networking protocols.
- Strong team orientation, comfortable co-owning infrastructure projects, sharing maintenance duties, and working closely with existing team members.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
- On-call duties as required.
Skills
- Linux Server Administration
- Proxmox VE
- Ceph
- Veeam Backup & Replication
- Monitoring Stacks
- Perforce
- PRTG
- CheckMK
- Shell Scripting
- Python Scripting
- Networking Protocols
Location
- London, Ontario
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000 - $100,000
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Industry-leading benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Opportunities to grow your career
About the Company
- Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes is a top independent video game development studio.
- Known for the Unreal® franchise, Dark Sector®, BioShock® for PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II.
- Achieved significant success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of 75 million registered players across multiple platforms.
- Currently developing the anticipated Soulframe®, an open-world action-fantasy MMORPG.
- Headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, and recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers.
- Crafts immersive worlds that inspire and connect millions of players globally.
- Home to passionate, creative, and collaborative talent.
- Thrives in a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and respect.
- Values employee ideas and contributions, ensuring work has a lasting impact on the community.
Equal Opportunity
- Digital Extremes believes its strength comes from the diversity of its people and the respect shown to one another.
- An equal opportunity employer committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and supportive environment.
- Welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented communities and people with disabilities.
- Provides accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process.
- Does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select candidates; all applications are reviewed by human recruiters.
- Uses Gemini as a note-taker only during interviews.
- Strict company policy against leveraging AI in development processes.
- Permits AI tools exclusively for administrative support, not for candidate selection or decision-making.