Senior Cloud Systems Administrator
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
€ 60.000 - 80.000
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CLIQ is currently looking for a Senior Cloud Systems Administrator
The company
The CLIQ Digital Group sells subscription-based streaming services that bundle movies & series, music, audiobooks, sports and games to consumers globally. The Group licences streaming content from partners, bundles it and sells the content through its numerous streaming services. Over the years, CLIQ Digital has become a specialist in online advertising and creating streaming services that are advertised towards specific consumer groups. CLIQ Digital operates in over 30 countries and employed 164 staff from 37 different nationalities as at 31 December 2022. The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf and has offices in Amsterdam, London, Paris and Toronto. CLIQ Digital is listed in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE000A0HHJR3, WKN: A0HHJR) and is a constituent of the MSCI World Micro Cap Index.
Visit our website at https://cliqdigital.com/investors, here you will find all publications as well as further information about CLIQ Digital. Follow us on LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram.
The role & team
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Cloud Systems Administrator with a strong focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and related technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing our cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of our services.
Key Responsibilities:
1. AWS Infrastructure Management:
· Administer and manage AWS services including EC2, EKS, ECS, RDS Aurora Serverless, and other AWS offerings.
· Implement and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure for optimal performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
· Design and execute strategies for backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.
2. Kubernetes and Containerization:
· Deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes (EKS).
· Monitor and optimize the performance of containerized applications.
· Ensure container orchestration and deployment processes are efficient and secure.
3. Database Administration:
· Manage RDS Aurora Serverless databases, ensuring performance optimization, data integrity, and security.
· Implement automated database backups and disaster recovery plans.
· Monitor database performance and make adjustments as needed.
4. Network and Security:
· Administer and optimize AWS and Cloudflare configurations for enhanced security and performance.
· Implement and maintain network security protocols, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption.
· Conduct regular security audits and ensure compliance with industry standards.
5. Team Collaboration and Leadership:
· Provide technical guidance and support to junior team members.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless deployment of applications.
· Stay updated with emerging technologies and AWS updates to drive continuous improvement.
· Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation and ensure uptime of services
· On call duties are rewarded separately
· On call duties are rotated between the rest of the SysAdmin team
Qualifications:
Must have background and experience requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
· Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
· Minimum of 5 years of experience in systems administration with a focus on AWS.
· Strong working experience with EKS, ECS, RDS, Redshift, EC2, S3, VPC, ACM, load balancers, and Lambda.
· Experience in networking and security access controls (IAM, Security Groups).
· Knowledge of AWS CLI and SDKs
· Experienced in Linux OS, installing, integrating and troubleshooting Linux based services.
· Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
· Experience with web servers like Apache and Nginx.
· Experienced in computer networks, setting up, maintaining and troubleshooting of different network technologies (Cisco, Palo Alto and Ruckus)
· Experience with monitoring tools like AWS CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Nagios, and Cacti.
· Experienced in setting up, managing, and troubleshooting log management solutions such as ELK and OpenSearch.
· Experience in managing and configuring Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra Identity)
and Microsoft Exchange Online.
· Experience with DNS, DHCP, LDAP, MemCache and backup technologies.
· Proficiency in managing Cloudflare and understanding its integration with AWS.
· Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, for example AWS CDK, CloudFormation and Terraform.
· Knowledge and skills in cost optimization and cost monitoring
· Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
· Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
· Creating and maintaining relevant IT documents and policies.
· AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator certification is a big plus.
What do we offer you?
25-27 paid holidays
Laptop, screens, and software tools (in the office and/or from home)
A challenging position in a young, ambitious and growing stock listed company
Lunch, snacks and tasty coffee when in the office
Friday Drinks including spectacular view over the Amsterdam city from our 7th floor
Excellent opportunities and support to develop your creative skills in an international organization
A competitive compensation & benefits package such as LinkedIn Learning, Bedrijfsfitness and Open Up Health and Well Being.
Discount on Dutch Health Insurance
CLIQ company culture
CLIQ is an evolving and dynamic company with an ambitious international team. 28 different nationalities are part of CLIQ– our office language is English. We aim to be the best and while working hard, we are having a good time together. .We value teamwork, creativity and result oriented thinking. Our culture is all about attracting and retaining talent. We reward excellence so there are fantastic opportunities for the right candidate! If you are the one who wants to contribute to our success, in a young dynamic team, and be a part of the digital lifestyle movement we kindly invite you to send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected].
Applications without a CV and motivation letter will not be taken in consideration.
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Information Technology
Industries Technology, Information and Media
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