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Systems Administrator
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
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Company Introduction
Blizzard Entertainment does more than games. A lot more goes into the creation of a Blizzard product than the work of game developers. Corporate Applications supports the business by designing, developing, and maintaining internal tools and applications to maximize productivity and efficiency, helping Blizzard deliver epic entertainment.
Job Description
Blizzard Entertainment Corporate Applications is seeking a talented System Administrator to support the production operations of web applications and services. Your primary responsibility will be to provide administrative support over the Corporate Application portfolio.
Responsibilities
Typical day-to-day responsibilities include the following:
• Debug and work to resolution issues affecting stability, performance, and scalability
• Work with external vendors to resolve performance and configuration issues
• Handle incoming issues from internal and external stakeholder
• Install and configure third party application servers to support Blizzard initiatives
• Triage, update, and respond to incoming work tickets
• Track user metrics in systems you maintain
• Curate data in multiple applications
• Analyze and report on system usage and performance
Recommended
Qualified candidates generally have at least the following:
• Post-secondary education in a technical discipline or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience administering applications in a large, multi-methodology organization
Skills
An ideal candidate can demonstrate most of the following:
• Skilled in troubleshooting issues and performing installations, migrations, and add-on installation for enterprise applications
• Strong communication and partnering skills with both technical & non-technical users
• Ability to prioritize across various tasks, manage changes in daily workload, and operate under several simultaneous deadlines while driving tasks to completion
• Reliability, dependability, and strong motivation to respond to requests quickly and provide user-friendly solution
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Proficient in coordination with multiple cross-disciplinary teams
• Ability to assess and report on schedule risk
Pluses
Having the following can help your application stand out from others:
• Experience with administrating enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Atlassian Products (Jira, Confluence), or ServiceNow
• Knowledge of Active Directory administration
• Experience with Windows / Linux server
• Familiar with Infrastructure as code Tools and containerization
• Video game industry experience
• Embrace Your Inner Geek
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!