What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Center Systems Administrator position at Rumble?
Rumble is a high-growth video platform and cloud services provider that is creating an independent infrastructure. Our mission is to restore the internet to its roots by making it free and open once again.
What You Will Do
Rumble is seeking an experienced Data Center Systems Administrator responsible for the operation, maintenance, and optimization of critical data center infrastructure.
As a key member of the Data Center Services Team, you will:
$74,000-110,000 USD base benefits equity (If based in the United States)
Note: The salary range listed for this position is a good faith estimate based on experience, qualifications, and internal compensation structure. The actual salary offered varies depending on the candidate's skill level and experience.
Why Our Team Loves Working Here:
Rumble is an equal opportunity employer. We promote an equal playing field where everyone has the same opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Rumble is an active participant in the e-verify program.
Physical demands of the position:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time while using a computer and/or keyboard. The employee is required to communicate verbally and hear. The employee may be required to walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including the use of computers.
What You Will Do
Rumble is seeking an experienced Data Center Systems Administrator responsible for the operation, maintenance, and optimization of critical data center infrastructure.
As a key member of the Data Center Services Team, you will:
- Build, configure, and deploy physical and virtual servers for various applications.
- Perform ongoing maintenance, upgrades, and health checks on servers.
- Develop and run scripts for streamlining and automation.
- Perform OS and security patching and upgrades.
- Diagnose and resolve system issues efficiently and effectively.
- Monitor infrastructure-related tickets and respond within established SLAs.
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation, processes, and procedures.
- Travel to data center locations as required to support operations.
- 3 years of experience working with and building virtual machine–based solutions.
- 3 years of hands-on Linux administration experience.
- 3 years of overall server administration experience (hardware and OS).
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on a high-performing team.
- Strong communication skills and proficiency in documentation.
- Ability to think creatively and propose non-traditional or innovative solutions.
- Extensive experience with open-source Linux software environments
- Experience with Proxmox or similar open-source virtual machine environments and containers.
- Working knowledge of installation and startup of open-source databases.
- Networking experience (switching, routing, or data center network fundamentals).
- Strong awareness of security and compliance best practices.
- Python scripting experience.
- Bash scripting experience.
- Linux certification, CompTIA A , or equivalent technical experience.
- Experience with one or more programming languages.
$74,000-110,000 USD base benefits equity (If based in the United States)
Note: The salary range listed for this position is a good faith estimate based on experience, qualifications, and internal compensation structure. The actual salary offered varies depending on the candidate's skill level and experience.
Why Our Team Loves Working Here:
- We are making a significant financial impact for our video creator community; we’re proud of their success stories
- We enjoy challenging the status quo and going head-to-head against Big Tech
- We aren’t afraid to try new things; we act fast and want to win
- We pay competitive salaries and provide great benefits
Rumble is an equal opportunity employer. We promote an equal playing field where everyone has the same opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Rumble is an active participant in the e-verify program.
Physical demands of the position:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time while using a computer and/or keyboard. The employee is required to communicate verbally and hear. The employee may be required to walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including the use of computers.
Salary : $74,000 - $110,000