Senior Linux Administrator

About XM

XM is a large and well-established global industry leader. Our extensive financial experience, state of the art trading environment and dedicated customer support make XM the broker of choice for online investors.

With its headquarters in Cyprus and offices in the US, UK, Australia, Greece and UAE, XM currently employs more than 480 professionals.  

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Our corporate values BIG - FAIR - HUMAN define the way we work. We are committed to identifying potential, nurturing talent and rewarding high performance.

If you are a highly motivated and passionate professional and wish to be part of our team, explore our current job openings and apply.

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Position

• Setting up, configuring, testing, deploying and supporting Linux systems for production, staging and test environments
• Maintaining system reliability, data protection, and system security. Provision for high availability where necessary
• Performing routine program modifications, performance analysis and tuning, problem solving, debugging and unit testing
• Actively participating in new designs and architectures to scale up the systems
• Evaluating new hardware and software
• Recommending and implementing new systems and engineering solutions for scalability and automation
• Deployment and administration of Ansible or similar (Chef, Puppet) configuration management software
• Deployment and configuration of Zabbix or similar monitoring tool suites

Your qualification

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar
• Expert in Linux system administration: provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Expert in shell command line use and scripting for server configuration and in creating scripts for automation
• Expert in administering, configuring, provisioning, and monitoring of web/application servers & services, databases, log management and load-balancing systems such as Apache, Nginx, HAProxy, WildFly, MySQL
• Experience with virtualization and virtualization best practices
• Experience with system security and server security: design, implementation, monitoring, and best practices
• Knowledge and experience in networking (LAN/WAN, routers, switches, firewalls, Wi-Fi, DNS)
• Experience with technologies and methodologies for DevOps & Agile software development processes
• Self-driven with ability to take ownership of issues and follow through to resolution
• Familiarity with Version control systems (VCS), particularly with Git
• Ability to use own initiative, prioritize and work independently
• Strong technical documentation abilities

Will be a plus

Experience with content delivery networks, such as Akamai and / or CDNetworks

What we offer

• Attractive remuneration package plus performance related reward
• Private health insurance
• Corporate pension fund
• Intellectually stimulating work environment
• Continuous personal development and international training opportunities
• Attractive relocation package for you and your family