Datacenter Specialist

YOUR FUTURE, ON DEMANDThe ideal blend of stability and flexibility. A genuinely human employer that cares for people and the planet. True autonomy to shape what comes next, for us and you. This is the perfect platform to take your career where you want. Back in 2005, we pioneered Europe's first TV streaming service. Today, we're the world's first certified climate neutral TV streaming provider. Several million users across three countries. Over 230 colleagues of 47 nationalities. We're the grown-up start-up, helping to shape a better future since day one. That hasn't changed, even if the world has. We're friendly, international, inclusive – and our people say we're reliable and transparent, too. It's why they trust us and believe in what we do. THE ROLEAs a Datacenter Specialist, you should be passionate about all areas of data center infrastructure. You will be an essential member of our dynamic team of experts supporting the company's streaming services.You will help operate, maintain, and develop our Datacenters, Server and Network Infrastructure, while contributing to projects that extend capacity and connectivity. Your technical expertise will play a key role in ensuring the stable operations of our service and scaling our infrastructure.Last but not least, you can play a key role in helping to transition our services to carbon-neutrality and allow us to fully live up to our core value of Sustainability, by identifying CO2 emitters and finding alternative solutions in hosting, powering and distribution. THE OPERATIONS TEAMAt Zattoo we are building the TV platform of the future, and our growing Operations team controls the whole IPTV chain from satellite and Multicast ingest through hosting hundreds of servers, petabyte-scale storage and Tbps-scale streaming over our own network and CDN. There are many exciting areas to work on and to push TV to a new level. WHAT YOU'LL DOManage the operation, maintenance, and renewal of the entire high-availability datacenter infrastructureInstall and expand hardware and its cabling - e.g. servers and switchesExecute hardware troubleshooting and replacementManage all patches within the datacenter - fiber optic, copper, etc.Participate in conversions to optimize and expand the datacentersDocument the datacenter inventory - e.g. cabling, location of servers, etc.Conduct required night maintenance (< 5% total work time)Emergency work during incidentsPerform day-to-day maintenance on servers, e.g. Debian/Linux installationOptional: Configure switchesWHAT YOU'LL BRINGExperience in operation, installation, and troubleshooting in all areas of a datacenterProven knowledge of hardware installation and operations (power, and optical fiber cross-connects)Understanding basic cooling and electrical skillsUnderstanding of fiber optical cables and standardsExperience as a datacenter specialist, systems administrator, or operations position, ideally operating a high-traffic service or hosting providerComfortable working with remote colleagues, multidisciplinary teams, and external partnersFluent verbal and written English language skillsBasic knowledge of LinuxBonus:Experience with LinuxBasic network knowledgeBasic training in electrical engineeringFundamental understanding of the Internet and modern web services (e.g. http(s), TCP/IP, Streaming)WHY JOIN US? At Zattoo, you're always on firm ground with real freedom to explore. You'll have the support and opportunity you need to go far, while you're helping us create a sustainable and entertainment-filled future for all. WHAT WE OFFER YOUReward: strong market-competitive salaryRecharge: 27 days vacation plus public holidaysRegulate:trust based flexible working hours and the option for remote work worldwide for up to 8 weeks per yearPlus:We're sharing: Free access to the best streaming experience on the marketWe're developing: Your own development budget, German classes and Zattoo all-company hack daysWe're inclusive: 'Zattooies' are a fun, engaged, and diverse team made up of 47 nationalitiesWe're healthy: Health checks, team sports, organic fruit, vegan options and moreWe're responsible: We are carbon neutral, an active employee Green teamWe're sociable: A calendar of events with fireside chats, lunches, BBQ's, monthly socials, summer party and an annual off-site eventZattoo enables our users to view indiscriminately and we reflect that in our team too. Regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law we encourage everyone to apply and will give everyone equal consideration. We are an equal opportunities employer, join us and help build a diverse team dedicated to the future of TV.