03 Jan
Boyd Interactive
North York
Boyd Interactive is a full-service, real-money and social gaming technology provider and operator which caters to both B2B and B2C markets. Boyd Interactive offers a full spectrum of games across all distribution channels (web, download, tablet & smartphone). In Canada, they offer sports betting and casino games. In the US, they offer casino, bingo, and poker games.Boyd Interactive’s strength is its relentless focus on high quality, high functioning, immersive software platforms, and with recent developments in legislation, the online gaming industry is poised for rapid growth.The Senior Linux System Engineer will be a skilled individual who will continue to develop and support RedHat, CentOS, Tomcat Java server infrastructure,
MySQL databases and Amazon cloud infrastructure across the Boyd Interactive web and mobile gaming platforms.Major technical duties include:Develop and support server infrastructure of high volume transaction and highly available production gaming systems running Java, MySQL, Apache and NGINX serverDevelop, configure and support MySQL databasesDevelop and support network infrastructure including firewall and site-to-site VPN supportDevelop and support automated processes for Builds and deployments using modern tools like Puppet and ChefMaintain and improve security of the infrastructure to be compliant with the latest Information security standards, like PCI DSSCollaboration with Development and QA teamsParticipate in 24/7 on-call rotationRequirements:Experience in administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux/ CentOSExperience in Information security:Experience in PCI compliance process, strong understanding of procedures and requirementsExperience in web security patchingExperience in delivering vulnerability fixes to production environmentsExperience with internal security audits,
external penetration tests and internal scansExperience in firewall security configuration, network separation, per-need based access, application level access restrictionExperience in administration of MySQL databases – replication, clones, backups, clustersGood understanding of network gear – CISCO switches/routers/load balancers, web servers (apache and nginx); firewalls (pfsense); VPNAbility to manage, operate, and monitor Java based stand-alone and Tomcat based applications.Ability to support production level MySQL databases.Good understanding and experience with Apache web server and NGINX web serverExperience in working and deploying to AWS cloud environments such as EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, Elastic Cache, S3, CloudFront, WAF, RDS.Good scripting abilities (bash, perl) and usage of automation tools like Puppet and Chef.Ability to plan,
implement, test and troubleshoot system softwareKnowledge and experience with the following will be considered an asset:Virtualization with VMware.Zimbra/Postfix email systemsNagios and Cacti monitoring systemsKickStart, Jumpstart, cfengine, Zenoss provisioning and deployment systemsCVS, SVN version control systemsSSL certificates for web and code-sgining, DNS, LDAP, KerberosSoft skills:Ability to work in a deadline driven, fast-paced environmentAbility to adapt to new environments, and the ability to identify, propose and implement changes and improvements.Solid analytical and problem solving skills.Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.Formal Computer Science educationInnovative, creative, visionaryIndependent and self-motivatedEnjoys and works well in teams,
but also thrives in autonomyExhibits the important balance of patience and determination that allows entrepreneurial businesses to flourishOrganized and thoroughCollaborative team player, excited and willing to do what it takes to get the job doneBenefits:Casual dressCompany eventsDental careDisability insuranceExtended health careLife InsuranceOn-site childcareOn-site gymOn-site parkingPaid time offRRSP matchTuition reimbursementVision care
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