Senior Storage Administrator (W/M/NB)

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you're passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

The position is based in Saint-Mandé within Ubisoft's IT department, specifically in the "Infrastructure & Platform" team (~180 people worldwide), which provides IT hosting and connectivity services for all Ubisoft games and services. As a Senior Storage Administrator, you will work within an international team of 7 people on Ubisoft's block and object storage solutions.
Your time will be split between development and operational tasks. You will also collaborate with other areas such as networking and cloud.

In this role, your main responsibilities will include:

• Designing and administering storage infrastructure components with a focus on resilience, security, and performance.
• Working closely with platform, development, and operations teams to transform application needs into operational solutions.
• Deploying and enforcing security and compliance standards across all infrastructure layers.
• Monitoring resource usage, adjusting capacity, and optimising operational costs.
• Providing technical support for infrastructure services (Level 2/3 support).
• Participating in on-call rotations and handling major incidents.
• Writing and maintaining technical documentation, runbooks, and recovery procedures.

The technical environment includes : OpenStack Swift, Ceph, Dell PowerFlex, CentOS, Ubuntu, Docker, GitLab, Ansible/AWX, Rancher, Prometheus, Loki, Grafana, StackStorm, Jira.

Qualifications

Relevant experience, skills and knowledge:

• Expertise in object storage (OpenStack Swift) and knowledge of Ceph.
• Strong system administration skills (Linux) and good networking knowledge.
• Solid scripting/development skills (Python / Shell / Ansible / GitLab).
• Fluency in English is essential for this position.

Optional skills:

• Knowledge of public cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
• Familiarity with Dell PowerFlex environments.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies is a plus

Additional Information

Ubisoft's perks
Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building. According to Ubisoft's hybrid work model, our flexible work policy includes a minimum of 3 days a week in our Saint-Mandé office and the remaining 2 days working from home.

Recruitment process
[30 minutes] : phone or visio call with a Recruiter.
[60 minutes] : interview with the manager of the role.
[60 minutes] : interview with members of the infrastructure team.

Information about Ubisoft
Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers' community.
We embrace a hybrid work model helping you stay connected with your team and aligned with business priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are fully office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

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