Linux Systems Administrator / Engineer

ABOUT THIS POSITION 

Digital Extremes is looking for a collaborative, driven Linux Systems Administrator to join our core IT infrastructure team onsite at our London, Ontario studio. In this role, you will work side-by-side with our existing Systems Analysts and Administrators to co-own, maintain, and scale our enterprise Linux environment, you will play a vital role in ensuring high availability, peak performance, and reliable out-of-hours coverage for our high-demand operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Linux Server Administration: Manage corporate and game Linux servers, taking an active role in deploying, optimizing, troubleshooting and maintaining on premise and cloud infrastructure. virtualization & Storage: Collaborate on the administration, maintenance, and expansion of Proxmox VE hypervisors and Ceph distributed storage clusters.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Share responsibility for routine backup validation, target storage management, and restore testing across site-wide Veeam Backup & Replication setups.
• Observability & Monitoring: Maintain and expand monitoring stacks to track system metrics, proactively identify performance bottlenecks, and respond to alerts together with the team.
  Upgrades & System Modernization: Partner with fellow teammates to plan, schedule, and execute OS maintenance and hardware lifecycle upgrades with minimal studio and game downtime.
• Cross-Role Collaboration & SOPs: Serve as an escalation partner for complex technical issues, bridging operational tasks between systems analysis and infrastructure engineering while keeping team documentation up to date.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience: 5+ years of Linux system administration experience in a high-demand production or studio environment.
• Core Stack Knowledge: Proven experience managing enterprise Linux environments, Docker, Proxmox VE, Ceph distributed storage, and Veeam backup infrastructure.
• Tooling & Protocols: Familiarity with Perforce server administration on Linux, system monitoring platforms (PRTG, CheckMK), shell/Python scripting, and core networking protocols.
• Collaborative Mindset: Strong team orientation—comfortable co-owning infrastructure projects, sharing maintenance duties, and working closely alongside existing Systems Analysts and Administrators.
• Out of hours on-call duties as required

“Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.”

Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Digital Extremes is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value a candidate brings.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $100,000

Existing Vacancy: Yes – we’re currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position

We believe in the power of human connection. At Digital Extremes, we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by human, qualified recruiters.

During your interview, our recruitment team will leverage  Gemini as a note-taker only. At Digital Extremes, a core value of our studio is that we do not leverage AI in any of our development processes; this is a strict company policy.
Please note that we permit the use of AI tools exclusively for administrative support, it is not used for candidate selection, screening, or any part of the decision-making process. All evaluations are conducted solely by our team to ensure our hiring remains a human-led process, just as our development remains the work of our artists and creators.