Overview: GotSoccer, a leading platform supporting youth and professional soccer leagues worldwide, is seeking a skilled part-time SysOps contractor. This role is integral to ensuring the seamless performance and uptime of our web and database servers, which are critical to our global user base.
Responsibilities:
- Actively monitor, maintain, and configure web and database servers to ensure optimal performance and security.
- Proactively identify potential issues, implementing solutions to avoid disruptions.
- Respond swiftly to emergencies, providing timely and effective resolutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development and management, to enhance server infrastructure and application performance.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate is well-versed in managing production applications and possesses expertise in:
- Linux: Proficiency in system administration and shell scripting.
- Ansible: Automating server provisioning and application deployment.
- Nginx: Configuring and optimizing for serving web applications.
- Postgres: Database setup, optimization, and maintenance.
- Ruby on Rails: Familiarity with deployment and configuration.
Desirable Skills:
- Docker: Experience in containerization of applications.
- Kubernetes: Familiarity with orchestration and scaling of containerized applications.
Location: While GotSoccer has a global footprint, we prefer candidates based on the US west coast for optimal coverage and collaboration.