System Administrator

Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challengeand Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

ABOUT THIS ROLE: 

We are looking for a seasoned Linux System Administrator to help manage and grow D2C Media’s infrastructure. Our system administration team supports both the development teams and the production environment. In this role, you will be involved in the design, planning, configuration, and maintenance of the various systems powering D2C Media’s services.

Main responsibilities :

• Configure, maintain, and optimize servers and core software services

• Provide day-to-day technical support to the development team for routine infrastructure needs, including deployments, environment setup, and basic troubleshooting.

• Support the dealer website system processes

• Monitor, assess and investigate infrastructure alerts

• Participate in an after-hours support rotation to maintain our uptime SLAs

• Maintain and improve documentation, processes, and operational standards

ABOUT YOU: 

• Experience: 3+ years working as a Linux system administrator in a high-availability production environment

• Bilingual: French/English

• Technical expertise:

  • Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL) and networking

  • Strong hands-on experience with:

    • DNS, TCP/IP, MySQL, NFS, Git, SSL certificates, firewalls and managed
      Switches

    • Data center operations (racks, cabling, equipment maintenance)

  • Proficient in Bash scripting (knowledge of PHP or other scripting languages is a plus)

Preferred skills:

• Cloud experience (AWS preferably)

• DevOps experience (Ansible, Terraform)

• Experience with F5 BIG-IP

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
• New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
• Generous PTO
• Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
• Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

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