Systems Engineer

Ready to embark on the quest of joining Hack The Box?

At the end of this thrilling journey, you'll become a proud member of Hack The Box, with the ultimate mission to help redefine cybersecurity expertise. Get ready for an exciting adventure into the world of cybersecurity! 🚀🔒💻

✨The core mission of the Systems Engineer:

Our product is developing rapidly, which is why we are on the lookout for an experienced System Engineer to ensure a smooth operation of our infrastructure and a great experience for our community of Hack The Box gamers. 

Your role will be, firstly to understand the scope of the team's activities and then gradually undertake ownership of the certain responsibilities. Finally, as a member of Hack The Box team you’ll be able to develop and sharpen your cyber security knowledge and skills, having unlimited access to all public content. 

We're all hackers at heart, and as such a hacker mentality will enable you to contribute and integrate more efficiently. A slew of certifications or university degrees are not what we're looking for - what we're looking for is passion.

🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:

As a part of Hack The Box, you will work with a group of talented and passionate people. Reporting to the relevant Team Lead within the department, you will be part of the greater Infrastructure team. The team consists of Data Engineers, SREs and, last but not least, System Engineers. 

⚔️ Technology tools & weapons you’ll be using:

• Ansible, vSphere, vCenter, Linux, scripting languages, SQL

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🚀 The adventures that await you after becoming Systems Engineer at Hack The Box:

• Monitor and maintain installed systems and infrastructure within the team's scope

• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Work closely with content developers to support them from an infrastructure perspective
• Troubleshoot complex problems on critical infrastructure & production networks 
• Maintain proper documentation on Git 
• Research on new technologies to improve the quality of our systems

🏆 Skills, knowledge, and experience points required to unlock the role of Systems Engineer at Hack The Box:

• Strong experience on VMware ecosystem (mainly vSphere, vCenter) 

• Strong experience on Linux OS and some on Microsoft
• Knowledge of IaaC (e.g. Ansible, Terraform)
• Good experience with back up platforms (e.g. Veeam, Nakivo, Acronis)
• Experience in Github/Gitlab
• Previous experience with systems monitoring ( e.g. Grafana Stack, Zabbix)
• Good scripting skills (e.g., Powershell, shell scripts, Python, Go)
• Experience with network troubleshooting
• Experience in relational databases (ideally MySQL) and ability to conduct solid SQL queries
• Good understanding of security compliance principles
• Strong written and spoken English

🕹️ What your Hack The Box adventure will have in store:

• 🎯You'll have the exhilarating opportunity to contribute to a product that is highly appreciated by users and the cybersecurity community at large.
• 🎯 You'll experience a highly supportive and caring environment, fostering growth, flexibility, and autonomy.
• 🎯 You'll embark on an exciting journey of continuous learning and problem-solving, leveling up as our organization grows.
• 🎯 Most importantly, you'll have a blast at HTB 🥳 because fun is an essential ingredient in our recipe for success! Just wait until you see our global meet-ups!

💰 The gems you’ll be enjoying as Systems Engineer

• Private insurance
• 25 annual leave days
• Dedicated budget for training and professional development, participation in conferences
• State-of-the-art equipment (Macbook, iPhone, and mobile plan)
• Free lunch & snacks at the office
• Full access to the Hack The Box lab offerings; so you can learn how to hack
• Flexible/Hybrid working

🗺️ The Quest of Becoming Hack The Box’s Systems Engineer:

• Level 1: To complete level one’s objective, submit your application. 
• Level 2: Meet the Talent Acquisition team. Level’s objective: highlight your past achievements, ambitions, and values.
• Level 3: Meet the hiring team. Level’s objective: connect with the hiring team and share with them your achievements. 
• Level 4: Conduct a technical discussion with the hiring team that aligns with day-to-day job-related tasks and responsibilities
• Level 5: You've officially received an offer from HTB! To complete the last level and the Quest, all you need to do is accept the offer. 
• Quest complete. Congratulations, you’re officially one of us 🥳🎉🎇Your next quest: complete the onboarding.

Hack Your Career, Today. Join us in this epic adventure of cybersecurity at Hack The Box! 🚀🔒💻

At Hack The Box, we are on a quest to find the most exceptional and enthusiastic talent to join our team. Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, we value what makes you unique and want to know more about you. This job post provides just a glimpse of the incredible gamified experience our business and consumer customers enjoy through our platforms. So, if you're ready to embark on a journey of growth and adventure, we can't wait to meet you!

About HTB:

Hack The Box is the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations. 

Hack The Box is the only platform that unites upskilling, workforce development, and the human focus in the cybersecurity industry, and it’s trusted by organizations worldwide for driving their teams to peak performance. Offering an all-in-one environment for continuous growth, assessment, and recruitment, Hack The Box provides solutions for all cybersecurity domains. 

Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 3 million platform members. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.

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At Hack The Box, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We believe that diversity enriches our performance, services, and the communities we serve. As such, we ensure that all job applications are considered solely based on merit, skills, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are dedicated to providing a fair and respectful work environment that reflects our values.