- Company Name
- Free Pro
- Job Title
- Responsable Système - H/F
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
System Manager (Head of Systems)
**Role Summary**
Lead the design, operation, and evolution of the company’s Linux‑based infrastructure. Ensure performance, security, resilience, and continuous availability while managing a dedicated engineering team and driving automation, monitoring, and innovation initiatives.
**Expectations**
- Provide strategic direction for system architecture and reliability.
- Build and develop a high‑performing team, fostering skill growth and accountability.
- Deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with business and security requirements.
- Maintain a proactive technology watch and integrate cost‑effective solutions.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Define objectives, plan activities, and oversee daily operations of the systems team.
- Allocate tasks, schedule projects, and enforce best‑practice methodologies.
- Mentor team members and manage HR/administrative aspects.
- Collaborate with developers, architects, and other IT groups to design robust, scalable infrastructures.
- Lead extension, optimization, and integration projects for new technologies.
- Implement and maintain automation and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ElasticSearch).
- Ensure continuous operational readiness (MCO) and incident response.
- Conduct R&D to propose innovative internal services.
- Perform ongoing technology and cybersecurity surveillance; recommend architectural improvements.
- Incorporate economic constraints into technical decision‑making.
**Required Skills**
- **Operating Systems:** Expert in Linux (Ubuntu/Debian).
- **Virtualization & Containers:** KVM, Proxmox, Docker, Podman.
- **Scripting & APIs:** Advanced Shell scripting; understanding of REST/JSON/XML APIs.
- **Network Services:** DNS, DHCP, LDAP, PKI, SMTP.
- **Monitoring:** Grafana, Prometheus, ElasticSearch (open‑source and commercial).
- **Databases:** PostgreSQL (optimization a plus).
- **Storage:** NetApp, Ceph.
- **Infrastructure as Code:** Terraform, Ansible.
- **Leadership & Communication:** Strong interpersonal skills, team orientation, autonomy, rapid response, client‑service mindset, ability to simplify technical information.
- **Problem Solving:** Ability to manage unforeseen incidents and drive continuous improvement.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Engineering degree or equivalent higher education in Computer Science/IT (Master’s level, Bac+5 or comparable).
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar systems‑leadership role, preferably in high‑availability environments such as telecommunications, service providers, or cloud infrastructure.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Linux, ITIL, cloud platforms) are advantageous but not mandatory.