Nintendo Technology Development

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch ™ system and the Nintendo 3DS ™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System ™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy ™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS ™ family of systems, Super NES ™, Nintendo 64 ™, Nintendo GameCube ™, Wii ™ and Wii U ™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.

SUMMARY:
Associate Systems Administrator (Data Center) for the Nintendo Technology Development Inc. (NTD) organization will be responsible for keeping our mission-critical system infrastructure running smoothly and efficiently. In this role, you will install and maintain hardware, manage inventory, and troubleshoot a variety of systems across our labs and data centers. This includes everything from desktops, servers and cables to networking equipment. You will provide technical support to users, document procedures, and make recommendations for system upgrades and improvements.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Install, provision and repair lab and data center hardware (servers, desktops, storage nodes, networking gear, UPSs, PDUs, etc.). Responsible for maintaining overall readiness and upkeep of the lab / data center space.
• Handle basic networking and cable management - Fiber, twinax, ethernet, serial, wifi, etc.
• Conduct intermediate OS software configuration and installation - Windows, OSX, Linux, etc.
• Manage lab / data center inventory, order supplies, responsible for shipping and receiving equipment, track warranty and returns, update inventory tracking database.
• Troubleshoot lab / data center hardware issues and employ out-of-band (OOB) management configurations and techniques.
• Utilize hardware orchestration tools like MAAS, Landscape etc. for Linux servers.
• Provide network support, including setting up line connections, line tracing, port configuration, and switch management.
• Work closely with other NTD System Administrators/Engineers to provide escalation support for troubleshooting.