Who are CGG?

CGG (www.cgg.com) is a global geoscience technology leader. Employing around 4,000 people worldwide, CGG provides a comprehensive range of data, products, services and equipment that supports the discovery and responsible management of the Earth’s natural resources.

We operate a collaborative and diverse team-based structure, by having vey talented people coming from different academic backgrounds, such as physicists, mathematicians, engineers, geoscientists and other analytics courses. What do they have in common? Their passion for challenges and for technological and scientific innovation

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented IT Specialist to join our IT team! 

Main responsibilities 

•    Provide support to Rio production on a day to day operational issues
•    Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality, to contribute to operational efficiency
•    Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedure
•    Install, configure and resolve problems with various databases and application environments (example: Oracle).
•    Maintain, review backups, and apply patches and updates to the databases and applications when appropriate.
•    Handle activities related to user administration, hardware/software troubleshooting
•    Provide 24/7 on-call support as part of a rotating schedule.
•    Liaise with supervisors, Business managers & other groups (Accounting, networking) on a regular basis to provide information & solutions  
•    Install and configure Linux and Unix based  desktops, servers and clusters
•    Install and configure the Operating systems and all applicable software
•    Maintain and repair Unix and Linux systems and associated equipment
•    Hands on experience with computer networks, or Linux administration is required
•    Work in a varied environment that includes, but is not limited to, platforms running Linux  & Windows10

•    Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis & of computer hardware/software systems
•    3-10 years Linux administration experience 
•    Excellent interpersonal skills.
•    Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration
•    Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible or an equivalent
•    Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
•    A familiarity of code and script (Python, Perl); shell scripting
•    Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service

Educational Background 

• Graduated with IT or related
• Solid experience with Linux, Storage and Networking 
• Relevant experience with Windows
   

Languages:

Good communication skills in both Portuguese and English

Our culture of continuous learning and career development enables the design of tailored courses to suit the specific needs of our employees. This aids personal growth in areas related to technical, commercial and personal skills, via an extensive suite of CGG developed courses, given by external experts and our dedicated internal training team.

Ingenuity. Excellence. Commitment. Curiosity. Creativity. Team Spirit. These are some hallmarks of our employees. We take pride in our work and service to clients. We partner with clients and communities to ensure the best outcomes for all involved. We seek challenges, both physical and intellectual. We are a People, Data and Technology company!