About Fortytwo
Founded in Sweden and headquartered in Malta, at Fortytwo, we are a multicultural team of professionals, and we pride ourselves on being innovative, and robust. We are a global communication technology solutions provider specializing in international mobile messaging solutions and services through its proprietary infrastructure, systems, and platforms. With a global messaging connectivity network that reaches more than five (5), billion subscribers, worldwide, Fortytwo is a leader in this dynamic messaging interoperability industry.
The Opportunity
We are growing, and we are now looking for a Systems Engineer to build, maintain, and troubleshoot our rapidly expanding infrastructure.
If you would like to form part of a talented team of engineers, deploying mission-critical applications while ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance, and security, then this is the next step in your career!
Your Responsibilities
We are exploring ways to grow our team and in taking ownership of this role, your main areas of responsibility will be:
Managing and monitoring systems, both software and hardware.
Configure and manage network equipment including IPSEC tunnels.
Ensure the highest levels of system availability.
Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks.
Work with the Quality Assurance and Development teams on bugs and continuous optimisation of systems.
Maintain constant backups of mission-critical systems.
Provide second-level support to our Customer Service team and be part of a periodic “on-call” roster for out of office hours support.
Liaise with service providers and external partners for problems related to hardware.
24x7 proactive monitoring and support of the live and pre-production environments.
Any other tasks or projects assigned as required from time to time.
Your skillset
Background in IT or computer science - a degree or equivalent hands-on experience.
General experience with operating systems mainly Linux (command line knowledge).
Familiarity with common networking technologies (DNS, NAT, IPSEC etc..).
Ability to write Bash or Python scripts for automation.
Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies.
Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Solid troubleshooting skills.
Interest in infrastructure, systems, or DevOps-style work.
Nice to haves:
Exposure to virtual machines or containers (e.g., Docker).
Awareness of monitoring tools like Grafana, Zabbix, or similar.
Experience with simple database (SQL) tasks (backups, queries).
The Benefits
We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Joining Fortytwo means becoming part of an ambitious team that fosters collaboration, embraces diversity and operates with a strong sense of unity. You will be working side by side with some of the greatest talent in the industry. In addition to offering competitive salaries, all our employees are provided with:
Hybrid working
Career progression
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Discounts on other insurance policies
Corporate discounts app
Employee wellness allowance
Weekly lunches, fresh fruit and snacks
Team building activities and events
Casual dress code