Full-Time

System Administrator

Partyhat

Partyhat

1-10 employees

Invests in and launches creator platforms

No salary listed

Remote in Canada

Remote

Fully remote across the listed countries; on-call availability is required 7 days a week.

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
Bash
Python
Incident Response
Puppet
MySQL
Computer Networking
Zabbix
AWS
Nagios
Nginx
Penetration Testing
Google Workspace
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • Proven experience managing distributed infrastructure, network nodes, and bare-metal server architectures under real-world pressure.
  • Experience or familiarity handling ISMS audits and vulnerability tracking.
  • Availability 7 days a week to act as the primary infrastructure responder.
  • Ability to execute complex hardware or software purchasing pipelines and upgrade patches while tracking assets and licenses.
  • Advanced configuration, kernel tuning, and hardening of Linux Ubuntu.
  • Hands-on deployment experience with Proxmox VE and Ceph, including high-availability clustering, storage pools, block devices, and node management.
  • Experience with MySQL or MariaDB replication, indexing, and queries.
  • Experience configuring Nginx reverse proxies, load balancing, and SSL.
  • Experience with AWS core infrastructure services, Puppet configuration management, and Bash or Python scripting.
  • Experience with Nagios or Zabbix telemetry tracking, custom alerting rules, and log aggregation.
  • Experience with pfSense, hardware switches, VLAN structuring, VPN routing, and network segmentation.
  • Experience with Google Workspace identity-provider provisioning and access paths.
  • Experience with vulnerability-scanning tools and penetration-testing frameworks.
Responsibilities
  • Architect, scale, and maintain bare-metal hypervisors and highly available storage architectures to ensure data integrity and low-latency performance.
  • Deploy, harden, and scale core Linux environment pools using scripting and automated orchestration to keep configurations consistent.
  • Maintain visibility over server health, application metrics, and infrastructure clusters; proactively investigate system anomalies and resolve bottlenecks.
  • Troubleshoot system errors, server faults, and physical switch or routing issues during outages and incidents.
  • Deploy firewall rule sets, manage network routing, execute vulnerability scans, and maintain access controls for internal and external audits.
  • Manage internal user environments, create manuals for user access policies, procure technology tooling, and operate the IT backbone for the global team.
  • Handle real-time system maintenance, backup confirmations, and emergency incident responses while on call 7 days a week.

Partyhat builds and backs new ventures from concept to brand, combining internal development with seed-stage investments. The studio unites design, engineering, and growth to turn emerging ideas into scalable, global businesses, focusing on creator platforms, entertainment, and digital experiences with strong design and real market pull. It guides ideas from concept through brand creation, pairing hands-on product studio work with early funding to bring market-ready products to life. Its goal is to help founders shaping culture and commerce turn ideas into sustainable companies with clear user value.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Founded

2020

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partyhat launched Ventures on June 1, 2026, expanding deal flow and founder access.
  • Partyhat had 29 open roles on July 7, 2026, signaling active operating buildout.
  • Partyhat acquired Koncepted in 2020, showing it can consolidate capabilities and execute.

What critics are saying

  • Partyhat's broad B2C and B2B mandate stretches focus across too many sectors.
  • The new Ventures arm launched June 1, 2026; first-vintage returns remain unproven.
  • If Studio brands stall, the flywheel collapses and Partyhat becomes a generic micro-fund.

What makes Partyhat unique

  • Partyhat combines Studio and Ventures, integrating building, backing, and scaling in one platform.
  • Partyhat writes $250K-$3M first checks and keeps founder control, attracting scrappy operators.
  • Partyhat's studio infrastructure spans product, engineering, growth, design, recruiting, and operations.

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Company News

Partyhat
Jun 1st, 2026
Building without borders.

Building without borders. Today Partyhat Group is launching Partyhat Ventures. Over the past year, Partyhat Group completed a significant strategic restructuring, aligning the company around where Partyhat Group see the greatest opportunities for long-term growth. Partyhat now operates through two complementary platforms: Partyhat Studio and Partyhat Ventures. Partyhat Studio builds companies from idea to scale with its own team, capital, and conviction. Partyhat Ventures invests from pre-seed through Series A and supports founders with operating expertise, strategic guidance, and access to the broader Partyhat ecosystem. Together, they form a flywheel. The Studio develops capability across product, engineering, design, growth, recruiting, and operations. Those capabilities strengthen its ability to support founders. Every founder Partyhat Group back expands the network, deepens strategic relationships, and broadens its perspective on where opportunities are emerging. The stronger the Studio becomes, the more valuable Ventures becomes. The stronger Ventures becomes, the more talent, relationships, and opportunities flow back into the Studio.

Partyhat
Dec 7th, 2023
Partyhat Acquires Subscription Design Company Koncepted

Dec 30, 2020 - Partyhat Acquires Subscription Design Company Koncepted