Senior IT Systems Engineer

• Own the corporate server, virtualisation, and storage estate across all sites (Windows Server, Hyper-V or VMware, SAN and NAS)
• Managing and administering Microsoft security and compliance features, including Defender for Endpoint, Purview, and Conditional Access policies
• Manage Active Directory design, Group Policy, and identity plumbing in partnership with the IAM engineers
• Operate cloud workloads and platform services (GCP, Azure), including infrastructure as code and patching
• Lead system hardening, formal patch management, and backup and restore, including immutable backups and tested restores
• Support development infrastructure in partnership with studio teams, including Perforce hosts and build servers
• Provide cross-coverage of the wider corporate IT estate and participate in an on-call rota for critical infrastructure incidents

Benefits

• Employer funded tax-free Health Reimbursement Arrangement for qualified medical expenses up to $5,000 per employee and $15,000 per family
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Paid Short and Long Term Disability Leave
• Life Insurance & AD&D coverage
• 401(k) Plan with up to 4% company match
• Pet Insurance
• Discounted Gym Membership through CIGNA
• Yearly Flu-shot Clinic
• Employee Resource Groups for traditionally underrepresented groups, minorities and allies
• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (100% free for employee level coverage and subsidized for dependents)- Are proficient with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python)
• Have cloud platform experience (GCP, Azure, or AWS) with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep or similar)
• We are always keen to hear from passionate IT engineers, so join the ‘verse and become our latest Star Citizen!
• Have deep, expert-level experience with Windows Server, virtualisation, storage, Active Directory, and the Microsoft 365 stack
• Are self-directed and effective in low-maturity, high-change environments
• Carry a solid networking baseline (around CCNA level): VLANs, static routing, and the fundamentals
• Have hands-on experience with the Microsoft stack — Defender for Endpoint, Purview, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management