Senior Windows System Administrator
Apply locations: London - Chiswick Park
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Job requisition id: JR22516
Who We Are:
The world's top sports betting and lottery brands choose OpenBet as their partner for world class content, leading tech and tailored service. We have their back, so they’re ready with exciting, memorable and safe sports betting experiences to entertain billions of players worldwide.
Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences.
Essential Job Functions:
* Proactively maintain and develop all Windows infrastructure technology, to sustain a high available uptime service.
* Interact with users as a second / third level of escalation to the service desk.
* Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs.
* Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments.
* Proactively monitor system performance and capacity planning.
* Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers and workstations.
* Develop scripts or tools for automating administrative tasks.
* Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment.
* Develop technical documentation for operational processes and procedures in supporting the environment.
* Prepare and communicate regular reports on work-related activities, within IT team and across departments as needed.
* Administration of:
o Windows (physical and virtualized) server platforms.
o Windows Domain Management.
o Windows software deployments and security patch management (Tanium Patch Management, Windows Updates).
o Backups (Veeam).
o System Monitoring (Zabbix, Grafana).
o Configuration management platforms and deployment tooling.
o Optimization of VMware/NetApp Infrastructure.
o Amazon Web Services platform.
o Development tooling and continuous integration platforms.
* All other duties as assigned.
Education / Required Experience:
* Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or similar relevant degree.
* Minimum 4 years of Windows System Administration experience in a large-scale environment.
* Experience in IT projects related to large company acquisitions/mergers would be desirable.
* Professional Certifications (Beneficial).
* Proficient in Windows administration, especially Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022.
* Tanium or other configuration management/deployment tooling.
* Strong experience in Data Center environments.
* Strong experience with Servers Hardware (Dell PowerEdge) and architecture.
* Strong experience with Storage Arrays (NetApp) and SAN (iSCSI, FC).
* Strong experience with VMware vSphere administration.
* Strong experience with Enterprise backup platforms (Veeam).
* Expert in PowerShell scripting.
* Good understanding of network technologies including VPNs, VLANs, routing, subnetting and firewalls.
* Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP.
* Excellent understanding of server architecture design techniques, principles & practice.
* Technical writing discipline.
* Project management methodologies and techniques.
* Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills, including fluency in oral and written English.
* Problem solving and analytical skills.
* Customer service orientation.
* Focus on delivery and high tolerance in working under pressure.
* Strong work ethic and a team player.
* Must be willing and able to travel, work after hours and weekends when required.
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Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices. Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
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