Systems Administrator - Glasgow

Axis Studios Group are seeking a SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR to join the technical support team on a permanent basis on site in our Glasgow studio. The role carries a high level of responsibility, providing technical support across multiple studios, and consequently we’re looking for a systems administrator with a broad background and the ability to support multiple technologies.

The SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR role provides a great opportunity to work with a talented team on exciting projects in the games and media sector, whilst handling operational tasks in support of both general IT systems and industry-centric systems such as render farms, remote desktop services, and SaaS / cloud platforms. Communication skills and an ability to make decisions under pressure, as well as analytical and problem-solving skills are the key attributes for this role. The ideal candidate will have an understanding and/or appreciation of the challenging nature of the animation/VFX industry.

Systems Administrators are under the line management of the Head of IT in Glasgow and servicing stakeholders across Glasgow, Bristol and London.

General responsibilities:

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Participate in administration of backup operations.
• Perform regular file archival and purge as necessary.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Support workstation management, imaging, and configuration.
• Ensure proper documentation of systems and procedures.
• Support physical security systems and ensure proper functioning.
• Support in-house application configuration and usage.
• Maintain asset tracking systems to ensure best management of resources.
• Assess, troubleshoot, and resolve user hardware/software issues
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures
• Maintain floating license servers.
• Apply OS and firmware patches and upgrades.
• Upgrade and configure infrastructure systems and software as needed.
• Maintain server room and colocation facility environmental and monitoring equipment.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• CentOS / Redhat Linux configuration and management.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux including command line.
• Samba and NFS configuration in multiplatform environment.
• Experience with Windows 10 Pro including installation and configuration.
• Familiarity with Windows Server OS and Active Directory.

• Thorough understanding of servers, networking, storage and compute-cluster systems for troubleshooting purposes.

Desirable requirements:

• LAN/WAN networking.
• Enterprise-level firewalls.
• Virtualization platforms (on-premise and cloud-based).
• Experience of troubleshooting creative programs such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, Nuke, Fusion.

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Axis is committed to equal opportunities. Click here to find out more.