IT Systems Administrator

Job Description

Miniclip is looking for an experienced Systems Administrator to join a highly technical team in our Lisbon (Portugal) Games Development Studio and play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our complex and hybrid, multi-country IT environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with seasoned IT professionals in a high performance and cutting-edge environment.

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

As a Systems Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and maintaining our hybrid IT infrastructure, ensuring its high availability, security, and performance. You’ll collaborate with a tight-knit IT team, leveraging your expertise to support our on-premises and cloud-based systems. This role demands a proactive, mid or senior-level professional with extensive experience in advanced IT solutions and a passion for innovation within a dynamic gaming environment.

Key Responsabilities

· Infrastructure Management: Manage and optimize on-premises and cloud infrastructure across several countries. Monitor, patch and harden systems according to best practices and compliance standards. Develop, test and maintain backups and disaster recovery plans.

· Cloud Operations: Manage and enhance Azure-based services (Azure Identity, Networking, Security, Storage, Compute) and Google Workspace for seamless collaboration.

· Endpoint Management: Deploy and maintain Jamf and Microsoft Intune for device management across macOS and Windows environments.

· Network Infrastructure: Collaborate on network infrastructure, including firewalls, VPNs, site-to-site connectivity and access controls.

· Collaboration Tools: Administration of Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint. OneDrive and LucidLink for efficient file sharing and team productivity.

· Incident Resolution: Diagnose and resolve complex incidents and act as an escalation point for the IT Support Team, providing a rapid response while maintaining system uptime and performance.

· Strategic Contribution: Partner with the Lead SysAdmin to design IT strategies and support digital transformation initiatives. Contribute to incident response planning, DR testing and infrastructure engineering.

· Documentation and Training: Maintain detailed system documentation and mentor junior team members to uphold operational standards.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a skilled communicator with a highly technical background and who has deep hands-on experience, a proactive mindset, and the ability to design, troubleshoot, and improve systems across cloud and on-prem platforms.

· Extensive experience in Azure (Identity, Networking, Security, Storage, Compute).

· Solid experience with Google Workspace administration.

· Hands-on expertise with Jamf and Microsoft Intune for endpoint management.

· Good knowledge of Azure Virtual Desktops deployments and automations (ARM, Bicep or Terraform).

· Build and maintain Conditional Policies and GPO’s.

· Manage authentication methods (MFA, Passkeys...) and security policies.

· Strong knowledge of Office 365, SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Exchange Online.

· Build SSO connections between idP’s and platforms.

· Deep understanding of technologies and protocols like VMware vSphere, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, SAML, LDAP.

· Relevant Windows Server experience.

· Confident using PowerShell and other scripting tools to automate tasks and manage systems.

The ideal candidate will be strongly skilled in the following:

· Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities.

· Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams across several countries.

· Proactive, self-driven and able to work solo or in a team.

· Comfortable mentoring junior staff and contributing to a high-performance culture.

· Fluently speak and write English.

The following skills are desirable but not essential:

· Ability to travel to remote locations if required.

About Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 70 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios.

Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally.

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 10.5 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Ultimate Golf, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, Agar.io, PowerWash Simulator, Suduko.com™, and We Are Warriors™.

For more information, visit https://miniclip.com/