Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Take Two Interactive

Exchange and Active Directory

Salary not provided

Azure

Windows

Okta

Powershell

Active Directory

Google Workspace

Senior and Expert level

London

4 days a week in office

Video game publisher

Be an early applicant

Video game publisher

501-1000 employees

B2CGamingPublishingEntertainment

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Azure

Windows

Okta

Powershell

Active Directory

Google Workspace

Senior and Expert level

London

4 days a week in office

501-1000 employees

B2CGamingPublishingEntertainment

Company mission

To be the most creative, the most innovative and the most efficient entertainment company.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We are actively looking for a Lead Systems Engineer with a broad range of IAM-related and general purpose IT skills
Our ideal candidate has a rich and diverse technical background, is creative and passionate about IT systems, as well as standardisation, optimisation, and automation.
Furthermore, this candidate will have experience architecting, optimising, engineering, implementing, and supporting directory/identity-related solutions, single sign-on (SSO) platforms, email and collaboration systems
3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and optimising IAM, Active Directory and Exchange solutions
7+ years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure, or a related technical domain, with a strong focus on identity management, authentication, and enterprise email systems
Experience driving direction and enforcing standards for an IT team
Proficient with Windows Server, including installing, configuring, and problem-solving issues
Extensive experience as a Lead engineer specialising in IAM, Active Directory, and authentication systems. E.g Exchange Server or Exchange Online, and/or Gmail administration
Hands-on experience with email security solutions (IronPort, Proofpoint, or similar)
Expert with Active Directory architecture, permissions, and administration, and with solving replication, performance, and other related issues
Experience in SAML and OIDC configuration for authentication to applications
Mastery of at least one SSO/identity platform (Okta, OneLogin, Azure, etc.)
Expertise of Microsoft Certificate Authority template creation, configuration and deployment
Automation-focused mindset, with advanced scripting skills (e.g. PowerShell)
Strong ability to learn new technologies and dive into unique challenges
Excellent written and verbal communication among both technical and non-technical audiences

What the job involves

The Systems Engineering team crafts, builds, deploys and maintains a wide variety of IT infrastructure using the latest standards and technologies
Candidates are expected to stay aware of industry changes and plan to keep ahead of industry advancements to help guide the use and implementation of technology at Take-Two
Own and optimise standards, policies, and automation for user accounts, permissions, and identity lifecycle management
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex IAM system issues, ensuring high availability and performance
Provide top level support for IAM assets, create and maintain documentation, and participate in rotating on-call schedule
Run an Active Directory and Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure environment
Administer and optimise Microsoft Exchange (Hybrid), Google Workspace
Implement, and optimize mail transfer agents and email hygiene systems, ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient mail flow. Diagnose and resolve mail flow issues, proactively

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Parent company to some of the most successful video game companies and titles is Take-Two Interactive, one of the leading developers, publishers, and marketers of consumer interactive entertainment around the globe.

Developing and publishing principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Zynga, Take-Two has powered industry-leading titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption 1&2, the catalog of NBA 2K games, BioShock, and FarmVille.

The company is looking to enter the world of crypto and blockchain, beginning with Zynga's Web3 game Sugartown in 2023. When competitor Ubisoft became the first developer to launch NFTs, the move faced backlash as many users saw it as a cash grab, which has certainly influenced Take-Two’s delay in entering the market. Time will tell how this foray into blockchain pans out for Take-Two.

With its well-established catalog of games (with some highly anticipated title releases) Take-Two Interactive is a titan in the industry and is well set to see continued success, not only as its subsidiaries expand but through the capitalization of future tech opportunities in the highly innovative gaming industry.