Benefits:

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Systems Administrator

Location: Carlsbad, CA (Hybrid)

Why Join Us

Support infrastructure in the interactive entertainment space with high visibility and real operational impact

Competitive contract compensation aligned to senior infrastructure expertise

Hybrid flexibility in Carlsbad (onsite collaboration + focused remote time)

Work in a performance-driven environment supporting studio, development, and production operations

Exposure to modern platforms powering game development pipelines and live services

Collaborative culture where reliability, security, and uptime are priorities

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Systems Administrator with 10+ years of experience and exposure to gaming/interactive entertainment environments. This contract, a hybrid role in Carlsbad, CA, supports enterprise infrastructure across on-prem and cloud-integrated environments. You will own the stability, performance, and security of Windows and/or Linux server systems, virtualization platforms, identity services, and hybrid cloud integrations—partnering with DevOps, Engineering, and IT teams to keep systems reliable during milestone pushes and release cycles.

What You’ll Do

Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server and/or Linux across dev/stage/prod environments

Administer virtualization (VMware and/or Hyper-V), including provisioning, capacity planning, and performance tuning

Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, identity/access controls, and authentication services

Support hybrid cloud integrations (AWS/Azure/GCP): connectivity, access policies, and resource governance

Monitor health and availability; respond to alerts and drive incident resolution to maintain uptime

Implement patching, backups, disaster recovery, and restoration testing for resilience and continuity

Troubleshoot OS/app/infrastructure issues; perform root cause analysis and implement preventative fixes

Maintain documentation: configurations, runbooks, operational procedures, and change management records

Align with security best practices: hardening, vulnerability remediation, access auditing, policy compliance

Partner cross-functionally to support studio workflows and ensure systems stay scalable and release-ready

Requirements

Experience supporting infrastructure in performance-driven environments (development + live operations)

Strong Windows Server and/or Linux administration (provisioning, hardening, performance, troubleshooting)

Virtualization experience with VMware/Hyper-V (lifecycle management, optimization)

Identity management knowledge: AD, GPO, authN/authZ fundamentals

Strong troubleshooting across OS, virtualization, storage, and networking touchpoints

Hands-on hybrid/cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Scripting/automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, or similar

10+ years of Systems Administration / Infrastructure Administration experience

Nice to Have

Studio or live platform support experience (reliability, release readiness)

Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD-aligned environments

Certifications (Microsoft/VMware/AWS or equivalent)

Experience in Agile-based, cross-functional delivery environments

Apply

If you thrive in performance-driven environments and can keep critical systems secure, stable, and scalable, we’d like to hear from you.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us on our journey!

Flexible work from home options available.