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Systems Engineer - DUC Team (PowerShell)

Who We Are:

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. For more than 25 years, our development teams have created some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful entertainment experiences, captivating and engaging audiences around the world. We are incredibly proud of our ability to deliver consistently the highest-quality titles, as well as our colleagues who help to create our unique culture and work environment that is inclusive, diverse, and dynamic.

While our offices are casual and inviting, we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity, innovation and efficiency, and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced, providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard, but we also like to have fun, and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions.

The Challenge

Take-Two Interactive is searching for an outstanding Systems Engineer, with excellent PowerShell skills, to join their Directory and Unified Communications team (DUC) in the UK.

As a Systems Engineer within our DUC team you will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining the core directory and all communications infrastructure that includes Office 365, Active Directory, Okta, MS Exchange, Skype for Business and Zoom.

This systems engineering role is within a highly distributed global enterprise organisation, the successful candidate will therefore have the opportunity to work with groundbreaking technologies and our highly skilled technology team in defining and implementing IT solutions for Take-Two, a leading developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment around the globe.

What You’ll Take On

• Provide tier 3-4 support and administration for all managed systems
• Write complex PowerShell scripts
• Research, design and implement enterprise level standards for corporate directory, messaging and related environments.
• Work independently by owning, prioritizing, and communicating issues and tasks with minimal guidance with attention to detail
• Perform deep dive troubleshooting of responsible systems
• Communicate technical concepts to non-technical people in less /non-technical terms including colleagues and clients.
• Writing user documentation, how-to guides, root-cause analysis and technical proposals.
• Flexibility in work hours to ensure critical coverage on call rotation in a 24 x 7 support role for escalation from the support teams.
• Serve as an escalation point for support and provide troubleshooting guidance/direction in resolution of escalated issues and /or complex production application, or system problems.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of hands-on administrative and design experience in Microsoft technologies
• Outstanding PowerShell scripting with knowledge in REST API (Must be open to providing script samples via GitHub).
• A working understanding of Microsoft cloud technologies such as Office 365 and Azure.
• Expert knowledge in Active Directory architecture and infrastructure (LDAP, directory replication, sites and services, group policy, security, schema, RBAC).
• A working understanding of Google cloud technologies such as G Suite.
• An understanding of core services such as DFS, DFS-R, DNS and DHCP
• Highly knowledgeable with Microsoft messaging including Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online.
• Previous experience with email security systems such as Mimecast, Proofpoint or similar.
• General understanding with PKI and core infrastructure technologies, including storage, network, database and virtualisation.
• Superb communication skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• An understanding with one or more of the following would be helpful; SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Skype for Business Enterprise Voice and / or Okta

What We Offer You:

• Great Company Culture . We pride ourselves as being one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
• Growth : As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
• Work Hard, Play Hard. Our employees’ bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles – through corporate boot camp classes, our onsite Gym, company parties, our Office bar, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.
• Benefits . Benefits include, but are not limited to Private healthcare with Bupa, Private dental with Bupa, A double matching pension policy where the employer will double match up to a 4% contribution from the employee, Employee stock purchase scheme with a 15% discount, Eye tests and vouchers towards glasses, Cycle to work scheme, Flu vouchers, Annual health checks with Bupa, 4X death in service insurance, Income protection (60% salary), 25 days holiday, + other great perks and great office facilities!
• Perks . Gym reimbursement up to £25 per month, an onsite Gym, an Office bar, employee discount programs, free games & events, stocked pantries, a dog friendly workplace and the ability to earn £350+ per year for taking care of yourself and more!

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“T2”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment at T2 is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Please be aware that we are excited to be moving from Windsor to brand-new offices in Central London towards the end of this year!

Please do therefore only proceed with an application if you would be happy to commute to Central London once we have relocated. Should you wish to receive further information on this please contact Tom.Norris@take2games.com for further information.