IT Infrastructure Support Lead

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Guildford, Surrey, England, GBR
In-Office
Entry level
Gaming • Esports
The Role
Leads an infrastructure support team, coordinates ticket workloads, and oversees user onboarding, offboarding, equipment deployment, asset inventories, licensing, and endpoint management. Administers Active Directory, Google Workspace, and Intune while supporting monitoring, backups, disaster recovery, business continuity, change management, migrations, and IT security standards. Provides technical guidance, process improvements, and escalation management across international studio locations.
Summary Generated by Built In
With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for an IT Infrastructure Support Lead to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of Infrastructure Support Engineers, including performance reviews and career development
  • Coordinate the daily support workload, setting priorities and assigning work across the team
  • Make sure tickets and requests are correctly logged, categorised, prioritised, and assigned
  • Escalate unresolved or complex issues through the appropriate channels when needed
  • Oversee user onboarding and offboarding activities
  • Organise the preparation and delivery of workstations, laptops, and other IT equipment
  • Use Microsoft Intune for device management and application deployment across the organisation
  • Maintain the global IT asset inventory
  • Track software licence allocation and keep licence records accurate
  • Spot recurring support issues and drive improvements to processes, best practices, documentation, and standard procedures
  • Provide training and technical guidance to the Support Team on IT operational systems and procedures
  • Take part in the change management process
  • Support backup management, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures
  • Keep monitoring systems running to help ensure system availability and reliability
  • Contribute to IT infrastructure upgrades and migrations
  • Ensure the team follows IT security standards and best practices

Requirements

  • Experience leading and managing an IT support team, including setting priorities, coordinating workloads, and supporting team development
  • Strong understanding of IT service management processes, including ticket ownership, prioritisation, escalation, incident management, request management, and service quality
  • Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Active Directory, including user accounts, groups, permissions, and Group Policy
  • Proficiency administering Google Workspace, including user accounts, groups, access, and core services
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Intune or a similar endpoint management platform, including device management and application deployment
  • A track record of coordinating user onboarding, offboarding, and IT equipment deployment
  • Background managing IT asset inventories and software licence records
  • Working knowledge of infrastructure operations, including monitoring, backups, disaster recovery, and change management
  • Good understanding of IT security standards and best practices
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to technical and non-technical users
  • Flexibility to work outside normal working hours when required for planned infrastructure upgrades or migrations

Nice to Haves

  • Exposure to infrastructure monitoring platforms
  • A track record of supporting teams across multiple international locations and time zones
  • Experience supporting Perforce Helix Core and P4V
  • Familiarity with enterprise backup platforms
  • Comfort using PowerShell or other scripting tools to automate support and administrative tasks
  • Background in large-scale migration projects and operating system upgrades
  • Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, and macOS environments

What We Offer

  • An international team of over 600 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel
  • An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
  • A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
  • Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
  • Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
  • Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback

Skills Required

  • Experience leading and managing an IT support team, including workload prioritization and team development
  • Strong understanding of IT service management, ticket ownership, prioritization, escalation, incident management, request management, and service quality
  • Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Active Directory, including accounts, groups, permissions, and Group Policy
  • Proficiency administering Google Workspace, including accounts, groups, access, and core services
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Intune or a similar endpoint management platform
  • Experience coordinating user onboarding, offboarding, and IT equipment deployment
  • Experience managing IT asset inventories and software license records
  • Working knowledge of infrastructure operations, monitoring, backups, disaster recovery, and change management
  • Good understanding of IT security standards and best practices
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Flexibility to work outside normal hours for planned upgrades or migrations
  • Exposure to infrastructure monitoring platforms
  • Experience supporting teams across multiple international locations and time zones
  • Experience supporting Perforce Helix Core and P4V
  • Familiarity with enterprise backup platforms
  • Experience using PowerShell or other scripting tools for automation
  • Experience with large-scale migrations and operating system upgrades
  • Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, and macOS environments
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The Company
HQ: Gent
481 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Founded in 1996, Larian Studios has long been dedicated to creating world-class video games. The team is known for the critically acclaimed Divinity series - six games that straddle multiple genres and defy expectations. Its first crowdfunded success, Divinity: Original Sin, won over 150 awards and nominations, while its sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 launched with a 93 Metacritic rating, as well as over 160 awards. Its latest game, Baldur's Gate 3, launched to critical acclaim, receiving over 200 Game of the Year Awards, including the five major trophies from the BAFTA Game Awards, Golden Joysticks, Game Developers Choice, DICE, and The Game Awards

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