Systems Administrator - Formula One Management Limited - Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, Remote

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

We are looking for a Systems Administrator to join our IT department. Reporting into our IT Systems Manager, this role will ensure Formula 1’s IT Systems are correctly commissioned, maintained and operated so that it continues to meet Formula 1’s on-going Business and Production objectives.

• Upgrading, installing and maintaining our physical and virtual server infrastructure
• Creating and maintaining documents for IT systems and assist building on the documentation process within the department
• Drive innovation in IT, reviewing current technology offerings and identifying improvements within department responsibilities
• Manage projects through lifecycle, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholders engaged throughout
• Implementing new solutions and providing training to other technology teams including full documentation and walkthroughs
• Make appropriate changes and additions to the IT Systems infrastructure within Change management processes and SOX controls
• Respond in a flexible and adaptive to supporting business requirements, when ad hoc requests are made
• Monitoring system performance to ensure maximum uptime and maintain the IT Systems for the IT Infrastructure department across fixed sites, cloud and at Grand Prix events
• Manage and comply with backup and disaster recovery plans for the IT Systems
• Troubleshooting and resolving hardware/software issues from a helpdesk and ensuring these are managed though our incident management processes
• Implementing security measures, performing security tests and ensure system integrity to maintain a secure IT operating environment for the business
• Produce root cause analysis reports in case of failures and issues and work alongside problem management processes
• Provide user support as necessary within the organisation, and act as point of escalation for other technology teams
• Be available to work on IT systems outside of usual ‘Business Hours’, both planned and unplanned
• Travel when required to Formula 1’s business sites and partners premises
• Keep abreast of developments in the IT Industry and consider proactively how these may be incorporated into the IT Systems Infrastructure

In this role it is essential that you have:

• Proficient communication skills with the ability to convey ideas clearly and confidently
• Highly motivated and well-structured in managing tasks
• Positive, adaptable, and flexible when faced with challenges
• Proactive, with a solution-oriented mindset

Prior to the role it would be essential that you have:

• Essential Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite and Azure Active Directory
• Experience supporting and Power Apps, Power Automate and Copilot Studio including designing, coding and implementing
• Understanding of SAML, SSO, PAM, IAM, Active Roles, AD and Entra .
• Knowledge supporting and managing SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Server, Linux and Mac OS systems
• Knowledge and supporting Azure Logic Apps
• Operational…