Infrastructure Administrator

Infrastructure Administrator - 3 Month Contract

Join us for a fast-moving three-month contract where you’ll lead critical security migrations and elevate our core infrastructure systems.

RUN Studios is looking for an Infrastructure Administrator to join our technology team on a 3-month contract. In this role, you will build, update, secure, and support assigned infrastructure technology. You will also develop and maintain relevant procedures and standards to ensure the availability of foundational infrastructure systems.

For consideration, candidates must be available to work onsite in Seattle, WA and cannot be through a third party.

Key Project Deliverables for Contract Duration (3 Months)

• Complete the ongoing endpoint protection migration from Sophos to Defender XDR (fleet <250 endpoints; automation already in place).
• Collaborate with the security operations team to integrate Defender XDR alerts into existing audits and reporting, including vulnerability scanning workflows.
• Migrate the existing SIEM from Rapid7 to Sentinel, centralizing enterprise security tooling within the M365 tenant; define, socialize, and execute migration strategy.

As an Infrastructure Administrator, You Will

• Build, configure, secure, and troubleshoot infrastructure software and hardware systems.
• Support and maintain high-performance network, cloud, server, and storage infrastructure.
• Perform maintenance, patching, and upgrades of assigned infrastructure systems across multiple locations.
• Provide recommendations on improvements to the environment and configuration.
• Develop best practice guidelines for assigned infrastructure systems.
• Support other projects and initiatives as assigned.
• Support business continuity goals, including testing and live events.

Top Must Have Skills

• Experience deploying and configuring Defender XDR
• Experience migrating SEIMs (Rapid7, Sentinel)
• Ability to train and document changes for security ops staff

As an Applicant, You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3 years of experience managing and operating in Azure, including Azure Entra.
• 3 years of experience in Windows Server administration, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Intune/Autopilot, Defender XDR, DNS/DHCP.
• 3 years experience in information security (analysis, best practices, implementation, incident response, etc.).
• Experience maintaining infrastructure with automation (Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, etc.).
• Understanding of Identity & Access Management systems (SSO, SAML, OAuth, Passkey, MFA, etc.).

Bonus if You Have

• M365 Administrator Expert Certification
• Azure Fundamentals Certification
• Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Certification

Additional Position Details

• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None.
• Physical Demands
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Work Environment
  • Hybrid role, requiring 3 days of office presence per week.
  • May require 5 days in the office during the first few weeks of training.
• Travel
  • Potential of local travel between Redmond and Seattle.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.

Compensation:

Pay Range: $80,000 - $100,000 (Salary)

The successful candidate’s starting pay within this range will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.

Benefits:

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to the principle of pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Qualifications

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000