Systems Administrator: Cloud, Automation & HA

Skydance Media; Madrid; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydance Media in Madrid is seeking a mid-level Systems Administrator to join our infrastructure team. You will deploy, maintain, and scale our on-premises and cloud-based services while embracing automation and IaC practices to improve reliability across studios.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with virtualization, cloud platforms, scripting, and container technologies, plus a willingness to collaborate across departments to support production and IP delivery in our animation-focused

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in IT with large-scale enterprise server experience.
• Hands-on deployment and support of enterprise servers.
• Experience with virtualization and public cloud.
• Scripting in Python or Bash; IaC with Ansible/Terraform.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring solutions is a plus.
• Experience in the 3D animation sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Installing, configuring, and managing servers and services (cloud and on‑prem).
• Evaluating and applying software releases, upgrades and patches.
• Maintaining system configurations for data and integrity.
• Ensuring reliable, scalable infrastructure using code-based approaches.
• Collaborating across departments to evolve studio-wide standards.
• Working with InfoSec on vulnerability management.
• Performing backups and recovery operations.
• Documenting and automating daily tasks.
• Participating in large system planning and 3rd‑level support.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Containers (Docker/Kubernetes)

Automation & IaC (Ansible/Terraform)

Networking basics

English (Mid-High)

Spanish desirable

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Bash

Azure

AWS

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Skydance Media in Madrid is seeking a mid-level Systems Administrator to join our infrastructure team. You will deploy, maintain, and scale our on-premises and cloud-based services while embracing automation and IaC practices to improve reliability across studios.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with virtualization, cloud platforms, scripting, and container technologies, plus a willingness to collaborate across departments to support production and IP delivery in our animation-focused