Senior Infrastructure Engineer

TKO; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TKO is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Systems Engineer in London to ensure uptime and reliability across on‑premises, Azure, and AWS environments. You will deploy and patch servers, manage Active Directory and multi-cloud identities, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to maintain robust enterprise systems.

The role requires a decade of hands‑on infra experience, strong PowerShell skills, and expertise in security, virtualization, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent hands-on experience in computer science or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in an Infrastructure systems engineering role.
• Minimum 8 years administering Windows Server, Hyper-V and VMware.
• Minimum 8 years implementing private/public and/or hybrid cloud solutions (Azure and AWS).
• Minimum 5 years designing, building server, storage and network solutions in heavily virtualized environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uptime, performance, and reliability of on‑premises, Azure, and AWS infrastructure and core business systems.
• Deploy servers (virtual and physical), patches, updates, and configuration changes per change management.
• Manage and support identity and access management systems such as Active Directory, Azure/Entra ID and Okta.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across networking, IT security, and end-user computing.
• Maintain documentation including architecture diagrams and standard operating procedures.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor system performance and capacity; proactively identify and remediate issues.

Skills

Windows Server

Hyper-V

VMware

Azure

AWS

Active Directory

PowerShell

Networking

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Chef

Okta

Workato

Job description

Who We Are:

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

Working Conditions:

Permanent, London Stockley Park

Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure uptime, performance, and reliability of servers, storage, networking, virtualization platforms, and core business systems on premise, in addition to Azure and AWS
• Deploy servers (virtual and physical), patches, updates, and configuration changes in alignment with change management processes.
• Manage and support identity and access management systems such as Active Directory, Azure/Entra ID and Okta
• Collaborate with teams across networking, identity, end-user computing, SaaS applications, and other technology stacks
• Maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, and system configurations
• Lead troubleshooting efforts, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor system performance and capacity; proactively identify and remediate issues.

You Have These:

• Proven ability to work in a high-touch, fast-paced environment
• Understands industry trends, including new products and solutions
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with vendors, peers and colleagues across the organization
• Ability to influence the usage of private and public cloud technology by demonstrating side by side comparison of cloud technology costs and TCO
• Excellent technical skills, including ability to define trade-offs, ask probing questions, and incorporate technology solutions into a broader enterprise environment
• Pro‑active awareness of direct and indirect security threats
• Must be effective in working independently and in a team setting
• Strong oral and written communication skills to articulate technologies to technical and non-technical personnel
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills
• Experience in vendor management
• Ability to identify and make pro-actively value-added recommendations
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in an Infrastructure systems engineering role
• Minimum 8 years administrating Windows Server, Hyper‑V and VMWare
• Minimum 8 years of experience in implementing private/public and/or hybrid cloud solutions (Azure and AWS)
• Minimum 5 years working in an enterprise level environment designing, building server, storage and network solutions in heavily virtualized environment
• Advanced understanding of PowerShell and ability to work within a heavy Windows Server Core environment
• Advanced understanding of Windows operating systems and Windows Server roles
• Working experience in performance monitoring and troubleshooting Windows servers
• Broad working experience implementing and troubleshooting Active Directory and Group Policies

Desirable experience:

• Ability to develop, document, and/or provide training to both technical and non-technical personnel
• Experience with Linux (CentOS/RHEL, Ubuntu, etc)
• Experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code
• Working experience with automation and provisioning tools (Chef, Terraform, Workato)
• Experience with Okta
• Working knowledge of SSH, Kerberos, Radius, SAML, BIND DNS (nsupdate, dnssec, stubs, delegation) and others.

Preferred Certifications:

• Current Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Current Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

TKO EEO Statement:

TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.