elasticStage
Music Tech
ITInfrastructure&SystemsAdministratorLead
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“IT Infrastructure & Systems Administrator Lead at elasticStage. Skills: IT Infrastructure, Systems Administration, Networking, Security. Own the MSP relationship. Define scope, SLAs, performance reviews, cost”
What You'll Achieve.
Set standards for every facility that follows; Achieve 20X growth by 2027; Scale IT function faster than headcount
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
Onsite, split between King’s Cross and Elstree, Four days a week onsite, One day working from home
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience in IT, infrastructure engineering, or systems administration, 2 years in leadership and function-building in a scaling business, Hands-on technical depth across the stack, Networking experience, Servers and storage experience, Identity and access experience, Security operations experience, Track record of setting operating standards
Nice to Have
Experience integrating IT with specialised operational or production equipment, Experience supporting manufacturing environments, Experience supporting industrial environments, Experience supporting production environments, Experience supporting data centre environments, Experience supporting media environments, Experience supporting broadcast environments, Experience supporting financial services environments, Experience with automation or scripting, Experience with monitoring, logging, and infrastructure observability tools, Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions, Relevant certifications
What You'll Do.
Own the MSP relationship
Set standards for identity
Manage identity provider
Manage SSO and provisioning
Manage MDM across Mac
Manage joiner/mover/leaver process
Conduct periodic access reviews
Manage licence rationalisation
Build security and compliance practice
Own network architecture across all sites
Manage segmentation between corporate and production
Manage secure remote access
Run production infrastructure stack
Manage Linux-based systems
Manage business-critical applications
Perform routine sysadmin
Perform capacity management
Lead IT side of new facility build-out
Manage vendor selection
Manage cabling and connectivity
Manage network and server rollout
Manage integration with manufacturing and robotics systems
Manage change management for production-critical equipment
Act as senior escalation point for complex production
Partner with Hardware and R&D on boundary issues
Partner with stakeholders across Software
Support team-specific network requirements
Own reliability and recovery for production-critical systems
Implement tested disaster recovery
Implement structured change management practices
Implement backup management practices
Implement access management practices
Build and lead internal IT team
Manage and develop direct report
Hire as function expands
Manage IT vendors and contracts
Own IT roadmap and budget
Set IT operating standards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnership with Hardware and R&D; Partnership with Software teams; Collaboration with People team
Communication Scope
Presenting to executive team
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Budget management
Full Job Description
### **Cutting Edge Music Tech - On-Demand Vinyl Records** We are seeking an **IT Infrastructure & Systems Administrator Lead** to help us redefine the music industry. elasticStage is building the world’s first on-demand vinyl and CD platform, unlocking physical music for the Digital Creator era. By 2030, there will be over 250 million music creators globally, most locked out of physical formats due to high minimum runs and operational complexity. elasticStage solves this through patented on-demand vinyl and CD manufacturing technology, powering a free-to-use platform where creators can produce and sell physical releases worldwide with no upfront costs or minimum quantities. And we are scaling fast: * 100,000+ creators are using the product within our first year of commercialisation. * Aiming for 20X growth by 2027. * Partnerships with SoundCloud and Amuse (with more major partners to come!). * Shipped to over 90 countries. * 4.7★ on Trustpilot and Google. * Recently raised a new funding, bringing the total capital raised to £30M. * Just moved to new office in Kings Cross. You will be elasticStage's lead for all things IT. The brief is to own the technology foundations that keep the business and its people running as we scale. This is a senior role with broad ownership. You will shape the company’s infrastructure standards and operational practices while working on their day-to-day implementation. **What you'll own** * Systems and Networking. You own the IT side of our existing manufacturing facility, which is established and running at capacity, and the build-out of a new 54,000 sq ft facility in London to come online by December 2026. The new site brings 10M+ units of annual capacity online, the operational backbone for our 2027 ambition. It will also be the first of several: the standards, architecture, and operating model you set here become the template for every facility that follows. Your remit covers network design, segmentation between business and productio
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