Systems Administration Manager

Location: Cyprus, Limassol, on-site.
Teams you’ll lead: IT Support (2–3), Systems Administration (2–3) Partners: DevOps, Security, Compliance

About us: We’re a software company with our own fintech/crypto custody stack, client apps in the cloud, and a lean bare-metal footprint. We’re hiring a leader who grew up as a senior Linux/infra admin (clusters, physical servers, virtualization, cloud) and now wants to lead people and processes—without giving up real engineering work.

The role (who it’s for)

You’ve been the go-to admin for Linux clusters, hypervisors, networks, and cloud accounts. You love clean infrastructure and solid ops. You’re ready to own IT Support + Systems Admin, implement compliance and controls, and still spend half your week hands-on solving hard infra problems.

What you’ll do

● Lead & grow a small team: Coach 2–3 IT Support and 2–3 SysAdmins; set standards, run 1:1s, guide careers.

● Stay hands-on (~50%): Troubleshoot complex Linux/network issues, upgrade clusters, tune storage/virtualization, and unblock the team.

● Raise service quality: Define SLAs, streamline triage, publish a service catalog, and build self-service/runbooks for common requests.

● Core infra ownership:

○ Linux fleets, hypervisors (KVM/Proxmox/VMware), storage (ZFS/NAS), backups/restore drills.

○ Office/LAB networks, Wi-Fi/VLANs, VPN (e.g., WireGuard), DNS/DHCP, firewalls.

○ Identity/SSO (OIDC/SAML), MFA, RBAC, and joiner-mover-leaver automation.

● Cloud & platform: Own org/IAM guardrails and connectivity; partner with DevOps on shared tooling (runners, registries) without taking on app-level pipelines.

● Compliance enablement: Implement practical controls for ISO 27001/SOC 2/EBA/CySEC (asset inventory, access reviews, change logs, DR evidence).

● Security partnership: Operate EDR/vuln management on endpoints/servers; keep PKI/TLS lifecycle healthy with Vault/HSM owners.

● Operations excellence: Incident response for corp IT, crisp RCAs, vendor/license/hardware lifecycle, and cost visibility.

What you’ll bring

● 6–10 years in systems administration with deep Linux expertise on clusters and servers.

● Strong hands-on with virtualization (KVM/Proxmox/VMware), storage (ZFS/NAS), networking (VLANs, routing, VPN, DNS, firewalls).

● Cloud org/IAM experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) and security guardrails.

● MDM/endpoint mgmt for macOS/Windows/Linux; SSO (OIDC/SAML), MFA, RBAC; JML automation.

● Automation with Bash/Python and Ansible (Terraform a plus); Git workflows.

● Clear documentation, incident/RCA writing, and a calm, service-oriented mindset.

● Some team-lead or mentoring experience and a strong desire to formalize it.

Nice to have

● HashiCorp Vault/PKI, ACME; familiarity with HSM/TEE contexts (YubiHSM, Nitro, SGX/TDX).

● Proxmox/VMware ops at scale; Cloudflare/ZTNA; mail relays, bastions/jump hosts.

● Audit exposure (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CySEC/EBA).

● Kubernetes basics (just enough to partner with DevOps; this is not a DevOps role).

Why this role

● A clear management path while staying deeply technical.

● Direct impact on reliability, security posture, and developer productivity.

● Modern stack, small empowered teams, supportive engineering leadership.