Systems Administration Manager (50% Hands-On)

Wise Wolves Capital (EU) Ltd, part of WISE WOLVES GROUP, is seeking to recruit for the position of a Systems Administration Manager (50% Hands-On).

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.

How to apply

Send your CV/LinkedIn and a short note about a messy infra you stabilized (what you did, impact) to HR.