IT Manager – Office IT & Developer ; Unreal Engine​/Game Development

Overview

We’re looking for an IT Manager who can own the day-to-day IT operations of a partially remote AAA game studio. This role is about making sure the team—onsite and offsite—has the fast, reliable tools and infrastructure needed to build and ship a large-scale soccer game in Unreal Engine 5.

You’ll be the point person for office networking
, workstation builds
, and IT resource management
, ensuring developers never lose momentum due to technical issues.

• Designing, building, and maintaining developer PCs optimized for Unreal Engine 5
• Managing internal IT systems:
  Wi-Fi
  , LAN
  , VPN
  , firewalls
  , security policies
• Ensuring network speed
  , uptime
  , and reliability across the office and remote connections
• Provisioning and maintaining local Perforce servers for source control (with backups)
• Setting up and maintaining shared resources like NAS storage, printers, and local servers
• Supporting the dev team with workstation setup, OS/driver troubleshooting, and hardware upgrades
• Coordinating secure access for remote developers and contractors
• Monitoring hardware performance, bandwidth usage, and IT bottlenecks
• Occasional cluster/server support for rendering, Incredibuild, or local automation jobs

• 5+ years in IT management or systems administration (game studio experience a big plus)
• Proven experience building and supporting high-performance PCs for 3D/game dev
• Strong knowledge of LAN/Wi-Fi administration
  , VPN setup, and security best practices
• Experience managing Perforce or similar version control in a local/on-prem environment
• Hands-on with Windows and Linux server administration
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across hardware, OS, and networking

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine build/test pipelines
• Experience with distributed compilation tools (Incredibuild) or Jenkins automation
• Comfort supporting hybrid teams (in-office + remote devs)
• Passion for soccer or sports games

This is a hands-on IT leadership role
: you’ll be the one who keeps the network fast, PCs powerful, and infrastructure reliable so the entire dev team can focus on building the game.