Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for VFX Artists using Linux workstations.
• Mentor Technical Engineers and ensure their growth within the department.
• Maintain server room and colocation facility equipment along with the Technology Engineers.
• Network design, management and troubleshooting. Layer 2/3 network switches.
• Support physical security systems/applications  and ensure proper functioning.
• Install, deploy, and troubleshoot VFX tools including Flame, Maya, Nuke, Baselight
• Support and maintain infrastructure including Linux render nodes, Isilon storage, Linux servers and workstations, network equipment, and virtual machines.
• Take ownership of and assist the Technology team with various evaluation, installation, development and decommissioning projects.
• Manage preventative maintenance schedules.
• Knowledge of other relevant security technologies and processes, e.g. encryption and authentication methods/ methodologies.
• Virtualization, Containerization, Cloud Compute and knowledge thereof.
• Upgrade and configure infrastructure systems and software per as needed.
• Support and mentor more junior members of the team.

Required skills, knowledge and experience:

• A knowledge of AWS/GCP concepts and workflows
• A minimum of 3 years UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows system administration experience.
• Engineering level knowledge of standard CG, compositing and color grading applications (Maya, Houdini, Flame, Nuke and Baselight)
• Strong OS X and Windows support & configuration skills
• Experience with scale strongly preferred. (Renderfarms, Clusters, Clouds, Enterprise, etc.)
• Autonomous self-starter
• Excellent communication, people skills, and team working skills.
• System administration knowledge of Active Directory, DNS & DHCP
• Programming or scripting experience beneficial. E.g. Bash / Python / PowerShell

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years working experience in VFX or similar industries.
• GCS/AWS Cloud Certifications beneficial.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.