Sr. Systems Administrator

POSITION SUMMARY :

We currently have an opening for a Sr. Systems Administrator. This position will be located in Toronto, ON or Los Angeles, CA.

The Senior Systems Administrator reports to the Manager of Production Technology. As a key technical team member, they will be responsible for systems architecture and administration of enterprise and distributed technologies, maintaining / securing / scaling local and global infrastructure, and will also participate in group wide planning efforts in collaboration with other facilities.

MAIN DUTIES :

The Senior Systems Administratorwill install, deploy, and maintain all backend systems and software that runs our operations.

They will quickly diagnose and resolve infrastructure hardware and software issues. They will develop and maintain system and data configurations and manage backups of all priority infrastructure and data to ensure efficient and dependable redundancy for all critical production resources.

They will work with technology management to understand the longer-term development goals of the group and execute according to requirements. Other duties include :

• Maintain and ensure compliance with our security policies.
• Identify any risks to production systems integrity and coordinate remediation projects with other team members.
• Standardize and optimize workstation, render, and server deployment, and deploy and maintain systems monitoring.
• Maintain organized cabling throughout our server rooms, telco closets and datacenters, including proper labeling and documentation of equipment, connections, and configurations.
• Keep up to date on new technology, standards, protocols, and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital environment.
• Mentor other team members and encourage growth through collaboration on key projects.

WHAT YOU BRING :

The ideal candidate will have prior working experience as a systems administrator in a Linux and Windows VFX / Animation studio in a feature or episodic environment.

They will bring deep knowledge of VFX / Animation pipeline tools and supporting technologies and have the capacity to address a variety of complex problems with clear focus and concise communication while servicing production needs within a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Additional desired skills include :

• Excellent Customer Service and proven communication skills must be a team player (hard requirement).
• Knowledge of cloud based distributed server / storage and data transport technologies.
• Have a thorough understanding of security practices : (i.e. MPAA, Disney, ISO 27001, TPN).
• Thorough systems engineering experience with IT infrastructure including but not limited to : Application servers (hardware, virtual, and hyper-converged infrastructure)Network infrastructure (Switches, routers, firewalls, WiFi, VPN)Enterpise NAS / SAN data storage systemsRenderfarms (management and deployment)Application Support (Maya, Toon Boom, VRay and / or other studio software) Editorial technologies (Quantel, Avid, Premier) and other video transport technologies.

Firewall, routers, switches, and ancillary devices. Active Directory or related directory services administration. Windows, OSX, and Linux platforms.

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems or related field preferred.
• Scripting capabilities in Bash, Python, and / or C++ are preferred

About the Company :

Company 3 / Method Studios provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation / CGI, motion graphics / designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing / trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.