Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer - Media & Entertainment Workflows

At GPL Technologies, our mission is to provide powerful, reliable, and innovative technology services and leadership to creative companies by combining specialized industry expertise with excellence in engineering. We are a rapidly growing technology services firm that caters to some of Hollywood’s most notable movie studios, gaming companies, visual effects houses, and advertising firms. Our vision is to expand GPL’s presence globally, building an elite team of technology specialists focused on empowering creatives to achieve their vision without worrying about managing technology.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer with solid expertise in media & entertainment technologies. As a Cloud Engineer with our company, you’ll help our customers design and deploy creative production workflows in the cloud, developing systems for some of the top studios in the world and giving artists the tools they need to help them create the best film, television, and video game content. The ideal candidate has experience with render farms—specifically Deadline—and creative apps like Nuke, Maya, C4D, etc. You’ll work cross-platform with Windows/Mac and must be fluent in Linux command line. Experience packaging apps in Conda is essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with customers to assess their VFX production workflows and identify opportunities to streamline creative processes in the cloud.
• Design, deploy, and optimize cloud-based production environments that support rendering, collaboration, and data management.
• Integrate AWS Deadline Cloud into customer pipelines to maximize efficiency and scalability.
• Design and deploy cloud-based infrastructure for artist workstations, render nodes, and collaborative storage solutions.
• Implement best practices for secure, high-performance remote workflows, including networking, VPNs, and Bastion host setups.
• Automate deployment and maintenance tasks using Ansible and other infrastructure‑as‑code tools.
• Provide guidance on cross‑platform interoperability, ensuring seamless integration across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
• Support customers with filesystem architecture, NAS solutions, and scalable storage management.
• Work closely with engineering and pipeline teams to troubleshoot complex render and workflow challenges.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Excellent English communication skills – able to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience designing and deploying cloud‑based solutions for creative workflows directly to customers.
• Proficiency in Linux (multi‑distro preferred).
• Strong AWS experience, particularly in EC2, FSx, VPNs, and networking.
• Experience with render farm management (Deadline) and familiarity with creative artist tools (Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Cinema 4D, etc.).
• Solid understanding of networking, VPNs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with SSH, Bastion hosts, and secure access workflows.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, or Ansible).

Job Type

• Full‑time
• Remote work from home

Location

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level