Senior Systems Administrator

Company: SDFX Studios
Position: Senior Systems Administrator
Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

POSITION SUMMARY:

We currently have an opening for a Senior Systems Administrator. This position will be located in Toronto, Canada.

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 Administrator will install, deploy, and maintain all backend systems and software that runs our operations. This role 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 them according to requirements.

Other duties include:

• Maintain and ensure compliance with our security policies. 
• Carry out documentation of current infrastructure and processes and recommend improvement and efficiencies where possible.
• 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 data centers, 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:

• Prior experience as a systems administrator in a Linux and Windows environment
• Excellent Customer Service and proven communication skills, team player
• Hands-on Knowledge of cloud-based distributed server/storage and data transport technologies.
• Thorough systems engineering experience with IT infrastructure including but not limited to:
  • Network infrastructure (Switches, routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi, VPN must have)
  • Application servers (hardware, virtual, and hyper-converged infrastructure)
  • Active Directory or related directory services administration.
  • Scripting capabilities in Bash, Python, and/or C++ are preferred (an asset)
  • Able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds

Additionally, candidates with prior experience in the motion picture or animation industry, as well as MPAA-related security practices, are a bonus but not required.

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. 

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.