Systems Admin [Sr]

The Senior Systems Administrator reports to the Head of IT. This role involves maintaining existing and implementing new systems to support our onsite and remote studios and machine co-locations. Their key function is to support diverse multi-platform network and infrastructure comprised of high performance network storage and a large rendering/compute farm with hundreds of users at multiple locations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains current systems and implement new systems
• Mentors and trains team members
• Performs research and development for technical strategy and future systems; define and advocate software solutions and options using SWOT metrics
• Provides Tier 3 level escalation support for difficult to solve incidents
• Collaborates with IT and pipeline team to resolve cross-department technical problems and diagnose root causes of incidents
• Guides and project manages the implementation of infrastructure-as-code, continuous integration and dev-ops methodologies in IT team

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum five (5) years of Linux and Windows experience (required)
• Minimum three (3) years of experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python, bash, Powershell) (required)
• Experience using configuration management tools such as Puppet, Salt or Ansible (required)
• Experience in using development tools such as git, JIRA, Confluence (required)
• Experience managing large multi-platform environments – ideally mixed Windows/Linux/Mac OS environments (preferred)
• Proficiency with network design and protocols such as DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing protocols, firewalls (preferred)
• Experience managing high performance network attached storage environments (preferred)
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to lead and give direction to others as well as taking direction from management
• Resourceful and proactive in gathering information, making a decision and taking action
• Able to manage own workload and balance conflicting priorities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment including remote members of the team

We offer extended medical, disability and dental insurance.

Apply here: https://jobs.lever.co/scanlinevfx/465c26f4-4e0f-49d5-a2b4-1d31646ce8f0?lever-origin=applied&lever-source%5B%5D=VFX%20Montreal