Location:Stockholm, Sweden

The Chimney Group, the largest post house in Scandinavia, is looking for a support technician.

Description:
In your role as support technician you will be responsible for the daily support routine and maintenance of production systems.

Job Description:

Continuously monitor our support ticket system (Zendesk).
Providing technical support and trouble-shooting.
Prioritise and solve problems based on level of urgency.
Follow up and proactively implement changes within the IT-department and suggest changes to prevent the same problem recurring.
User management - Active Directory and Google Mail.
Install and upgrade systems.

Abilities:

Self-motivated and a positive attitude.
The ability to quickly understand our core business and make quick decisions and independently set priorities based on that knowledge.
Natural problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a team.

Experience:

Working in a desktop support role.
Working in Film, TV, and/or post-production industry.

Knowledge:

Linux Systems
Windows Server and Domain
Documentation
Scripting knowledge
Networking

Send application and resume to karl@chimneygroup.com

Jr System Administrator/Help Desk (Santa Monica)

Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located two blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, California.  We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute to many aspects of our production network; including user support, OS management and scripting. The precise tasks can vary depending on what you bring to the table, but some of the outstanding responsibilities are:

-manage and troubleshoot hardware and software issues on user workstations running Mac, Linux and occasionally Windows

-assisting with other items such as power issues, building issues, and other general Issues

-ethernet cabling, power cabling, server setups and take downs, deployments

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Knowledge of OSX, CentOS/RHEL, Fedora

-Knowledge of and experience with networking concepts

-Proactive, curious, energetic, troubleshooter

-Strong desire and ability to learn and apply new knowledge and techniques

-Able to lift a server or other similarly weighted item from time to time, independently

-Ability to troubleshoot without guidance for hardware, software and networking issues

PLUSES:

-Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

SUBMISSIONS:

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to http://bit.ly/1pbygZi and apply!

Note: This is a contract position of 3 months. 

System Administrator (Santa Monica)

Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located two blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, California.  We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute to many aspects of our production network; including user support, OS management and scripting. 

The precise tasks can vary depending on what you bring to the table, but some of the outstanding responsibilities are:

- Manage and troubleshoot hardware and software issues on user workstations running Linux or OSX

- BASH and/or Python scripting to increase production in our area of supporting the artists

- Assisting with other items such as power issues, building issues and other general issues

- Deploying workstations, rendernodes and servers for production use

- First point of contact for user issues

Qualifications:

- Advanced knowledge of Fedora, CentOS/RHEL and OSX including software management and deployment

- Advanced knowledge of and experience with networking concepts and network implementations including routing, VLANs, firewalls, traffic inspection

- Advanced knowledge of DNS, LDAP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH, VNC and other common protocols

- Knowledge of Data Backup concepts and software (Netvault, Bacula etc) 

- Extremely proficient with gnu/linux rpm-based distributions 

- Ability to lead in advanced troubleshooting without guidance for hardware, software and networking issues

- Advanced knowledge of hardware RAID, software RAID, lvm, ext3/4, NFS

- Advanced knowledge of linux network commands including NetworkManager, host, nslookup, dig, ifconfig, ip, route, netstat, ping, iptables etc. 

- Solid understanding of packet flow, tcp and udp transmissions

- Advanced knowledge of sysv, init scripts and startup and login process for linux and osx systems

- Advanced knowledge of virtualisation concepts and implentations

- Knowledge of rpm repository mirroring and rpmbuild for custom repos

- Advanced knowledge of security concepts including best practice and auditing 

- Knowledge of VPN technologies including site-to-site VPN tunnels

- Puppet management system knowledge

- Ability to manage large data sets / projects

- Customer service experience

Pluses:

- Advanced knowledge of xenserver administration including p2v

- Knowledge of openldap 

- Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

- Experience with squid or other hardware ssl proxy web filters

- Wireless networking experience

- Video card experience (drivers, troubleshooting, Xorg, etc)

- Mcollective, Cobbler, Jenkins knowledge

- Ceph knowledge 

- FortiGate/FortiAP experience

- HP Procurve experience

- Proactive, curious, energetic, troubleshooter

- Strong desire and ability to learn and apply new knowledge and techniques

- Able to left a server or other similarly weighted item from time to time, independently 

Submissions:

Note: This is a contract position of 9 months. 

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to http://bit.ly/1k2XoJA and apply!

No phone calls - no resume drop offs. It's NOT OK to email about this position. We will be in touch directly if we're interested in an interview and we cannot guarantee response if you email directly. Thanks!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a DevOps / Systems Administrator to work with an award winning postproduction and visual effects studio based in Central London. They are providers of cutting edge “concept to screen” creative solutions to high profile commercial brands and major feature film studios.

This thriving studio is looking for an industry established DevOps/Sys Admin to support and contribute to their existing infrastructure and workflows. The position involves Interacting with various departments across a range of projects to maintain servers, networks and storage configurations.

The position would suit a passionate System Admin looking to progress their career and development skills. It will provide many opportunities to make a significant impact on the business and the technical development of the facility. The successful candidate will be developed by working closely with senior members of the team to script, develop and implement new solutions.

Suitable candidates will have the following knowledge and experience,

• 2+ years of Linux
• Fluent in at least one scripting language (perl, bash, python)
• Experience managing storage (XFS, GPFS)
• General networking / switch knowledge (VLAN, LACP, VPN, routing)
• In-depth knowledge of common network services (DHCP, DNS, PXE, etc)
• Knowledge of provisioning (puppet, saltstack, ansible)

Familiarity with the following is also very useful

• OS X or Windows configuration and management
• Understanding and experience using RDBMS software such as MySQL and Postgres or NOSQLs such as mongodb
• Large scale storage and systems management
• Visual effects knowledge

If the above sounds like something that you would like to be a part of, forward a copy of your CV to tom@frame-25.com and we’ll be in touch.

System Administrator

Posted: November 4, 2014

Portfolio Animation Studio has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and organized individual with an interest in setting up a systems environment from the ground up. The company is expanding and will be relocating to a new location at 901 King Street West on December 1^st.  The successful candidate will have an opportunity to design and implement new systems and processes.

This proactive individual gets really excited by forward trends in technology and products, as well as best practices in enterprise level production systems. This position would be suitable for someone with some experience in a System Admin role looking to advance.

The Systems Administrator will play a key role in the successful move and accelerated growth of the studio.

Core role and responsibilities:

 -       Manage the studio pipeline infrastructure and process

-       Advise and assist with purchases of hardware, software, networking, servers, storage and other IT infrastructure necessary for the effective        operation of the studio

-       Provide end user support, help troubleshoot and fix desktop issues and studio pipeline software

-       Install new server hardware and desktop peripherals from vendors

-       Install and configure Windows and Mac desktops and laptops

-       Install and configure services like AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO

-       Configure and maintain Cisco network equipment

-       Setup and perform system monitoring and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups

-       Add and remove new users desktops and accounts

-       Maintain and monitor server room environment

-       Manage external vendors

-       Manage the studio software licenses

Knowledge and Skills:

-       Minimum of 5 years help desk experience

-       System Administration experience is an asset

-       Excellent communication skills - written and interpersonal

-       Strong track record of being a good team player

-       Self-managed with good initiative; pro-active

-       Analytical thinker

-       High level of personal integrity; follows through on commitments

-       Experience with administering Linux, Windows and Mac desktops

-       Animation system administration experience is a strong asset

Working conditions:

-       Dynamic, fast-paced environment

-       Responsibilities sometimes require working evenings and weekends, with advanced notice

-       No travel required other than the first month traveling between locations

-       Some lifting of server/networking equipment will be required

Location: Toronto

Start Date: Immediately

Salary: $ TBA / Commensurate on experience + employee benefits available

How to Apply: Interested applicants are invited to e-mail a resume by November 11, 2014 to 

jobs@portfolio-ent.com and reference: Systems Admin in the subject line.

 We thank everyone for their interest, however, due to the number of applications we receive only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  No phone calls please.

Candidates must be a Canadian Citizen and live in the Province of Ontario.

Join a small studio environment, that is growing and evolving, always offering new challenges.

We are looking for a Systems Administrator/IT Director to help us grow and maintain the studio infrastructure for three small companies: 567vfx, Relish editing and Tendril Design and Animation.  

This involves:

- administering 30+ user desktops and laptops ranging from Windows 7 and linux to Mac OS. 

- administering 30+ node render farm running deadline render manager

- researching solutions, planning and developing short and long term IT infrastructure, including network, wifi, storage and backup.

- maintaining Autodesk Flame and Lustre workstations

- SAN administration

- possibly investigating emerging technology such as 3d printing, real-time 3D, etc.

- purchasing hardware and software.

- optimizing network and storage performance

- the occasional night of silliness (karaoke anyone?)

Recommended skills:

- loves looking for ways to make things better/faster/more efficient

- self starter

- fluent in Windows, Mac OS, and linux

- ability to script (python, bash, maxscript)

- windows and linux server management

- network and security setup

- strong understanding of render farm management

- ability to think quickly and problem solve

- ability to see the "bigger picture"

- good communication skills and ability to work well with a team

- understanding of video production and animation pipelines

- experience with VLAN, VPN, DNS, DHCP, AD, FTP, NFS, LTO (and a whole slew of other acronyms)

All kidding aside.  We work hard, we strive for excellence, but we do it together, as a team.  And we believe in community and respecting balance.

Junior Systems Engineer

Method Studios is looking for a Junior Systems Engineer to join its Technology team.

Technical requirements are focused on supporting team and working remotely from our sister company Efilm in Hollywood.

Some of the Responsibilities and Duties will include:

• Perform in the following technical areas:
  Systems installation, configuration and operation
  Hardware integration and deployment.
• Software installation
• Configuration management
• Networking
• Incident response and management
• Security
• Administer servers and network services: LDAP, NIS, AD, DNS, DHCP, NFS
• User support and troubleshooting
• Familiar and experience with a Linux based enviroments

The shifts for this position can vary, fluctuating between working days and evening shifts.  Candidate must be flexible with this schedule.

This is a 3-4 month assignment, possibly longer for the right candidate.

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR (PIPELINE)

Method Studios is an international visual effects company, with recent credits including: Iron Man 3, Robocop, Divergent, and The Maze Runner.  We are looking for talented, ambitious individuals to join out team as Assistant Technical Directors (ATD’s) and eventually proceed into full TD or development positions within the company.

Some of the duties as an Assistant Technical Director:

* Work closely with production teams, artists, and supervisors to gather information.

* Diagnose technical issues and address them directly or escalate to the pipeline team.

* Debug problematic scenes in Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and other packages.

* Validate issues of artists and clearly express technical issues that come from artists in a way that is reproducible.

* Develop scripts to optimize various tasks for production.

* Monitor bug reports filed by production.

Job Requirements:

* Programming experience, preferably in Python, C++, MEL, Java.

* BS or Masters Degree, ideally in a technical field.

* Good interpersonal skills.

Bonus experience:

* Experience in our core applications: Maya, Houdini, Nuke.

* Experience with database programming, either relational or NoSQL.

* Familiarity with Unix operating systems.

* High level of technical aptitude.

* Web programming experience using JavaScript or PHP

MPC is one of the world's leading post production facilities creating high-end digital visual effects for feature films, advertising, music and television. Technology is at the heart of the company, and a key part of the organization is the Systems team who develop and maintain the infrastructure on which the visual effects are created.

There is currently a vacancy for the mid-level position of Junior Systems Support in the Systems team. The role offers the successful candidate unlimited potential to advance their technical skills, plus experience with state-of-the-art technology and an opportunity to learn from specialist digital media colleagues. If you have a sharp technical mind and want to be a part of some very high profile productions, then this is the place for you.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide friendly face to face and phone support for VFX Artists using Linux and Windows. To include: application issues, OS issues, networking problems, login issues, software installs and requests for peripherals.
• Set up, move and install workstaions to meet production requirements.
• Troubleshoot, repair and RMA workstation hardware.
• Calibrate artist monitors.
• Provide general help to other members of the Systems team.
• Provide late cover on a rotational shift pattern.
• Various ad hoc project work.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with Linux, including use of command line and configuration files.
• Knowledge of Windows including installation and configuration.
• A basic knowledge of servers, networking, storage and render systems for trouble shooting purposes.
• A keen interest in computer systems technology and the ambition to increase your skill and knowledge base.

• Great people skills and the desire to be part of a team.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Ability to prioritise workload and respond quickly to important issues
•  Enthusiastic with a commitment to learn.

Bonus Points

• Degree in a technical discipline.
• Programming or scripting experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the dynamic world of visual effects

Jr System Administrator/Help Desk (Santa Monica)

Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located two blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, California.  We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute to many aspects of our production network; including user support, OS management and scripting. The precise tasks can vary depending on what you bring to the table, but some of the outstanding responsibilities are:

-manage and troubleshoot hardware and software issues on user workstations running Mac, Linux and occasionally Windows

-assisting with other items such as power issues, building issues, and other general Issues

-ethernet cabling, power cabling, server setups and take downs, deployments

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Knowledge of OSX, CentOS/RHEL, Fedora

-Knowledge of and experience with networking concepts

-Proactive, curious, energetic, troubleshooter

-Strong desire and ability to learn and apply new knowledge and techniques

-Able to lift a server or other similarly weighted item from time to time, independently

-Ability to troubleshoot without guidance for hardware, software and networking issues

PLUSES:

-Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

SUBMISSIONS:

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to http://bit.ly/1pbygZi and apply.

Note: This is a contract position of 3 months. 

System Administrator (Santa Monica)

Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located two blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, California.  We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute to many aspects of our production network; including user support, OS management and scripting. 

The precise tasks can vary depending on what you bring to the table, but some of the outstanding responsibilities are:

- Manage and troubleshoot hardware and software issues on user workstations running Linux or OSX

- BASH and/or Python scripting to increase production in our area of supporting the artists

- Assisting with other items such as power issues, building issues and other general issues

- Deploying workstations, rendernodes and servers for production use

- First point of contact for user issues

Qualifications:

- Advanced knowledge of Fedora, CentOS/RHEL and OSX including software management and deployment

- Advanced knowledge of and experience with networking concepts and network implementations including routing, VLANs, firewalls, traffic inspection

- Advanced knowledge of DNS, LDAP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH, VNC and other common protocols

- Knowledge of Data Backup concepts and software (Netvault, Bacula etc) 

- Extremely proficient with gnu/linux rpm-based distributions 

- Ability to lead in advanced troubleshooting without guidance for hardware, software and networking issues

- Advanced knowledge of hardware RAID, software RAID, lvm, ext3/4, NFS

- Advanced knowledge of linux network commands including NetworkManager, host, nslookup, dig, ifconfig, ip, route, netstat, ping, iptables etc. 

- Solid understanding of packet flow, tcp and udp transmissions

- Advanced knowledge of sysv, init scripts and startup and login process for linux and osx systems

- Advanced knowledge of virtualisation concepts and implentations

- Knowledge of rpm repository mirroring and rpmbuild for custom repos

- Advanced knowledge of security concepts including best practice and auditing 

- Knowledge of VPN technologies including site-to-site VPN tunnels

- Puppet management system knowledge

- Ability to manage large data sets / projects

- Customer service experience

Pluses:

- Advanced knowledge of xenserver administration including p2v

- Knowledge of openldap 

- Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

- Experience with squid or other hardware ssl proxy web filters

- Wireless networking experience

- Video card experience (drivers, troubleshooting, Xorg, etc)

- Mcollective, Cobbler, Jenkins knowledge

- Ceph knowledge 

- FortiGate/FortiAP experience

- HP Procurve experience

- Proactive, curious, energetic, troubleshooter

- Strong desire and ability to learn and apply new knowledge and techniques

- Able to left a server or other similarly weighted item from time to time, independently 

Submissions:

Note: This is a contract position of 9 months. 

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to http://bit.ly/1k2XoJA and apply!

No phone calls - no resume drop offs. It's NOT OK to email about this position. We will be in touch directly if we're interested in an interview and we cannot guarantee response if you email directly. Thanks!

NEXUS PRODUCTIONS – STUDIO TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Nexus Productions is offering the position of Studio Technical Support from the 3rd of December 2014 until the 23rd of December 2014.

Nexus is an independent production company and animation studio, with a worldwide reputation for creative and accomplished home-grown design and transmedia story-telling. Our work includes an Oscar nominated short, Grammy nominated and MTV Award winning music videos, and Cannes Grand Prix, Gold Lions, and Black D&AD pencil winning commercials.

We are dedicated to the development of unique voices in filmmaking, with a roster of directing talent working with multi-disciplinary skills in animation, live-action and interactive media.

General duties will include the following:

Offering desktop support to the studio, from general Windows/Mac troubleshooting through deploying workstations and associated equipment.

Assisting with the more specific aspects of an animation studio such as render wrangling, deploying 3D/2D software and plug-ins.

Working alongside the Studio Manager to prepare equipment and seating for artists, producers and directors.

The ideal candidate will have:

Essential:

• Ability to cope with all desktop support aspects of a Windows environment

• An understanding of Windows Domains, including associated services such as Active Directory

• An understanding of basic networking concepts.

• The ability to react quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable:

• Experience of After Effects, Nuke, 3DS Max and other animation software.

• Has worked inside a creative company before.

Nvizible is looking for a talented Junior Systems Support candidate. The ability to learn quickly and efficiently is essential for this role, along with great organisation and teamwork skills.  Nvizible is a busy, growing VFX house - an ideal place to apply your knowledge and to develop an excellent range of technical abilities.  You'll be supporting our world class VFX artists and producers to provide high end film and television clients with brilliant VFX via the tools and platforms listed below:

Main Responsibilities:
Technical Support for VFX Artists/Production
Manage Support helpdesk
Manage storage - GPFS
Troubleshoot render farm issues
Backup/Archive management
Workstation/Laptop setups
User Account administration
Documentation of procedures
Asset/Inventory Management

Requirements:
12 months experience in an IT role
Experience of Linux/Mac and command line and a working knowledge of Windows
Basic knowledge of servers, networking, storage and render systems
Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
Excellent troubleshooting skills
Great written and verbal communication skills
Strong teamwork skills
Bash/Python scripting experience (desirable)

About Us

Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is one of North America’s largest privately owned animation studios, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we’re more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver’s trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.

Leo, Gemini, Emmy…been there, won that.

Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.

Department: Software

Location: Vancouver

About the Position

As a software developer, you are an integral member of Nerd Corps’ small, fast-paced software development team who provide creative web-based solutions to manage and enhance our 3D animation production pipeline. Reporting to the director of software development, you will be involved in designing, developing, documenting and maintaining high-quality, complex, reliable web-based applications to improve the efficiency of the studio. You are a quick learner who strives to meet our production needs in an efficient and effective manner. You are a great mentor to the team as well as an excellent problem solver. This position requires you to be proactive, possess a broad knowledge of modern web technologies, and have a passion for creating scalable and innovative web-based applications for the television/3D animation industry. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain in-house client/server web-based project management systems and various production pipeline tools
• Assist the software team to oversee issues with the render farm
• Liaise with production staff to help define workflows and implement new tools and processes to improve efficiency
• Collaborate with team members and production staff to come up with creative technical solutions for challenges in the studio
• Invent, analyze, and optimize algorithms or data structures to improve our current systems
• Help to define the user model and user interface for new and existing production tools
• Mentor the team on technical issues and communicate complex problems in a simple form to team members and production staff
• Actively participate in software-related meetings by offering thoughts and ideas, and identify obstacles to the director of software development
• Keep current on software development techniques and technology
• Recommend any team training needs to the director of software development
• Carry out duties in a professional and positive manner
• Be a positive and creative force on the team

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in computing science or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years of commercial experience, preferably in the animation/visual effects industry or related field
• Solid foundation in software development methodologies, client/server paradigms and object-oriented paradigms
• Strong working knowledge of web-based technologies including Python, PHP, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX/JSON and HTML/CSS
• Good working knowledge of C++

• Strong SQL skills and knowledge of relational database design
• Experience with MySQL is preferred

• Experience with MVC development framework such as Django
• Experience with CSS and Javascript framework
• Understanding of Agile development process such as Scrum
• Must be able to write clean and maintainable code
• Able to take direction well and execute on a project with limited supervision
• Able to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas in a professional and positive manner
• Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Able to work alone and collaboratively, often with multiple tasks and under deadline pressure
• Encourage feedback and new initiatives
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change
• Quick learner with excellent troubleshooting skills

Not essential but would be great assets

• Experience with user experience design or usability testing
• Understanding of web services such as REST
• Knowledge of writing APIs
• Understanding of web application security practices
• Background in computer graphics to help understand the production work performed at Nerd Corps
• Knowledge of 3D applications such as Autodesk Softimage, Maya, Nuke
• Knowledge of or experience developing public large scale web applications

THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.

Junior Systems Engineer

The system engineer’s role is to install and support all production infrastructures within the facility. This includes installation and configuration of all hardware and software and providing technical support to creative staff. 

Duties and responsibilities:

•        Install and support all storage / network infrastructure.
•        Build workstations and render systems including OS install and configuration.
•        Support backup/archive/HSM tape systems.
•        Install creative tools in all departments.
•        Provide user hardware and software support.
•        Document all systems installations and modifications.

The successful candidate will understand and embrace the requirements of a small company, specifically with the need to work flexibly and in collaboration with the other departments including all creative teams and production staff.

Required Skills:

•        Strong knowledge and experience (3 years+) with Linux systems.
•        Experience of OSX and Windows.
•        Good knowledge of Python programming.
•        Experience with shell programming.
•        Understanding of heterogeneous network environments.
•        Strong problem solving ability.
•        Strong communication skills.

Education and experience:

•        Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other computing related discipline.
•        2-3 years working in post-production / visual effects / gaming industries.
•        Knowledge of the following systems:
•        Linux OS (Ubuntu mainly plus RHEL/Centos).
•        OSX and Windows.
•        Storage systems, including SAN and NAS.
•        Network switch configuration / network diagnostics.
•        Backup / archive systems.
•        Deployment/configuration systems. CF-Engine/Puppet.
•        Post-production / visual effects software.

Please email millie.cox@methodstudios.com 

Method Studios is looking for a Junior Systems Engineer to join its Technology team.

Technical requirements are focused on supporting team and working remotely from various locations including Method, Beast, and EFilm

Some of the Responsibilities and Duties will include:

• Perform in the following technical areas:
  Systems installation, configuration and operation
  Hardware integration and deployment.
• Software installation
• Configuration management
• Networking
• Incident response and management
• Security
• Administer servers and network services: LDAP, NIS, AD, DNS, DHCP, NFS
• User support and troubleshooting
• Familiar and experience with a Linux based enviroments
• Experience with PCOIP / Teradici systems a plus

A degree and a background in Computer Science is required.

The shifts are weekend shifts.

This is a 3-4 month assignment, possibly longer for the right candidate.

FULL STACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Description

Method Studios Los Angeles is looking to hire an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to work on its global Web Services infrastructure. Are you interested in building services people actually use? Interested in providing scalable network services on a global scale? Are you passionate about automation?  Your responsibilities will span multiple languages and frameworks, often seeing a product through from inception to deployment.

Qualifications

• Computer Science Degree or related experience
• Minimum 5 years professional software development experience
• Experience in Python and Java
• Experience in Agile teams, Git and Git Flow process
• Solid knowledge of Linux server and desktop environments
• Solid experience with HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript
• Ability and desire to learn new technologies and languages as required
• Ability to solve problems unsupervised and recommend proactive technical solutions
• Positive can-do attitude combined with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and organizational skill with strong attention to detail

Additional Skills Preferred

• UI and UX design and implementation
• SDK/API for Atlassian's JIRA, Confluence, Stash
• DevOps processes: Puppet, Salt, Amazon AWS, VMWare
• Web Frameworks: Pyramid, Twisted, Node.js
• NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Graph Databases

The Software Developer will support current and new software initiatives for internal and external clients. Applicants must have a minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual who can work both independently and in a team with other developers.

Required qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional development experience in Objective-C

• Expert with Git source code management, AFNetworking, CocoaPods, and XCode

• Experience developing and integrating RESTful Web Services

• Strong background in video related technologies and frameworks: AVFoundation, FFMpeg, HLS, and RTP

• Great understanding of Amazon’s cloud platform • Capable of debugging and extending GCD-based solutions

• Experience creating and integrating databases using MySQL, MSSQL, and SQLite

• Familiar with Scrum/Agile development strategies

Preferred qualifications:

• GLSL and OpenGL experience

• NoSQL and GraphDB experience

• Open source portfolio

This position requires occasional lifting and moving of light to medium-weighted objects (10-50 pounds). We offer competitive pay and a benefits program including: medical, dental & vision coverage, vacation & sick leave, 401(k), and more. Light Iron Digital, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Email resumes (PDF format only) to careers@lightiron.com; no calls or drop-offs please.

About Us

Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is one of North America’s largest privately owned animation studios, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we’re more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver’s trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.

Leo, Gemini, Emmy…been there, won that.

Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.

Department: Software

Location: Vancouver

About the Position

As a software developer, you are an integral member of Nerd Corps’ small, fast-paced software development team who provide creative web-based solutions to manage and enhance our 3D animation production pipeline. Reporting to the director of software development, you will be involved in designing, developing, documenting and maintaining high-quality, complex, reliable web-based applications to improve the efficiency of the studio. You are a quick learner who strives to meet our production needs in an efficient and effective manner. You are a great mentor to the team as well as an excellent problem solver. This position requires you to be proactive, possess a broad knowledge of modern web technologies, and have a passion for creating scalable and innovative web-based applications for the television/3D animation industry. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain in-house client/server web-based project management systems and various production pipeline tools
• Assist the software team to oversee issues with the render farm
• Liaise with production staff to help define workflows and implement new tools and processes to improve efficiency
• Collaborate with team members and production staff to come up with creative technical solutions for challenges in the studio
• Invent, analyze, and optimize algorithms or data structures to improve our current systems
• Help to define the user model and user interface for new and existing production tools
• Mentor the team on technical issues and communicate complex problems in a simple form to team members and production staff
• Actively participate in software-related meetings by offering thoughts and ideas, and identify obstacles to the director of software development
• Keep current on software development techniques and technology
• Recommend any team training needs to the director of software development
• Carry out duties in a professional and positive manner
• Be a positive and creative force on the team

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in computing science or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years of commercial experience, preferably in the animation/visual effects industry or related field
• Solid foundation in software development methodologies, client/server paradigms and object-oriented paradigms
• Strong working knowledge of web-based technologies including Python, PHP, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX/JSON and HTML/CSS
• Good working knowledge of C++

• Strong SQL skills and knowledge of relational database design
• Experience with MySQL is preferred

• Experience with MVC development framework such as Django
• Experience with CSS and Javascript framework
• Understanding of Agile development process such as Scrum
• Must be able to write clean and maintainable code
• Able to take direction well and execute on a project with limited supervision
• Able to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas in a professional and positive manner
• Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Able to work alone and collaboratively, often with multiple tasks and under deadline pressure
• Encourage feedback and new initiatives
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change
• Quick learner with excellent troubleshooting skills

Not essential but would be great assets

• Experience with user experience design or usability testing
• Understanding of web services such as REST
• Knowledge of writing APIs
• Understanding of web application security practices
• Background in computer graphics to help understand the production work performed at Nerd Corps
• Knowledge of 3D applications such as Autodesk Softimage, Maya, Nuke
• Knowledge of or experience developing public large scale web applications

THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.