System Administrator (Los Angeles)

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 Mac, Linux and occasionally Windows

- 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

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

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Advanced knowledge of OSX, CentOS/RHEL, Fedora 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, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH, RDP and other common protocols

- 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

- Extremely proficient with gnu/linux rpm-based distributions

- Knowledge of apache httpd virtual hosts files

- 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, CIFS/SMB, AFP

- Advanced knowledge of hardware including RAID cards, clustered storage such as equallogic, sun fire, isilon or avamar

- Advanced knowledge of network troubleshooting techniques using nmap, tcpdump, wireshark, iperf, iptraf, nettop, traceroute, etc

- 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 the startup and login process for linux and osx systems

- Advanced knowledge of virtualization concepts and implementations

- Knowledge of rpm repository mirroring and rpmbuild, for custom repos

- Advancecd knowledge of security concepts ranging from file permissions to best practices and backdoor prevention

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

PLUSES:

- Advanced knowledge of xenserver administration, including p2v

- Knowledge of openldap or opendirectory

- Knowledge of systemd

- Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

- Experience with bluecoat systems or other hardware ssl proxy web filters

- Wireless networking experience

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

- Puppet management system knowledge

- Mcollective knowledge

- Cobbler knowledge

- Fortigate/fortiap experience

- Procurve experience

SUBMISSIONS:

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to jobsysad2012@luma-pictures.com and/or www.lumapictures.com. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting - [System Administrator]

Luma Pictures

1424 2nd St

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Jr System Administrator/Help Desk (Los Angeles)

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 jobsysad2012@luma-pictures.com and/or

 www.lumapictures.com. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting - [JR System Administrator/Help desk]

Luma Pictures

1424 2nd St

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Submitted materials will not be returned and no phone calls please.

www.luma-pictures.com

Are you an expert in digital storage, looking for new challenges?

Have you mastered digital media production processes?

Do you adore resolving technological challenges?

Would you like to work in a creative environment?

Does working under pressure motivate you?

If you’ve answered yes to these questions, come and speak with us …

http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/jobs/positions-available/?jobid=20972

Weta Digital are now looking for a Database Administrator.

Responsibilities include:
- Sizing, Provisioning and Configuration
- Monitoring
- Upgrades
- Schema Changes
- Replication
- SQL Consultation
- Troubleshooting and Third Level Support

Large scale relational databases are used throughout Weta Digital and are a critical part of the Company's IT infrastructure. The DBA is responsible for all aspects of these databases' administration. Our databases are used for:

- Production Tracking
- Render Scheduling and Error Reporting
- Disk Space Allocation and Reporting
- Statistics and Data Warehousing
- Asset Libraries
- Mail and Calendering
- Software Project Management
- Motion Capture

Most of these databases are company wide and mission critical. Many are required to scale to millions – or in some cases billions – of transactions per day. We require a DBA with solid scripting experience in Perl and Python. Alongside these scripting skills, we'd be very interested to hear from DBAs who've run databases on NAS, Flash and FIO storage on physical hardware and from within VM guests. We'd be very interested to hear from candidates who – additionally – have significant LDAP experience.

While strong technical skills are essential, personal qualities will be equally important. The DBA is often required to coach and mentor developers in the use of SQL – helping them to troubleshoot queries or improve performance. We're looking for an approachable, cautious and highly organized individual. Crucially, you're the kind of person who would enjoy working in an Agile environment to take responsibility for – and shape the future of – one of Weta Digitals core IT components.

Highly Desirable Skills:
- MySQL Installation, Configuration and Administration
- Advanced SQL and Database Optimization
- MySQL Replication
- Perl
- Python
- LDAP
- Linux Systems Administration
- Postgres Administration
- CouchDB Administration

Bonus Skills:
- LDAP
- Commvault
- MS SQL Server
- VMWare

Desirable Experience:
- At least two years prior experience in a DBA role and at least five years experience as an analyst programmer or a similar SQL-heavy role.
- High Availability and Fail-over Solutions
- Data Warehousing
- Performing Upgrades
- Managing Backups and Recoveries – especially if in conjunction with Commvault.
- Working in an Agile Environment

Desirable Qualifications:
- BS/MS or equivalent knowledge and experience in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline

Key Qualities:
- Effective communication skills: both written and oral.
- A passion for collaboration: you enjoy discussing database techniques and solutions with developers.
- A willingness to learn – and routinely use – a large number of languages and technologies.
- A talent for working with existing schemas: improving their performance and ability to scale.
- The ability to work strategically and deliver technically sound improvements with minimal downtime.

Click here to apply  

Full time position at Video Post Production House

Experience with configuring & supporting:

- render farms, both software & hardware

- video servers and networking for all major CGI applications, Flame, Smoke & FCP

- production suites and workstations for all major CGI applications, Flame, Smoke & FCP

Experience calibrating computer & broadcast monitors to rec. 709

System administration of both mac & linux servers & workstations

Pay commensurate with experience. Send CVs to jobs@cvltproduction.com

Location: Flexibly at any one of our Method Studios locations

Respond to:  darin.grant@methodstudios.com

Method Studios is currently searching for a Systems Engineer to join its Technology team. The primary focus of this position is in systems architecture and infrastructure engineering. The candidate will require expertise in systems administration and architecture along with foundational programming ability. Candidate will work to implement and improve Method's existing in-house infrastructure, as well as integrate and maintain various third-party systems and products. Candidates will contribute to the design of future architecture in addition to evaluating and integrating third-party solutions for hardware, software, and workflow for maintenance of operations across a multi-site world-class visual effects facility.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform in the following technical areas:
  • Systems installation, configuration and operation
  • Core network service (LDAP, DNS, Firewall, etc.) installation and administration
  • Hardware integration and deployment
  • Software installation
  • Configuration management (Puppet)
  • Networking
  • Incident response and management
  • Security
  • Setup and installation of Linux and open-source extension packages
  • Develop internal systems tools and utilities for operating, monitoring, and reporting on studio infrastructure availability and utilization.
  • Develop and maintain high-level digital security standards required in a post-production environment.
  • Develop and maintain written operational procedures for routine network management processes.
  • Administer servers and network services: LDAP, NIS, AD,  DNS, DHCP, NFS
  • Administer network switches, network storage and associated tape backup system, Virtual Server Infrastructure, Databases, User accounts, Email technologies, Firewall, Internet and Digital Security, User support and troubleshooting
  • Analyze and tune systems for performance, throughput, resource utilization, high availability, and scalability
  • Evaluate system components, software, networking infrastructure and hardware peripherals for reliability, performance, scalability and security
  • Research in order to maintain a working knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications, including emerging technologies

Evaluate business requirements and make recommendations on systems design and hardware purchases to fulfill business needs.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required:

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems or comparable professional experience
• Minimum 4 years experience in a professional systems engineering environment
• Advanced knowledge of Linux server and desktop environments
• Solid knowledge of OSX and Windows platforms
• Programming experience with at least one of Python, Bash, C/C++, Java or similar
• Experience building and operating high availability and high scalability computing systems
• Experience with VMware or OpenStack virtual infrastructures
• Knowledge of SQL databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Ability and desire to learn new technologies 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

Optional Skills that would be a plus:

• Experience working in Film, TV, and/or post-production industry
• Experience in the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of key software packages including: Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Massive, RenderMan, Vray, Mental Ray, Mari, SynthEyes, PFTrack, Silhouette, Flame, Flare, Smoke, RV, and Hiero
• Experience related to disaster recovery, business continuity, backup systems, tape libraries, SAN, and NAS knowledge

Job Summary:

The Web Engineer will be working alongside a creative and energetic team and will plan, design, develop, test and maintain Pixar’s web-based education programs, archives and knowledge repositories. The Web Engineer will partner with Pixar University groups to identify information retention needs and construct user-friendly and easily accessible online archives for educational materials.  The Web Engineer will create new innovations and deliver robust applications that may exceed initial programming specifications.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

• This position allows the creative freedom to use and experiment with various technologies to see projects from inception to completion
• Analyze information and feedback from content-generating and end-user groups to identify needs and construct specification for web-based knowledge applications
• Collaborate with graphic designers to develop the look and feel of web applications
• Manage servers, storage partitions, web and database services
• Collaborate with IT Department to create new disk partitions, web hosts and domains
• Act as point person for all things technical in the Pixar University and Archive department
• Construct, using technical tools, searchable and robust online archives of video and document-based seminars, classes and educational materials
• Regularly review and update archive structure, functionality and content
• Train employees of varying skills and backgrounds on search and retrieval of archived information
• Consult and advise production groups and other areas of Pixar University on knowledge capture and online archiving capability
• Develop new solutions as necessary

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience; Masters degree preferred
• 3-5 years of infrastructure engineer work experience; infrastructure architecture experience is preferred
• Must be able to write maintainable code
• Demonstrated success in the design, construction and maintenance of online multimedia knowledge archives
• Background in educational and curriculum design and methods
• Experience with web development software and practice, including CGI scripting, wiki and interactivity
• Hands-on experience in production and publications of web-based educational materials
• Knowledge of project management and implementations
• Scripting language, such as, Python, Perl, PHP, HTML/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, AJAX, JQuery, SQL, Flash, ActionScripting and UNIX/Linux Shell Scripting
• MySQL server administration
• Basic Unix server administration
• Apache Webserver maintenance and installation
• Basic knowledge of SCM, RCS, CVS and Perforce
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Linux System Administrator

Guru Studio's dedicated team is passionate about bringing inspired character driven stories to screens around the world.

Provide server administration for Guru Servers on both Linux and Windows platforms. Duties include provisioning new servers, imaging monitoring, backups, daily housekeeping and provide escalation support. Lead new developments from the system perspective by coordinating with IT manager and internal resources.

Responsibilities

-          Daily monitoring and maintenance of over 50 servers

-          Perform backup, file replications and script management for servers

-          Test and apply new software and maintenance patches

-          Administrative scripting with Perl, Python and Shell

-          Complete security audits on a routine basis

-          Plan and expand current service offerings

-          Monthly reports regarding improvements, new hardware purchase requests or software upgrades/purchases

Qualifications:

-          5+ Years Linux Server, AD, Windows domain environment experience

-          Solid experience with multi-server environment/deployments

-          Virtual Machine environment experience

-          Ability to gather requirements, design and implement appropriate solutions

-          Strong process orientated experience in terms of implementation and completion

-          Strong knowledge of CentOS Linux Server(Networking and Storage)

-          Familiarity with Python, Perl and Shell development and automation

-          High Availability and failover scenarios

-          Strong working knowledge of storage environments and networking

-          File replication, File System Tuning, Upgrading and Configuring

-          Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills

-          Server and network documentations of processes and procedures

-          Rush render manager software experience

-          Bacula Implementation and administration experience

-          Experience working in a Studio Render farm environment

To Apply:

Posting Date: Apr.30th/13
Closing Date: May 13th/13
Location: 110 Spadina Ave / Downtown Toronto

Please email resumes and links to blogs, portfolios or reels (Vimeo preferred) to: hireme@gurustudio.com with Linux System Administrator in the subject line. Ontario and/or Canadian Citizenship Required. Guru is an equal opportunity employer.

Thank you for your interest in Guru Animation Studio. Hope to hear from you soon.

PIPELINE TD

Guru Studio's dedicated team is passionate about bringing inspired character driven stories to screens around the world.

Our award winning and internationally renowned Toronto animated entertainment company is looking for a PIPELINE TD who is responsible for supporting the needs of production, pipeline and toolsets. This role reports directly to the CG Supervisor and Producer.

Responsibilities:
Oversees the development, maintenance and optimization of lighting and rendering toolsets used by the Surfacing, FX, and Lighting/Compositing departments
Fix misbehaving scenes including corrupted scene errors, long load times and diagnosing problems from new errors
Create/update/add pipeline tools to Maya and create/modify/edit/devise Shotgun workflow
Collaborate with production supervisors to establish methodologies and workflow that meet the requirements of each production
Collaborate with supervisors and producers to promote, develop and implement training and mentoring to enhance skill-sets within the Surfacing and Lighting/Compositing departments

Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years of CG experience
Experience with and proven working knowledge of Maya, Nuke and VRay
Various scripting languages, including Python and Mel
Subversion, CVS, or other revision control system
Experience designing user interfaces
Strong communication skills
C/C++ or other object-oriented programming language an asset

To Apply:

Posting Date: May 01/13
Closing Date: May 20/13
Location: 110 Spadina Ave / Downtown Toronto

Please email resumes and links to blogs, portfolios or reels (Vimeo preferred) to: hireme@gurustudio.com with PIPELINE TD in the subject line.. Guru is an equal opportunity employer

Thank you for your interest in Guru Animation Studio. Hope to hear from you soon.

Stratuscore Services Ltd is seeking 2 x Systems and Network Engineers to join it's TechOps team in Vancouver, BC. This includes managing servers and state of the art fiber infrastructure along with 2D & 3D applications that serve our customers from multiple data centers. This new position will understand, identify, configure, test, document, advise and implement systems to support product development and represent the needs of the growing systems teams in multiple locations. 

To be successful in this position, you must be a highly vested team player, self-starter, work well under stress, and enjoy working with a highly collaborative team in a fast paced environment while managing multiple concurrent tasks. 

Requirements:
We are seeking an experienced, exceptional hands-on individual to come on board & lead our Network and System Engineering team of administrators, engineers, operators and technicians.

Qualifications:
• Proven experience working with IP-based client-server applications: A minimum of 2 years working in imaging and video applications over IP networks.
• Able to interact comfortably with clients, senior management and development teams and provide a high level of confidence in the reliability of systems and solutions.
• System monitoring: Manage system-monitoring infrastructure and assume responsibility for issue escalation and resource triage based on maintaining uptime commitments and the parameters defined in service level agreements.
• Networking: Experience with data center LAN infrastructure (best practices, tiered GigE+ switching, optical and copper cabling), high performance firewalls, VPNs and intrusion detection systems.
• System Configuration and Administration: Strong Windows Server 2008-2012 experience managing file servers and virtual machines in Guest OS/Host OS configurations is a requirement (provisioning, maintenance and performance tuning). Ability to develop PowerShell and Perl scripts for rapid automation. RedHat and CentOS experience a plus. 
• High Availability/Scalability: Working knowledge of the different methods of providing redundancy on many levels to ensure that application integrity is not compromised including Linux system clustering, MySQL replication, component redundancy and recovery from failure. Develop and maintain horizontal and vertical scalability for infrastructure components.
• Vendor Relations: Work with vendors for all datacenter infrastructure components and manage and maintain the physical inventory.
• Client Relations: Act as a point of contact for client technical staff during the implementation phase and for any troubleshooting and debugging of active issues at the application, system and infrastructure layers. Act as technical lead for integration with third-party systems when systems and infrastructure are involved.

 
Skills and Specifications
• Outstanding knowledge of servers and GigE+ switching
• Ability to work with different types of Windows and Linux operating systems
• Solid communications and interpersonal skills
• Great analytical and troubleshooting abilities

Education and Qualifications
• Degree in Computer Science, Electronics or related discipline. 
• Vendor specific certifications and experience with Dell, HP, Arista, MS,Linux a plus 
• Proven experience in designing, installing, troubleshooting network switching/routing, and server infrastructure in corporation(s).

Please send your resume to recruiting AT stratuscore.com with "Systems Engineer Application" in the subject line.

StratusCore Services Ltd is looking for a Python Developer to join it's Vancouver Team. The Python Developer is responsible for pipeline software development and core libraries creation to support the creation of a media and entertainment focussed commercial software product.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Pipeline software design, development, customisation and support
- Creation and maintenance of new software libraries.

Skills Required:

- M.S. degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years experience in software engineering
- knowledge of film visual effects / animation technology tools and workflows
- Strong software engineering skills, object oriented programming
- Competent in Python
- Knowledge of WIndows / Linux
- Knowledge of databases
- Familiarity with network render queuing systems.
- Familiarity with 3D/2D production software APIs a plus

Please send your resume to recruiting AT stratuscore.com with the subject line "Python Developer Position"
Feel free to visit our website to see what our company is about at www.stratuscore.com

Imaginary Forces, a motion design studio with offices in Los Angeles and New York City is seeking a Junior Systems Admin for helpdesk support for its Los Angeles office.

The position will provide helpdesk support for a 40-45 person, fast-paced office and work closely with the managing partners, other department heads, in-house producers and artists in order to resolve technical issues in a timely and efficient manner.  This position will report to the Senior Systems Administrator.

Basic Responsibilities Include:

• Helpdesk Support: Responding to, researching, and troubleshooting user problems and questions.
• Maintain workstation install images and prep workstations for staff & freelance employees
• Manage and support peripheral user systems (wi-fi, printers, intranet website, renderfarm, etc.).
• Monitor and maintain server backup systems.
• Organize systems workspace, hardware, software, and maintain systems inventory.
• Coordinate outside service and support when needed.
• Be available for after hours and on call support.

Professional Skills:

• Strong OS X  and Windows support & configuration skills.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Experience using or supporting Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Microsoft Office and or Autodesk Maya and Maxon Cinema 4D.
• Experience with analog and digital audio/video concepts (signal flow, patch bays, TV/Stereo setup).
• Familiar with Unix / Linux.
• Familiar with Microsoft Active Directory.
• Familiar with wired & wireless Ethernet network infrastructure (cables, hubs, switches, routers) and TCP/IP networking.
• Familiar with QuickTime movie encoding / transcoding using Apple Compressor or similar software. 

Please send cover letters and resumes to jobs_la@imaginaryforces.com

Jr System Administrator/Help Desk (Los Angeles) 

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 jobsysad2012@luma-pictures.com and/or

 www.lumapictures.com. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting - [JR System Administrator/Help desk]

Luma Pictures

1424 2nd St

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Submitted materials will not be returned and no phone calls please.

www.luma-pictures.com

System Administrator (Los Angeles)

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 Mac, Linux and occasionally Windows

- 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

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

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Advanced knowledge of OSX, CentOS/RHEL, Fedora 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, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH, RDP and other common protocols

- 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

- Extremely proficient with gnu/linux rpm-based distributions

- Knowledge of apache httpd virtual hosts files

- 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, CIFS/SMB, AFP

- Advanced knowledge of hardware including RAID cards, clustered storage such as equallogic, sun fire, isilon or avamar

- Advanced knowledge of network troubleshooting techniques using nmap, tcpdump, wireshark, iperf, iptraf, nettop, traceroute, etc

- 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 the startup and login process for linux and osx systems

- Advanced knowledge of virtualization concepts and implementations

- Knowledge of rpm repository mirroring and rpmbuild, for custom repos

- Advancecd knowledge of security concepts ranging from file permissions to best practices and backdoor prevention

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

PLUSES:

- Advanced knowledge of xenserver administration, including p2v

- Knowledge of openldap or opendirectory

- Knowledge of systemd

- Familiar with visual effects shops, pipelines or similar

- Experience with bluecoat systems or other hardware ssl proxy web filters

- Wireless networking experience

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

- Puppet management system knowledge

- Mcollective knowledge

- Cobbler knowledge

- Fortigate/fortiap experience

- Procurve experience

SUBMISSIONS:

If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, go to jobsysad2012@luma-pictures.com and/or www.lumapictures.com. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting - [System Administrator]

Luma Pictures

1424 2nd St

Santa Monica, CA 90401

The Ant Farm has an immediate opening for a Help Desk Technician with 1 -2 years experience for our IT Department.  This position reports to the Director of Engineering. Join a leader in entertainment marketing innovation and help design the future. At The Ant Farm, science meets art and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the team, you will see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We are big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits.

Overview:

This position supports various all departments in the Company in conjunction with the rest of our team. This position will be the primary contact for the Motion Graphics Department’s support needs. The successful candidate will be technically proficient and knowledgeable with a strong customer service / communication orientation and a passion for creating the best screening experiences.

This is a full time job, with on call shifts on some weekends. Actual schedule is to be determined.

Key Responsibilities:

Deploy new workstationsConfigure and assist with Email and Mobile device support

Proactive involvement in continuous improvement of facility and department

Provides technical assistance for internal and external client

Achieve project timeframes and priorities based on project objectives and ongoing assignments

Diagnose and resolve general system problems

Image and Deployment of new workstations

Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning computer equipment

Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed

Qualifications:

Experience with the Mac OS, Windows and Windows server platforms. Linux is a plus.

Understanding of basic authentication schemes, familiarity with Active Directory

Understanding of basic networking and routing technologies, CISCO experience a plus.

Strong communicator (verbal and written) who is able to effectively interact with all levels of the organization as well as high-profile external customers and visitors

Able to debug/fix problematic systems (either server/workstation hardware or software). Discuss with vendors/customer services issues and follow up on solutions.

 Other Qualifications:

Have a general understanding distributed rendering concepts and strategies

Familiarity with common Modeling and Compositing software packages (3DSMax, Maya, Cinema 4D, After Effects, Nuke, etc.) a plus

Familiarity with NLE based media products (Media Composer, Final Cut Pro) a plus.

Ability to work independently and within a team environment.

Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting specific deadlines.

Ability to monitor incoming communication at a fast pace, prioritize activities and act accordingly

Ability to work at a computer keyboard 4 hours a day.

Please email cover letter, resume, salary history and salary requirements to:  jobs@theantfarm.net. 

 Please include the following in your email subject line:  Job Code:  HDT-SSA

The Ant Farm has an immediate opening for a Systems Administrator with 3+ years experience for our IT Department.  This position reports to the Director of Engineering.  Join a leader in entertainment marketing innovation and help design the future.  At The Ant Farm, science meets art and high tech means more than computer code.  As a member of the team, you will see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We are big enough to give you all the resources you need and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects and excellent compensation and benefits.

Overview:

This position supports various all departments in the company in conjunction with the rest of our team. Primary focus is on the Motion Graphics Department. The successful candidate will be technically proficient and knowledgeable with a strong customer service / communication orientation and a passion for creating the best screening experiences.

This is a full time job, with on call shifts on some weekends. Actual schedule is to be determined.

Key Responsibilities:

Provides technical support for Motion Graphics Department (support of applications and hardware, troubleshooting various technical challenges, integration with various workflows in the company)

Recommends changes to policies that directly affect work activities

Manages backup and recovery systems

Manages Update systems

Proactive involvement in continuous improvement of facility and department

Provides technical assistance for internal and external client

Provides recommendations and technical advice and becomes actively involved as required

Achieve project timeframes and priorities based on project objectives and ongoing assignments

Diagnose and resolve general system problems

Image and Deployment of new workstations

Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning computer equipment

Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed

Influence future technology enhancements

Monitor infrastructure perimeter and maintain security posture

Qualifications:

Minimum of +5 years of experience with various media products and systems (After Effects, Maya, 3DSMax, Cinema4D)

Minimum 2+ years of experience with various NLE systems (Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro) in a centralized storage environment.

Thorough knowledge of the Mac OS, Windows, and Windows server platforms. Linux is a plus.

Experience with storage systems and technologies (NAS, SAN, WSS 2008, Open Source solutions)

Active Directory support and configuration

Cisco experience, VLAN configuration, understanding of routing and trunk ports, DHCP, DNS, various other networking related technologies and troubleshooting

Strong communicator (verbal and written) who is able to effectively interact with all levels of the organization as well as high-profile external customers and visitors

Able to debug/fix problematic systems (either server/workstation hardware or software). Discuss with vendors/customer services issues, and follow up on solutions.

Other Qualifications:

Experience with VMware, VSphere, ESXi and related technologies is a plus

Experience with distributed rendering concepts and strategies is a plus

Ability to work independently and within a team environment.

Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting specific deadlines.

Ability to monitor incoming communication at a fast pace, prioritize activities and act accordingly

Ability to work at a computer keyboard 4 hours a day.

Ability to impact current business opportunities through application of specialized technical knowledge

Organizational skills necessary to maintain a growing media archive library

Advanced knowledge of network system infrastructure for automation integration, audio and video

Knowledge of video and audio hardware

Please email cover letter, resume, salary history and salary requirements to:  jobs@theantfarm.net. 

 Please include the following in your email subject line:  Job Code:  SA-SSA

Are you an expert in digital storage, looking for new challenges?

Have you mastered digital media production processes?

Do you adore resolving technological challenges?

Would you like to work in a creative environment?

Does working under pressure motivate you?

If you’ve answered yes to these questions, come and speak with us …

http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/jobs/positions-available/?jobid=20972

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 position of Junior Systems Support in the Systems team in London. 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. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please apply here: http://www.moving-picture.com/junior-systems-support

Render Systems Engineer

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 are our render farms, high performance compute systems running a variety of rendering, simulation and transcoding tasks that create the images you see on the big screen.

We currently have a vacancy for a Render Systems Engineer, a hands-on role supporting and leading development of our render farms. You’ll be working with top-notch sys admins, developers, engineers and operators to take care of day to day operations of our render farm and also design and implement improvements to all our render farms worldwide. 

What the job involves:

• Responsible for the availability, performance and efficiency of our render farms
• Monitoring and regular reporting of render farm performance against key metrics
• Advising all stakeholder groups on render farm technology and usage
• Mentoring first line render farm operators and supporting them in managing jobs through the farm
• Responsible for providing second line support for all render farm issues
• Work as part of a global technology group to facilitate and improve MPC render pipeline.

What we are looking for:

• In-depth and broad knowledge of IT Infrastructure and the ability to identify areas for improvement.
• Interest in visual effects and particularly HPC clusters.

• Strong Linux skills, at least three years of working with the linux command line.
• Experience of working on large multi-host environments
• Good scripting skills in Perl, Ruby or Python as well as shell scripting.
• Database and application support experience, knowledge of SQL.
• Experience in supporting and maintaining a large scale networked application such as a high transaction web service or similar.
• Good understanding of network protocols, e.g. TCP/IP, NFS, HTTP
• Experience of managing HTTP and mySQL/postgreSQL servers.
• Most of all we are looking for a positive attitude, a quick learner and a passion for solving problems related to computing at a large scale.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the dynamic world of visual effects. If you are an ambitious systems administrator looking for an opportunity to work with cutting edge technology then apply online.

http://www.moving-picture.com/render-systems-engineer

At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.

Overview:

As part of the TV Support Team, will provide systems support of broadcast IT and video production/ delivery systems. Will be accountable for the operational management, service delivery and day-to-day support of dedicated television production capabilities located in New York. Will be part of an overall global team supporting and operating facilities in Editorial newsrooms throughout the world. Involves close engagement with the Editorial production groups and managers on a day-to-day basis. Requires a strong customer centric focus on service and support.

Is responsible for implementing both globally driven and locally requested project deliverables.

This role includes studio-based, broadcast television and broader areas of multimedia support.

Operational hours may vary as business priorities and programming schedules change. Out-of-hours or weekend system/software upgrades will require onsite IT/engineering support presence. As part of a wider engineering pool, overtime, shift work and night shifts may also be a requirement.

Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities:      

Fork ingest, troubleshooting and maintenance. All Xsan/Storenext components maintenance, fine-tuning, defragging, monitoring. Support of all file-based delivery workflows and Asset management. Editing systems support and user training. Expected to be familiar with Video and TV systems including: Apple XSan, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Final Cut Server, Telestream Episode Engine, Archiware Prestore, B4M Fork, Digital Rapids, Promise vTrak Raids, Active Storage Raids, Qlogic Fibre Switches, Avid Interplay, Avid Newscutter, Avid ISIS, Avid Capture, Evertz EQX, Grass Valley, Kayak, Ross, Quantum StorNext.

Qualifications

Education:     

• Undergraduate degree, relevant professional training, or equivalent experience. 

Required Skills:

• Excellent end user support skills.
• Strong combination of both IT and broadcast TV technology experience
• Excellent background in Network architecture and topologies.
• Creative and solution oriented focus
• Excellent knowledge of Server-based production, editing and delivery systems.
• In-depth knowledge of video/audio file standards and characteristics.
• HDSDI video routing infrastructure.
• Excellent problem diagnosis and troubleshooting.
• Managing shared storage with edit clients.

Desired Skills:

Digital Rapids, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Final Cut Server, Telestream Episode Engine, Archiware Prestore, OSX server, Windows Server, Linux. 

Please apply online at http://goo.gl/xa7DS