Systems Admin Engineer

Job Description

FutureDeluxe is a creative studio with a focus in design, technology and moving image with locations in London, LA and Sydney. 

FutureDeluxe is looking for a proactive, ambitious and technically talented individual to join its growing global team. This individual must have at least 4 years experience working in the engineering aspect of preferably VFX/creative companies. They must exhibit strong examples of initiative and autonomy and demonstrate in-depth knowledge of VFX/Design workflows.

The role is London based, but has flexible WFH options.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting technical issues that arise for our team.

• Manage, maintain and support windows workstations across 3 studios: London, LA and Sydney.

• Craft pipeline and workflow tools using Python and other languages.

• Manage multiple Windows Active Directory Sites.

• Maintain a detailed inventory of all hardware and software licenses in the studio

• Manage data workflows

• Maintaining the Deadline GPU farm and troubleshooting issues that arise

Essential Skills:

• Well organized with strong planning and problem solving skills

• Proactive and the ability to operate autonomously but also as part of a team

• Experience with Houdini, Cinema 4d, Adobe Creative Suite, Nuke, and other VFX software is preferable.

• Experience rendering with Deadline

• Experience managing a Windows infrastructure (Windows AD, Windows Server)

• Knowledge in managing and configuring Networking services.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with working in AWS.

• Experience in IT Security and handling of sensitive material.

• Experience with data centre stacks.

• Experience with remote working/Teradici + RGS.

• Experience with version control systems eg Perforce/GitHub