Network Systems Engineer

Job Description

The youngest of all of the ILM studios, the Sydney studio leverages the expertise and technological know-how developed over 40 years at Industrial Light & Magic combined with the top artists and technicians in the region. Knowledge and culture flow freely between the company's five studios and the global team provides tools and workflow allowing for seamless teamwork on all joint projects.

The Systems Engineer is responsible for designing and developing all aspects of the studio production infrastructure. You are responsible for designing, developing and maintaining studio infrastructure used by all departments throughout the company, and to ensure smooth operation of our multi-site, award winning, visual effects company.

Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Collaborates with local and global technology teams, artists and productions to maintain and develop efficient systems and services
Participates in day to day operations and support tasks in the local studio
Provides mentoring and assistance for IT and other support teams
Serves as knowledge resource for systems and services used at ILM
Proactively drives resolution of high level technical incidents and issues
Monitors and maintains the health of core systems, services and resources
Optimizes and updates existing systems and services, with an emphasis on security and reliability
Creates new systems and services
Leads technical projects from initial concept to completion
Communicates with others to determine technical requirements and disseminate information regarding project status
Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining a goal
Manages the evaluation and development of emerging technology
Maintains working relationships with vendors, integrators, and service contractors
Maintains systems engineering standards and practices, with relevant documentation
Participates in regular status and planning meetings

Here are the skills and experience you need to be successful in this role:

Education/Experience
Degree in Computing Science, or equivalent professional experience.
6-8 years experience of systems administration in complex heterogeneous environments
Experience initiating projects, driving them, and reporting back on the results to key stakeholders
Experience mentoring others in company procedures Required

Skills/Competencies
A positive, ''can-do'' attitude but not be afraid to ask for help when getting outside experience base or comfort zone
A clear and concise communicator with ability to keep both end users and managers informed on progress and requests
An effective listener, able to engage with technical and non-technical audiences to discover what their requirements are
An effective time manager: Must be able to prioritize a multitude of requests and not be afraid to ask for help if the path isn't clear
Passionate about delivering rigorous follow-through on assigned tasks
An agile, flexible and quick thinker: This is an energetic, dynamic environment requiring an ability to adapt to rapidly changing requirements
A creative thinker and innovator: Able to devise and employ ingenious solutions to difficult problems
A passionate and charismatic personality: Ability to inspire and motivate

Technical Skills
Expert knowledge of Linux including maintaining, trouble-shooting and optimising Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure
Advanced knowledge of Bash, Python or other scripting or programming language
Advanced knowledge of deploying and managing high-performance storage, network, render and server infrastructure
Advanced knowledge of automating desktop and server deployments and configurations
Advanced knowledge of deploying and managing virtual server and desktop infrastructure
Advanced knowledge of deploying and managing cloud-based services and infrastructure

Preferred Skills/Competencies
Experience creating and supporting distributed, scalable systems and services that are fault tolerant and reliable
Experience with media and film systems and technologies including virtual production
Experience with hardware and software used in high-end visual effects image and graphics pipelines
Experience working with remote desktop and streaming solutions

JoinILM

At Lucasfilm/ILM we believe that diversity, inclusion and belonging are integral to our company. We are at our best when our people at all levels reflect the vast life experiences of our audiences, and we thrive when ideas and decisions from all are valued and represented. If you are passionate about the role, but don't fit every criteria of the posting, we encourage you to still apply. We want to hear your story .

This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjpmzw-3-133-131-168-42 in your application.