Production Engineer - Platform Engineering

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 shares tools and workflow allowing for seamless teamwork on all joint projects.

As we grow ILM Sydney, we are seeking a Production Engineer II - Platform Engineering to join the team and be a part of this exciting opportunity.

The Production Engineer II in Platform is responsible for developing and maintaining core pipeline applications and services used by all departments throughout the company, at all our locations around the world. This includes, but is not limited to: media creation, review and communication tools, data synchronization services, core asset publishing services and the render farm tools and services. Our systems provide the core foundation of pipeline services that are essential for the smooth operation of our multi-site, award winning, visual effects company.

Primary Responsibilities:

Administrative/Departmental Duties
Responsible for the development of workflow and tools, under the guidance of a project lead
Creates new tools and workflows
Advises/assists other engineers with maintenance and bug fixing of existing tools
Serves as knowledge resource for workflow and tools used in production at ILM
Updates and feature additions to existing services
Provide support to local productions to keep the pipeline running smoothly
Install and configure software
Troubleshoot service issues
Provide training and assistance to engineers and artists on toolsets and services
Participates in discussions surrounding future workflow and tool development
Collaborates with engineers, artists and productions to develop efficient services and supporting tools.
Participate in the activities of the globally distributed core pipeline engineering team, including:
Development and support activities
Regular status and planning meetings as time zones permit
Adherence to development best practices and standards defined by Engineering Supervisor.

Education / Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computing Science or Graphics discipline, or equivalent professional experience
4-8 years of experience in the visual effects, computer animation, or relevant industries.

Required Skills / Competencies:
A positive, ''can-do'' attitude with balance: must not be afraid to ask for help when getting outside experience base or comfort zone
A clear and concise communicator: ability to keep end users informed of progress and managers informed of requests
An effective listener: able to engage with and understand collaborators 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.

Required Skills / Technical Competencies:
Experience with Python programming and the Linux environment
Experience designing and developing asynchronous services using tornado or other frameworks using python
Experience architecting and developing RESTful APIs
Experience working with revision control systems and defined coding standards.

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Preferred Skills / Competencies:
Experience developing with C or C++
Experience creating distributed, scalable systems that are fault tolerant and reliable
Experience with one or more relational or NoSQL technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, ElasticSearch and/or TitanDB
Familiarity with message queuing systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
Familiarity with service discovery systems and distributed key/value stores such as consul, etcd and/or ZooKeeper
Understanding of storage clusters and network protocols, including TCP and NFS
Knowledge of the standard python packaging and installation tool-chain
VFX, Feature Animation or Episodic production experience is a bonus
Experience developing on Windows is a bonus.

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-re2op1-3-14-133-148-42 in your application.