Systems Administrator - Mid

Job Description

Mr.X is an award-winning visual effects studio that thrives on crafting creative solutions to seemingly-impossible scripted moments in film and television. We're made up of a unique and gifted team of artists, filmmakers and programmers devoted to the art, craft and technology of visual storytelling. Our talented staff, committed to quality above all else, has achieved some of the most original and photo-realistic visual effects and animation seen on film to date.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Head of Systems, the Mid Systems Administrator is responsible for executing and delivering a variety of tasks assigned to him.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the health and operations of local network, storage and systems
• Administer and manage high performance storage platforms and systems
• Administer Windows and Linux based servers
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues through thorough technical understanding of large scale networking and routing
• Communicate with multiple global technology support teams on a daily basis
• Proactively use monitoring tools to forecast technology areas requiring attention on a daily basis
• Identify and remediate storage and network bottlenecks, infrastructure-wide
• Ensure the timely and successful completion of all data backups
• Manage the data center power and cooling systems
• Communicate with operations staff surrounding technology issues

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge/Skills:
• Proven years of experience working in an IT position
• Experience working with IT infrastructure in a media or high performance computing environment is a definitive asset
• Excellent background in both Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred), Mac and Windows server administration
• In-depth knowledge and experience with networking, switch management and services (DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, etc.)
• Knowledge of IP networks, subnets and routing
• Experience in shell scripting
• Experience with Microsoft Exchange and VMware
• Degree in a technical discipline is an asset

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvo9qm-3-22-248-208-42 in your application.