Systems Administrator

Job Description

Technicolor Creative Studios is a creative technology company driven by one purpose: The realization of ambitious and extraordinary ideas. We inspire creative companies across the world to produce their most iconic work. Our award-winning teams of artists and technologists' partner with the creative community across film, television, animation, gaming, brand experience and advertising to bring the universal art of storytelling to audiences everywhere.

No idea is too ambitious for us to create to an incredibly high standard. Technicolor Creative Studios provides World Class production expertise in Film, Episodic, Gaming, Advertising and Experiential Marketing

Technicolor Creative Studios is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer/HOD to join our ever-expanding group. This position is a staff role with benefits and will be based in our Seoul Studio. You will be working in collaboration with local and worldwide technology team leaders to maintain the facility and service all technical needs that arise while adhering to global standards and practices.

The Senior Systems Engineer will have the knowledge and confidence to work within the VFX industry and carry out any tasks set by their line managers. The job consists of being the support contact for any technical queries and helping senior/managerial staff within the Technology department. Interpersonal skills are essential as you will be working closely with Artists, producers and engineers locally and across all offices. Shift work will be required from time to time as well as working on weekends when necessary.

Depending on experience, the role could also be intimately involved with network, video and audio services within the facilities. The ideal candidate will be willing to turn their hand to any challenge presented to them and resource it in a timescale relevant to urgency. This will undoubtedly involve juggling tasks running in tandem.

Responsibilities
• Provide technical support for VFX Artists using Linux workstations.
• Mentor Technical Engineers to ensure their growth within the department.
• Maintain server room and colocation facility equipment along with the Technology Engineers.
• Network design, management and troubleshooting. Layer 2/3 network switches. 
• Support physical security systems/applications and ensure proper functioning.
• Install, deploy, and troubleshoot VFX tools including Flame, Maya, Nuke, Baselight.
• Support and maintain infrastructure including Linux render nodes, Isilon storage, Linux servers and workstations, network equipment, and virtual machines.
• Take ownership of and assist the Technology team with various evaluation, installation, development and decommissioning projects.
• Manage preventative maintenance schedules.
• Knowledge of other relevant security technologies and processes, e.g. encryption and authentication methods/methodologies
• Virtualization, Containerization, Cloud Compute, Kubernetes and knowledge thereof
• Upgrade and configure infrastructure systems and software as needed.
• Support and mentor junior members of the team.
*Please note that conversational English is an essential requirement to fulfil the duties of this role, conversational Korean is not essential but would be a benefit.

Qualifications
• Knowledge of AWS/GCP concepts and workflows
• Experience of UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows system administration experience
• Engineering-level knowledge of standard CG, compositing and color grading applications (Maya, Houdini, Flame, Nuke and Baselight)
• Strong macOS and Windows support & configuration skills
• Experience with scale strongly preferred (Renderfarms, Clusters, Clouds, Enterprise, etc.)
• Autonomous self-starter
• Excellent communication, people skills, and team-working skills
• System administration knowledge of Active Directory, DNS & DHCP
• Intermediate to Advanced Python 2 & 3 skills required. JavaScript/PHP/Bash skills are beneficial
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience working in VFX or similar industries
• GCS/AWS Cloud Certifications are beneficial

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy2p5k-216-73-216-48-42 in your application.