Systems Team Lead

Job Description

Technicolor Creative Studios are the leading providers of VFX and animation for feature film, episodic and advertising, at the forefront of creative services and technologies to unleash extraordinary experiences for audiences everywhere.
Our status as a world-class visual effects and animation facility has been achieved through the development of industry-leading software, which empowers our artists to create stunning creative content.

Technicolor has a rich history of technical innovation. We recognize that it's the partnership of leading creativity and technology that delivers spectacular results. We are committed to technology in service of creativity and are constantly exploring new approaches to deliver higher quality.

We have a talented team and many of the leading technologists in the industry started their careers at Technicolor.

This role reports to the Head of Technology, Montreal. We seek to appoint a Systems Team Lead to help lead a team of Systems Engineers, handling team management duties such as:
• Task Triage
• Project Management
• Asset Management
• Mentorship
• Code review
• Jira Management
• Escalations

This is a varied role that includes liaising within our Global Technology group, managers, and other visual effects departments. It is important applicants are resilient, proactive and know how to work cohesively as part of the bigger picture. If you like the idea of leading a group of highly motivated technology specialists and running a very busy department, we want to hear from you.

This role is ideal for people interested in a managerial role within technology

Responsibilities
• Leading a team of systems administrators and support system operations
• Creating documentation and leading training
• Ticket triage – dispatching and prioritizing tickets from ticket-tracking system
• Keeping track of and managing assets inventory for Software & Systems Departments, and Expiry Calendar
• Coordinating, creating and executing transfer plans with department managers and systems administrators
• Maintaining a communication rapport with vendors and tracking items to ensure they were properly received and recorded
• Facilitating information flow across teams, departments, and projects
• Scheduling project tasks and coordinating their dependencies

Qualifications
• Proven experience in systems administration of devops role, with prior leadership experience strongly preferred
• Experience within a deadline driven environment
• Strong Project Management and Scheduling skills
• Clear confident communicator
• Organized and focused
• A strong commitment to service, quality and reliability
• A personable nature who knows how to be upbeat and motivate teams in times of delivery
• Experience in delivering technology projects
• Film industry experience is preferred but not essential

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyy3k0-18-116-90-141-42 in your application.