About the role
Role Overview
The Systems Administrator is a hands-on position, assisting with the management and maintenance of the IT and Systems Administration requirements for the studio as a whole (hardware and software) and its ongoing slate of television series, films and projects and to provide technical support to the users of those systems. You will be part of a greater technical team servicing the requirements of the studio and its various productions.
Responsibilities
- On a daily basis provide systems administration and technical support to artists in their production tasks and staff members as required.
- Liaising with 3rd-party software vendors to resolve technical issues and direct requests to the vendor for development of new functionality as required.
- Balance the needs of production teams whilst working within agreed client security constraints (TPN/MPAA).
- Identify issues with work-flow, technology and development methodologies and communicate effectively any found issues with production, pipeline team, or global technology departments.
- Manage, monitor and maintain core infrastructure comprising of: MS Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, public cloud (object storage, virtual private servers) and on-premises virtualisation.
- Monitor and respond to the ticket support system and proactively identify patterns of incidents to resolve any fundamental issues that arise.
- Management of various storage servers, technologies used including ZFS and Editshare.
- Maintaining health and security of the network and working to provide efficiencies in network configuration to enable optimised data delivery to users.
- Building of new hardware and installation/deployment of software as required.
- Scripting and some software development to automate or simplify administrative processes, assists or troubleshoot issues with existing production pipeline tools.
- Be available to provide support outside of traditional working hours, including nights and weekends as reasonably required.
Requirements
- Experience provisioning and maintaining access and core switches.
- 3-5 years Senior SysAdmin in a Medium to Large Enterprise for both Linux and MS Server.
- Experience working under an established set of security standards e.g. ISM, AS/NZS ISO/IEC 2700X, or Trusted Partner Network.
- Experience with DHCP, DNS, Active Directory on Windows Server.
- Public cloud and on-premises virtualisation setup and maintenance.
- Minimum 5 years Enterprise Storage Systems.
- 3-5 years in Post Production or VFX facility.
- Application support of the following: Autodesk Maya, Foundry Nuke, Render Management such as Pixar Tractor, Adobe Suite, Avid MediaComposer, Arnold.
- Ability to work cohesively as part of the greater technology team ensuring transparency in reporting and communication within that team and the Company as a whole.
- Ability to liaise with production staff, technical and creative crew to gather requirements and rapidly provide solutions that meet the needs of the various productions and the Company.
- Establishment of successful working relationships with key members of production and crew.
- Ability to flag in advance any issues that may impact on the successful delivery of productions and the efficient running of the Company from a system administration and technical support perspective.
- Ability to work autonomously whilst maintaining high levels of communication with supervising and key crew.
- Be adaptable, flexible and responsive to changes.
- Complete tasks within production deadlines.
Studio Information
Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series. Current projects include a new 2D project with Disney, Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series, Stranger Things animated series, and the feature film Zac Power.
Benefits and Perks
- Industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities.
- Breakfast served daily.
- Cake days, movie nights, wrap parties and a culture club.
- Paws for a Cause fundraising arm.
- Pet-friendly environment.
- Hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days.
- Training and support opportunities.
- Access to mental health resources and free counselling via Support Act.
Position Details
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales (Hybrid)
- Department: IT
- Employment Type: Full-Time Max Term