Senior Systems Engineer

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🕒 April 1

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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The Mill

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501 - 1000 employees

📱 Media

🤝 B2B

Media • Advertising • B2B

The Mill is a global network of award-winning VFX artists and Creative Technologists with decades of experience in the Advertising and Brand Experience industries. They specialize in creating extraordinary visual effects and post-production work, including VFX concept, editorial finishing, beauty and color grading. The Mill is known for their creative pioneer spirit, striving to push creative and technical boundaries while building a future legacy. They work on high-profile projects for brands like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, delivering world-class content across live action, design, and experience. The Mill is a community focused on collaboration with fellow artists and clients to create exceptional visual content.

📋 Description

• Provide technical support for VFX Artists using Linux workstations. • Mentor Technical Engineers and 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 and knowledge thereof. • Upgrade and configure infrastructure systems and software per as needed. • Support and mentor more junior members of the team.

🎯 Requirements

• A knowledge of AWS/GCP concepts and workflows • A minimum of 3 years 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 OS X 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 • Programming or scripting experience beneficial. E.g. Bash / Python / PowerShell • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent. • 5+ years working experience in VFX or similar industries. • GCS/AWS Cloud Certifications beneficial.

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees can work remotely