System Administrator / Network Administrator

Position: System Administrator / Network Administrator

Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Job Type: Permanent

Perks: Competitive pay, 6% RRSP matching, medical benefits, reimbursement of education expense for job-related degrees

Our client is a prominent entertainment production company that specializes in converting 2D theatrical content into high-quality stereoscopic 3D imagery and gaming VFX.

They are looking for an individual who can fulfill a combination of System and Network Administration responsibilities. In this role, the incumbent will provide support with Active Directory GPO, user administration, and configuration of network gears. The role involves managing environments across Windows server, Linux servers and Virtual environments, network infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi, VPN and application servers (hardware, virtual, and hyper-converged infrastructure). This is a permanent role within a great organization with a fantastic team.

Responsibilities:

• Mentor other team members and encourage growth through collaboration on key projects
• Maintain organized cabling throughout our server rooms, telco closets and datacenters, including proper labeling and documentation of equipment, connections, and configurations
• Maintain and ensure compliance with our security policies
• Identify any risks to production systems integrity and coordinate remediation projects with other team members
• Keep up to date on new technology, standards, protocols, and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital environment
• Standardize and optimize workstation, render, and server deployment, and deploy and maintain systems monitoring

What you bring:

• Prior experience as a systems administrator in a Linux and Windows environment
• Thorough systems engineering experience with IT infrastructure including but not limited to: network infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi, VPN must have); Application servers (hardware, virtual, and hyper-converged infrastructure); Active Directory or related directory services administration
• Excellent customer service and proven communication skills, team player
• Knowledge of cloud-based distributed server/storage and data transport technologies
• Additionally, candidates with prior experience in the motion picture or animation industry, as well as MPAA related security practices, is a bonus but not required
• Scripting capabilities in Bash, Python, and/or C++ are preferred (an asset)

If this sounds like you, please reach out to Neeta Bernard at [email protected].

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