Systems Administrator Lead

Senior, hands‑on technical role responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of core infrastructure services across systems, security, firewalls, storage, backup, and container platforms. Supports both on‑premises and cloud environments, maintaining reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure for an animation and VFX production environment.

Location: Vancouver, BC

• Design, deploy, and maintain Linux and Windows Server environments in production settings
• Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of infrastructure supporting production pipelines
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex systems issues and outages
• Contribute to infrastructure planning, lifecycle management, and modernization initiatives

• Experience with VMware vSphere, Horizon, vCenter, Teradici PCoIP
• Networking fundamentals – TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, QoS
• Scripting and automation – Power Shell (PowerCLI), Bash, Python;
  Infrastructure‑as‑code tools Puppet, Ansible

• Design, manage, and maintain firewall and network security configurations
• Implement and enforce security best practices, access controls, and segmentation
• Partner with security stakeholders to support compliance, auditing, and client security requirements
• Identify and remediate infrastructure security risks

• Design and operate enterprise storage solutions (on‑prem and cloud‑based)
• Own backup, disaster recovery, and restore processes
• Ensure data integrity, availability, and performance for production workloads
• Regularly validate backup and recovery procedures

• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters in on‑prem and cloud environments
• Support and maintain containerized services used by pipeline, infrastructure, and internal platforms
• Implement best practices for container security, networking, scaling, and monitoring
• Collaborate with pipeline and development teams to optimize container‑based workflows

• Serve as a technical lead and subject matter expert for systems and infrastructure
• Establish standards, documentation, and operational procedures
• Mentor and support other systems administrators
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with pipeline, security, and production teams

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an animation or VFX studio environment
• Strong hands‑on experience with Linux systems administration, Windows Server administration, enterprise storage & backup solutions, firewall & network security management
• Practical experience operating Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure (on‑prem and cloud)
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and operational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a production‑driven environment

• Previous experience acting as a technical lead or mentor
• People management experience (beneficial but not required)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience supporting secure content environments and client delivery requirements

• Senior hands‑on contributor with architectural influence
• Limited formal management responsibility
• Expected to own systems and services rather than large teams
• Balance of operational support and forward‑looking improvements

CAD $100,000 - $125,000 per year

Flexible work environment, extended health and wellness from day one, RRSP matching, and more.

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