Job Details: Systems Administrator
| Job Title: | Systems Administrator |
| Company: | C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures |
| Position Type: | Contract |
| Pay Rate: | TBD |
| Date Posted: | May-01-08 |
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures located in downtown Toronto is looking to fill a Linux / Unix Systems Administrator position immediately to work in our fast-paced 3D/2D animation production studio. Our primary application platform is Red Hat Linux, with a substantial proportion of Mac OS X and Windows XP machines. The selected candidate will join a team of talented Systems Administrators who support a significant number of 2D and 3D artists.
The company was founded in 1994 and is one of Canada's leading digital visual effects and animation studios. Over a decade later, C.O.R.E. has successfully built three divisions: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, C.O.R.E. Toons and C.O.R.E. Feature Animation. Over the years, with the underlying philosophy that a studio designed by artists for artists fosters the best creative environment, C.O.R.E. has produced award-winning work for more than 55 Feature Films, 24 Television Series and 24 Movies of the Week.
C.O.R.E. offers an exciting work environment; our open work structure allows for creativity and fun at the same time. The continuous flow of interesting new projects that are awarded from major studios and production companies makes working at C.O.R.E. a unique and fulfilling experience.
Job Tasks
•Secondary and tertiary technical support and general troubleshooting for commercial and custom applications on all platforms and workstation setups
•Performs maintenance on a wide range of equipment and machineries
•Provide technical support to artists, developers and other employees by solving helpdesk tickets in a timely manner
•Responsible for moves, adds and changes related to workstation setups and account provisions and permissions
•Installation and configurations of system applications and services, including dns, mail, ftp, http, nis, ldap, backup/restorations, Calendar software and company database
•Installation and configuration of user/production applications (including all 2D, 3D software as well as any graphics packages and plug-ins) and administration applications such as Meetingmaker, Filemaker Pro, etc.
•May be responsible for leading a small team of junior/intermediate systems administrators
•Additional duties as required
Job Requirements:
•University degree in Computer Science an asset
•5-7 years experience as a Linux/Unix Administrator
•Experience working in an Animation/VFX production studio is an asset
•Must have an in depth understanding of the Linux environment
•Advanced knowledge of Linux kernel tuning parameters and recompiling
•Advanced knowledge of systems level scripting using tcsh, bash, PHP, Python and Perl
•In depth knowledge and experience of databases including MySQL and Postgres
•Experience with Linux application deployment is also necessity
•Mac OS and Windows application deployment and integration is a plus
•Strong working knowledge and troubleshooting experience with hardware components including internal/external RAID devices and Intel compatible PC hardware
•Experience with Apple hardware would be an asset
•Strong communication skills are essential as is a willingness to learn.
Qualified applicants can send their cover letter and resume to recruiting@coredp.com. Please quote the job title in the subject line.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest however only those under consideration will be contacted.
| Location: [rss] | Canada-ON-Toronto |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
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| URL: | http://www.coredp.com |
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