Systems Administrator

Imaginary Forces LLC is a creative company specializing in brand strategy and visual storytelling. Across entertainment, media, technology and culture, we connect audiences through beautiful, design­driven content.

With studios in Los Angeles and New York, Imaginary Forces is powered by talented individuals working together to push the limits of creative possibility.

Partnering with top brands and high­profile entertainment properties, from strategy through execution, we’re always looking to create impact and ignite the imagination.

We are looking for a Systems Administrator with strong knowledge of IT/Post­Production/VFX to support our New York Office.

Responsibilities:.

• ?  Perform a wide range of system administration duties, including support of enterprise

  applications, desktops, laptops, servers and network equipment.

• ?  Proactively oversee the monitoring of all IT devices, applications and services.

• ?  Design, Maintenance, Support, Troubleshooting of TCP/IP layer 2/3 LAN/WAN networks, Servers

  and High­capacity storage.

• ?  Manage hosted services and cloud computing environments.

• ?  Develop administrative policies, documentation and procedures.

• ?  Escalation support for helpdesk personnel.

• ?  Other duties as assigned or necessary.

  Skills:
  3­5+ Years Experience in Post­Production or VFX Environment.
  Knowledge of Linux/Unix/Windows Server Technologies.
  Server Configuration Management (Puppet)
  Mac OS configuration management software (Munki, Deploy Studio)
  Cloud hosted services such as: Okta, O365, G­Suite (Google Apps), Aspera, etc
  Cloud Computing Experience (AWS: EC2, S3, VPC)
  TCP/IP Networking (Dell, Extreme, Brocade, Cisco), Firewalls (PFSense, Fortigate), VPNs, VoIP, etc. Network & Server Monitoring (SNMP, PRTG)
  Render Farm Management (Deadline)
  Understanding of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS, RAID, JBOD, SMB, NFS, etc)
  Strong knowledge of scripting languages (BASH, Python, Ruby, etc)
  Excellent Troubleshooting Skills
  Excellent Verbal and written skills
  Flexibility and a sense of humor

  Desired Qualifications

  Experience with EMC Isilon or OpenZFS
  Knowledge of Tape backup and archiving
  Extensive knowledge of High­End Video codecs and workflows
  Knowledge of Creative applications: Adobe Creative Cloud, Maya, Cinema 4D, Flame, Avid, etc. Supporting Video Conferencing systems