Systems Engineer

FuseFX is an award winning visual effects studio that provides visual effects services for film, television, commercials, games, and special venues.

FUSEFX NY IS CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR A SYSTEMS ENGINEER TO JOIN ITS TECHNOLOGY TEAM. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS POSITION IS SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING. CANDIDATE WILL WORK TO IMPLEMENT AND IMPROVE THE EXISTING IN-HOUSE FUSEFX INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS INTEGRATE AND MAINTAIN VARIOUS THIRD-PARTY SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS. CANDIDATES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF FUTURE ARCHITECTURE IN ADDITION TO EVALUATING AND INTEGRATING THIRD-PARTY SOLUTIONS FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND WORKFLOW FOR MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONS ACROSS A MULTI-SITE WORLD-CLASS VISUAL EFFECTS FACILITY. CANDIDATES WITH A VISUAL EFFECTS BACKGROUND OR UNDERSTANDING HIGHLY PREFERRED.

**Perform in the following technical areas:** * Systems installation, configuration and operation * Software installation * Incident response and management * Maintain high-level digital security standards required in a post-production environment. * Develop and maintain written operational procedures for routine network management processes * Administer servers and network services: AD, DNS, DHCP, SMB * Administer network switches, network storage and associated tape backup system, Virtual Server Infrastructure, Databases, User accounts, Email technologies, Firewall, Internet and Digital Security, User support and troubleshooting * Analyze and tune systems for performance, throughput, resource utilization, high availability, and scalability * Evaluate system components, software, networking infrastructure and hardware peripherals for reliability, performance, scalability and security * Research in order to maintain a working knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications, including emerging technologies * Evaluate business requirements and make recommendations on systems design and hardware purchases to fulfill business needs * Render Farm oversight * Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing * Documentation both new setups and fixes for issues encountered * Provide solutions based on budgets and deadlines

* Experience working in TV, and/or post-production industry with a knowledge needed for support of 3dsMax, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and other VFX-related packages and plugins * Thinkbox Deadline Queue Manager experience a big plus * Minimum 3 years’ experience in a professional systems engineering environment * Solid knowledge of OSX and Windows platforms * Experience building and operating high availability and high scalability computing systems * Experience with virtualization, preferably VMware, required * Experience with EMC Isilon products a plus * Experience with switches/VLANs required * Experience with routing a plus, specific experience with Brocade and/or Arista a plus, PaloAlto experience a plus * Knowledge of databases including SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Filemaker a plus * Ability and desire to learn new technologies as required * Ability to solve problems unsupervised and recommend proactive technical solutions * Positive can-do attitude combined with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines * Excellent communication and organizational skill with strong attention to detail * Experience with setup/support of V-Rray, SynthEyes, RV, and Scratch a plus * Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems, Media/Technology or comparable professional experience