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About the role

  • Systems Administrator Lead at Bardel Entertainment overseeing core infrastructure services for animation projects. Responsible for systems design, deployment, and operational excellence across hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in an Animation or VFX Studio environment
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
  • o Linux systems administration
  • o Windows Server administration
  • o Enterprise storage and backup solutions
  • o Firewall and 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 (preferred but not required)
  • People management experience (beneficial but not required)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
  • Experience supporting secure content environments and client delivery requirements

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Extended Health and Wellness from day 1
  • RRSP matching

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

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

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxTerraform

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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