Production IT Systems Lead - Hybrid

Flyingbark; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Breakfast provided

Cake days and social events

Hybrid work with WFH days

Training & development opportunities

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Flying Bark Productions seeks a hands-on Systems Administrator to support artists and staff across production pipelines. You will manage core infrastructure, perform system administration, and coordinate with vendors to resolve issues and implement new features.

The role covers security, storage, virtualization, and post-production tools, with after-hours support as needed. A hybrid work model is offered in a dynamic animation environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 Senior SysAdmin in a Medium to Large Enterprise for Linux & MS Server.
• Experience provisioning and maintaining access and core switches.
• Experience with DHCP, DNS, Active Directory on Windows Server.
• Public cloud and on-premises virtualization setup and maintenance.
• Minimum 5 yrs Enterprise Storage Systems.
• 3-5 yrs in Post Production or VFX facility.
• Application support of Autodesk Maya, Foundry Nuke, Pixar Tractor, Adobe Suite, Avid MediaComposer, Arnold.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems administration and technical support to artists and staff.
• Liaise with 3rd-party vendors for issues and new functionality.
• Balance production needs with security constraints (TPN/MPAA).
• Identify workflow, tech, and development issues and communicate with teams.
• Manage core infrastructure: AD, DHCP, DNS, cloud storage, virtualization.
• Monitor tickets and resolve recurring incidents.
• Manage storage servers and technologies (ZFS, Editshare).
• Keep network health and security, optimize data delivery.
• Build hardware and deploy software as required.
• Scripting and some development to automate admin tasks.
• Provide after-hours support as needed.

Skills

Access provisioning

Core switches

Senior SysAdmin

Linux & Windows Server

Security standards ISM/ISO

DHCP & DNS

Active Directory

Public cloud

On-prem virtualization

Enterprise storage

Post Production / VFX

Maya/Nuke/Render tools

Adobe Suite

Avid MediaComposer

Arnold

Job description

Flying Bark Productions seeks a hands-on Systems Administrator to support artists and staff across production pipelines. You will manage core infrastructure, perform system administration, and coordinate with vendors to resolve issues and implement new features.

The role covers security, storage, virtualization, and post-production tools, with after-hours support as needed. A hybrid work model is offered in a dynamic animation environment.