Systems Administrator

Company Description

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2, and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, the independent, Oscar-winning company boasts close to 900 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC, and Apple. Current projects include Blue Beetle, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Recently released projects include John Wick: Chapter 4, Black Adam, Disney's The Little Mermaid, and Love, Death and Robots Volume 3, for which the company won a 2023 VES award.

Work arrangements:
As a company founded and led by an artist, creativity above all guides us. Our mission is to provide our talents with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and thrive in a stimulating, caring environment. While we require employees to be present in the studio at least three days a week, we maintain flexible work arrangements for the remaining days. This balance ensures that we foster collaboration, maintain our vibrant culture, and encourage in-person interaction and teamwork.

The System Administrator is responsible for the health, security, and performance of Rodeo FX’s IT infrastructure. In collaboration with the infrastructure team, they ensure the smooth operation of application systems, network stability, proactive capacity management, and effective incident response.

Key Accountabilities :

System Integration and Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain PowerShell and Python scripts to automate processes and interactions between systems.
• Create, test, and deploy APIs to enable seamless system integrations.
• Manage and optimize Microsoft and Azure environments.
• Facilitate application and configuration deployment across the Windows fleet using scripting and packaging.
• Develop technical documentation and custom performance reports.

System Security and Proactive Monitoring

• Ensure system security through continuous management of firewalls, VPNs, SSO, and other security components.
• Monitor and quickly address any security-related issues or incidents.
• Implement monitoring best practices to anticipate performance and capacity needs.

Infrastructure Management and Support

• Manage and maintain LAN/WAN configurations and ensure optimal functionality.
• Provide second-level support for network infrastructure, escalating to external vendors as needed.
• Administer virtualization infrastructure for both servers and workstations.
• Participate in 24/7 support rotations for network services and incident response.

Installation, Maintenance, and Deployment

• Deploy and maintain application systems, telecom equipment, storage units, and other infrastructure in offices and data centers.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure system and service stability.
• Maintain infrastructure following industry best practices.

IT Project Participation

• Actively contribute to infrastructure projects: planning, task execution, progress tracking, and reporting.
• Support project leads with regular updates on task completion and project status.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong expertise in Layer 2/3 network troubleshooting and storage management.
• Proficient in scripting (PowerShell and Python required); knowledge of C# is considered an asset.
• Solid knowledge of application systems, virtualization, cloud solutions, centralized management, and scripting tools.
• Experience with complex infrastructure concepts such as firewalls, routing, VPNs, and security appliances.
• Excellent task prioritization and technical problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to participate in on-call support outside of regular office hours.

• Full-time, Permanent Contract;
• Flexible and hybrid work structure in all our locations;
• 5 paid sick/personal days;
• 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays;
• Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• RRSP with employer contribution;
• Discounts on public transports, several spas, sports classes, art center, cafes, furniture and several other local businesses.

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Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.