Senior Post Production Engineer

Streamland Media; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading post production company in London is seeking a Senior Post Production Engineer. This role involves maintaining servers and workstations across multiple platforms, ensuring service uptime, supporting various client services, and contributing to project success. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills, a broad experience in system administration, and proficiency in Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems. Training will be provided for key systems as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with system configuration management and resource sharing.
• Ability to independently solve problems and think critically.
• Hands-on production system administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain servers and workstations in Linux/Windows/MacOS environments.
• Support planning and integration of various services and platforms.
• Administer key services such as DNS and Active Directory.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team player

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Tools

Linux

Windows

MacOS

VMware

AWS

Azure

Job description

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SeniorPost Production Engineer. Picture Shop

Contract – Permanent

Base - London

Streamland Media is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer

Who we are!

Picture Shop, Streamland Media’s picture division, is an award-winning, worldwide, state-of-the-art post production house offering comprehensive picture services to the entertainment industry's most imaginative film makers and top tier studios. A roster of innovative talent and cutting-edge technologists deliver industry leading colour, editorial, dailies, unscripted sound and mastering restoration and services that help bring creative visions to life. Streamland Media is a global post production company that handles picture, VFX, sound and marketing services.

What we need!

Picture Shop UK is looking for a Senior Production Engineer who is able to work in a diverse and highly agile environment, at the elite level of Post Production. Candidates must be natural problem solvers who understand the criticality of service uptime, client service environments and content security and understand the intricacies of implementing and supporting global platforms and systems. With a broad range of post services and platforms, global reach, teamworking and outlook, the candidate must be a self-motivated team player, prepared to share knowledge and help develop the skills of others across all Streamland businesses both in the UK and across the wider group.

What we need you to do.

Key duties will include maintaining servers and workstation deployment in on prem and remote Linux/Windows/MacOS environments, whilst keeping a constant eye on security. Developing and supporting centralised config management systems including MAM’s and systems development. Input on the design and implementation of projects will be expected, as well as the ability to be an intrinsic part of their success.

• Work with the Engineering team to support, plan and integrate various services and platforms across different external and internal client contracts, including:Aspera, Media Shuttle, shared license servers, asset management, media management, Cloud platform client services, Adobe CCBroadcast monitors, SDI routing, Black Magic, AJAKVM, Teradici, Amulet, remote client session managementEdit suites and sound studiosAdminister key services such as DNS, DHCP, Active Directory Authentication

What Experience we’re looking for!

A broad experience base and hands on approach, with solid production system administration fundamentals and an ability to be an independent thinker and problem solver. Forward looking, resourceful, natural curiosity about technology and what we do, the role is critical to meeting client deadlines.

• Proven track record of resolving issues associated with system configuration management, resource sharing and networking concepts.
• Proficient with Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• Deployment infrastructure knowledge, such as VMware (vSphere), AWS, Azure a bonus

Desirable (training will be provided for applicants not familiar with these systems)

• IPV Curator
• Interplay
• Deployment infrastructure knowledge, such as VMware (vSphere), AWS

What else do you need to know?

• Predominately Mon – Fri, 09.00 to 18.00
• London based but will need to visit a few sites in the Capital.
• Work is based around 4 days onsite and 1 day working from home a week.