Creative Systems Engineer - Automation & Tools

Aquent; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

401k with match

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a Creative Systems Developer to design, build, and maintain internal tools, APIs, and infrastructure that power our global creative production environment. You will work at the intersection of systems engineering and creative workflows, enabling designers to stay productive and ensuring reliable services across platforms.

The role emphasizes storage management, automation, and deployment on Kubernetes with cloud support, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps, or systems administration—ideally in media, design, or creative production environments.
• Experience with high-performance storage (Qumulo or similar platforms like Isilon/NetApp) and data backup strategies.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate engineering tasks and automate workflows.
• Strong Python for APIs, automation scripts, and tooling; solid Linux shell scripting and production server administration.
• Hands-on deployment and management of applications on Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (S3, EC2, or similar).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP) and troubleshooting across application, system, and network layers.
• Experience with Git version control, CI/CD workflows, Terraform, and configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, JAMF, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical concepts for designers and collaborate with network engineers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor Qumulo storage systems globally with redundancy and backups of data, core systems, and services.
• Build and maintain automation tooling in Python and shell scripting to streamline infrastructure operations and creative workflows.
• Deploy, manage, and scale internal services on managed Kubernetes clusters.
• Maintain software license servers, assist with end-user software installation/configuration, and document APIs, tools, and procedures.
• Collaborate with technical partners on architectural roadmaps and drive projects to completion.

Skills

Systems engineering

DevOps

Storage design

Qumulo

AI acceleration

Python

Linux scripting

Kubernetes

Cloud (S3/EC2)

Networking

Git/CI-CD

Terraform

Config management

JAMF

Communication

Education

BS in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

JAMF

Job description

Aquent is seeking a Creative Systems Developer to design, build, and maintain internal tools, APIs, and infrastructure that power our global creative production environment. You will work at the intersection of systems engineering and creative workflows, enabling designers to stay productive and ensuring reliable services across platforms.

The role emphasizes storage management, automation, and deployment on Kubernetes with cloud support, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape