Senior Production Tech & Systems Engineer

Sphere Entertainment Co.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Entertainment Co. is seeking a Senior Systems and Production Technology Engineer to deliver reliable production tech solutions, manage software packages, and support artist workstations and post-production environments.

You will lead deployment upgrades, provide onsite and remote support from Burbank, and own projects from design to completion while adhering to security standards and documentation practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems administration, systems engineering, or equivalent infrastructure experience.
• 3+ years supporting IT infrastructure and production technologies in a film, television, or episodic post-production environment.
• Extensive experience creating, managing, and deploying software packages using Ansible.
• Extensive experience supporting Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience working in a studio environment and supporting technologies such as Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Creative Cloud, Unreal Engine, Baselight, RV, Deadline, OpenCue, Aspera, Pixstor, Qumulo, or similar post-production and media transport technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage software and plugin deployments across Windows and Linux systems.
• Build and maintain software deployment packages and develop scripts to improve deployment efficiency, reliability, and consistency.
• Support post-production edit bays, artist workstations, and production technology systems.
• Lead onsite rollout of upgrades and production system changes while minimizing disruption to business operations.
• Serve as the onsite technical decision-maker during upgrades, including rollback or abort decisions to protect production continuity.
• Provide remote and onsite (Burbank) technical support for major show and production technology incidents.
• Evaluate, recommend, and help implement technologies aligned with studio and production technical requirements.
• Demonstrate technical ownership by proactively managing projects, identifying risks, and driving work to completion.
• Create and maintain documentation, standards, and best practices for both technical and non-technical users.
• Develop and maintain system health monitoring dashboards, operational reporting, and alerting.
• Provide exceptional experiences for our guests, partners, and team members, including by adhering to our appearance and presentation guidelines while on-site.

Skills

Ansible

Windows

Linux

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Tools

Nuke

DaVinci Resolve

Adobe Creative Cloud

Unreal Engine

Baselight

RV

Deadline

OpenCue

Aspera

Pixstor

Qumulo

Job description

Sphere Entertainment Co. is seeking a Senior Systems and Production Technology Engineer to deliver reliable production tech solutions, manage software packages, and support artist workstations and post-production environments.

You will lead deployment upgrades, provide onsite and remote support from Burbank, and own projects from design to completion while adhering to security standards and documentation practices.