We're looking for a Lead Systems Engineer to keep BlueBolt's infrastructure running smoothly, efficiently and securely. You'll bring substantial experience managing servers and networks across on-premise and cloud environments, with strong Linux and macOS skills. The role is primarily technical, but you should also enjoy leading a team, shaping projects and sharing knowledge with the people around you.
You'll join a friendly, collaborative Tech team that supports BlueBolt's artists and production staff in creating beautiful images for film and TV. You'll report to the CTO.
Responsibilities:
Keep BlueBolt's systems running smoothly and securely
Lead the day-to-day work of the Systems team, with support from the Tech Coordinator
Shape the Systems team's roadmap in partnership with the CTO and with input from the team
Install, configure and upgrade software, servers and network infrastructure
Monitor system performance and carry out routine maintenance
Maintain security through access controls, backups and firewalls
Investigate and resolve technical issues quickly and calmly
Provide out-of-hours support, including visits to our data centres when needed
Mentor team members and provide technical leadership
Maintain internal technical documentation
Manage relationships with external contractors
Required experience and skills:
Strong working knowledge of Linux (we currently run Rocky 9) and macOS
IP networks, subnets, routing and network services (NFS, DNS, DHCP, LDAP)
Creating, using and optimising VMs and containers
Cloud services, particularly AWS
Switches, routers, firewalls and VPNs
Writing clear, reusable scripts in Python or Bash
Resourcefulness and a problem-solving mindset
Strong organisation and time management
Clear communication with non-technical colleagues
Nice to have:
Monitoring and maintaining disk storage
Supporting a render farm (we currently use Deadline)
Security best practice
Procurement and capital expenditure planning
Software licensing
BlueBolt is an award-winning visual effects company. It specialises in compositing, computer graphics and digital matte painting for film and television productions. Over the past seventeen years has worked on many projects including Season One of Game of Thrones, Skyfall, all of Peaky Blinders, The Northman, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, and Nosferatu. We have won and been nominated for many awards in this time.
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