Automation Engineer 2332.1

Summary:

• The Engineer will oversee the entire post-production and live action compute environment.
• The Engineer acts at the front line individual for troubleshooting and technical diagnosis.
• The Engineer will implement hardware and software changes across the post-production environment.
• They will coordinate with the post-production and live action team leads/managers to discuss the technical requirements for editing workflows and video ingest.
• They are responsible for new station deployments, configurations, and the maintenance of the station equipment.
• They will help design and manage complex edit stations over their life cycles.
• They are instrumental in the design of future edit station build outs and work closely with the Infrastructure Engineering team.
• Their skill set will also lead them to work closely with the Production Engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage post-production hosts, both remote and on location
• Manage post-production host configuration and deployment
• Manage the imaging of new stations
• Maintain post-production software standards
• User account creation
• Collaborate with Infrastructure Engineering to assist in the requirement needs for future post-production hardware
• Maintain close relationships with the content, production, and live action team to provide white glove treatment
• Digital Asset Management of licenses used to deploy for future new hires
• Licensing Compliance
• Remote support for post-production machines
• Backup for production engineer
• Manage the ProdOps queue and address incoming issues

Key Qualifications:

• 2+ years’ experience in a Production Environment
• Strong MAC experience a must
• Strong hardware repair/software troubleshooting skills
• Casper Management Suite – package creation/update a plus
• Basic understanding of Enterprise Storage (SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel)
• Basic understanding of Active Directory
• Experience with virtualization setup – eg. HyperV
• Basic knowledge of UNIX, Windows, OSX, and TCP/IP network fundamentals
• Ability to effectively communicate cross-functionally between content, production, live action, and engineering teams
• Experience with remote management tools like: Apple Remote Desktop and Microsoft Remote Desktop
• Strong documentation skills – Confluence
• Ability to collaborate with the Infrastructure Engineering team to develop strategic plans across different hardware platforms, improving process and surpassing post-production standards
• Adaptive and data-based approach to post-production environment improvements
• Ability to work autonomously

$40-$50 Per Hour, depending on experience Carpinteria CA 93013 6 Month Assignment