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Candle

Senior Systems Administrator

Los Angeles, CA, USA

234 Days ago

Job Overview


Posted Date: 28 January 2025

Job Type: Full Time

Workplace Type: Not Specified

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 / Annual Salary

Experience: 5 - 6 yrs

Job Description


Candle Media is seeking a quick-witted Senior Systems Administrator in Los Angeles who is sharp at pinpointing technical inefficiencies, and enjoys developing elegant technical solutions? a strategic thinker! This is a hybrid role that demands expertise in storage engineering (NAS), network architecture, and post-production software support.

You will work full-time at our office in Los Angeles, and report to our Head of Information Technology. We are looking for someone to help us streamline our operations!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Storage Engineering: manage and optimize our NAS environment, ensuring seamless and efficient data access for our production teams
  • Network Architecture: design, implement, and maintain a robust and scalable network infrastructure to support our demanding production workflows
  • Post-Production Software Support: provide expert technical assistance to our post-production teams, troubleshooting issues and optimizing software performance

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Manage internal network and server inventory: build, configure and upgrade as needed
  • Manage users, groups via JumpCloud and Google Workspace
  • Be the main technical support contact for Post-Production, resolve tickets in a timely manner
  • Automate and find task efficiencies using configuration managers/scripts
  • Implement and maintain archival and backup workflow between on-prem and cloud infrastructure
  • Occasionally resolve Windows, Mac, Network, WiFi and Printer issues, end-user network issues (File shares, DNS, VPN, printers, etc)
  • Ability to move equipment up to 30 pounds
  • Regularly document changes and updates and add to IT knowledge base

Requirements

  • Proven Experience: 5+ years of experience in IT roles with a strong emphasis on storage, networking, and media production support
  • Deep Technical Knowledge: In-depth understanding of NAS/media storage platforms, network protocols and architecture, and post-production software
  • Problem-Solving Skills: A natural problem solver with a passion for finding elegant solutions to complex technical challenges
  • Knowledge of ProMax Platform server / OpenDrives / other media storage platforms
  • Experience using a Mac deployment/management tool (JumpCloud, Munki, SimpleMDM, etc)
  • Experience with support of Adobe Creative Cloud and other media creation platforms
  • Fundamental knowledge of Cisco / Arista / Unix CLI, experience with Meraki administration
  • Google Workspace administration (GAM tool)
  • Understand the OSI model, and advanced comprehension of network/firewall principles (VLAN, VLAN tagging, spanning tree protocol, RADIUS, etc)
  • Experience with Atlassian suite of products (Jira, Confluence, Stash) a plus
  • Experience with GCP and spinning up/down cloud infrastructure
  • Highly organized, proactive and efficient, ability to spot and document recurring issues comfortable communicating with all levels of staff
  • Strong attention to detail, manage priorities, work independently, interpersonal skills, ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to think outside the box

Benefits

Competitive Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 per year.

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree


Key skill Required

  • Architecture
  • Networking
  • Atlassian Suite
  • Confluence
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • Configuration
  • Data Access
  • Design
  • Highly Organized
  • Infrastructure
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • JIRA
  • Knowledge Base
  • Management
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Proactive
  • Production Support
  • Software Support
  • Spanning Tree
  • Storage Engineering
  • Technical Assistance
  • Technical Knowledge
  • Troubleshooting
  • Work Independently
  • Workflow
  • Workspace


Company Details


Company about us:

Candle is a media company that brings captivating stories to life through various forms of media. Founded by a team of passionate creators, Candle is dedicated to serving audiences wherever they watch, listen, and connect. With a focus on original content, Candle aims to entertain, inspire, and engage audiences with...

Company Name: Candle

Headquarter: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Industry: Entertainment / Media / Music

Company Size: 11-50 Employees

Recruiting People: HR Department

Contact Number: --

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