Sr. Systems Engineer

38 Days Old

Business Unit : Company 3
Position : Sr. Systems Engineer
Location : Santa Monica, CA (Onsite)
Hours of Operation : 10:00am – 7:00pm PST
Pay Range: $93,000 - $130,000 USD annually
Position Summary
Company 3 is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film, video and online content. With operations in Los Angeles, New York and around the globe, the company employs over 3,500 of the most talented, highly honored, and recognized artists and industry veterans worldwide.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, the Senior Systems Engineer is accountable for handling a wide variety of escalated issues and lead all major hardware and software upgrades working with vendors as well as connecting peer nodes to ensure seamless operation as the network architecture evolves. This position provides support to engineers in the team on project design, testing and deployment activities.
You will be an example for other engineers in terms of knowledge, experience, and leadership. Senior Engineers are expected to lead initiatives and be an expert internally, as well as with clients.
Main Duties
The Sr Systems Engineer will work with management team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business and operational requirements and systems goals to identify and install new systems and resolve business and operational systems issues. You will be responsible for deploying and administering Linux, Mac, Windows, and SAN/NAS systems, both physical and virtual. In addition, you will be responsible for resolving complex technical problems across an IT infrastructure in a fast-paced production environment. You will also be responsible for the following:
Serve as an escalation point for desktop and infrastructure teams on resolving more complex problems. Consults with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications. Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test and modify the company’s computer systems and programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications. Design, document, test, create or modify the company’s computer programs related to machine operating systems Storage and Archiving administration (LTO Tape Library Operations) Technical management of physical and virtual systems, including servers and storage. Troubleshoot and resolve IT service issues related to operating systems and servers. Ability to install, configure and monitor Linux (Redhat/CentOS) OS and software. Ability to install, configure and monitor Windows OS and software. Ability to install, configure and monitor Mac OS and software. Writing documentation for the technical support staff on system-related procedures. Participate in racking equipment when necessary.
What You Bring
The ideal candidate will have a background in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent work experience. They must have related information technology technical experience, and be experienced with SAN/NAS Storage Administration, intermediate to advanced Linux administration, and experienced with Linux shell scripting (or another scripting language). The individual must be flexible and able to multitask between numerous and diverse tasks, be a team player, also capable of independent work, study, and analysis. Additional desired skills include:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Participating in after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call basis. Server and desktop hardware knowledge. Experience with Active Directory administration. Experience with Linux automation (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible). Experience with Fibre Channel switch administration (Brocade). Familiarity with technology standards, best practices, and industry guidelines. Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket. Prior experience in a post-production environment, particularly with visual effects work and color grading for film and TV is an asset. Knowledge of industry software and workflows such as DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk Flame, Maya, Nuke, etc. is an asset.
About The Company
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. The application window for this position is expected to close by September 19, 2025. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Information Technology Industries Entertainment Providers Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Company 3 by 2x Get notified about new Senior System Engineer jobs in Santa Monica, CA . Don't see a job that matches your experience? Submit your resume here! ML Software Engineer (L4/L5) - Media Algorithms Santa Monica, CA $100,800.00-$161,000.00 2 weeks ago Los Angeles, CA $90,000.00-$120,000.00 1 month ago Hawthorne, CA $129,300.00-$223,600.00 2 weeks ago Los Angeles, CA $141,000.00-$202,000.00 3 weeks ago Los Angeles, CA $141,000.00-$202,000.00 2 weeks ago Los Angeles, CA $100,000.00-$150,000.00 2 years ago Glendale, CA $60,000.00-$100,000.00 1 week ago Hawthorne, CA $120,000.00-$145,000.00 1 week ago Santa Monica, CA $160,000.00-$170,000.00 3 months ago Dec 2025 New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starship) Hawthorne, CA $120,000.00-$145,000.00 2 weeks ago Backend Software Engineer, TikTok - Social User and Relation Los Angeles Metropolitan Area 2 weeks ago Santa Monica, CA $114,900.00-$168,700.00 1 month ago Software Engineer I, Entry-Level (Graduation Date: Fall 2024-Summer 2025) Long Beach, CA $100,000.00-$125,000.00 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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Santa Monica, CA, United States
Job Type:
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IT & Technology

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