Linux System administrator/ Developer

Looking for a Linux guru to help administrate a Linux and OSX facility with around 70 workstations and 100 blades.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located a few blocks from the beach off of Abbot Kinney in Venice, California. We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

REQUIREMENTS:
- Intimate knowledge of Linux
- Familiarity with OSX and Windows
- Ability to provide On-call 24x7 technical support (when needed)
- Intermediate Python programming experience
- Experience compiling applications and libraries from source (Qt and PyQt)
- Knowledge of common production servers (apache, dns, php, mysql, LDAP, etc)
- Experience with backup and archiving pipelines and procedures


QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be proactive and have good problem solving skills
- Ability to learn quickly
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organizational skills
- Team player, but must be able to work independently
- Willingness to learn new things
- Ability to work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate will do everything necessary to ensure that artists have a stable and user-friendly operating system that meets their needs.
- Maintain a stable and user-friendly Linux distribution
- Address issues such as pen/tablet glitches and graphics performance
- Ensure library compatibility with required applications
- Write command-line tools using Python for both administrators and artists
- Compile open-source software
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues on user workstations
- Create Python scripts for production needs

BONUS:
- Knowledge of VFX pipeline
- Experience with Rush or other render queue management
- Experience using and/or administering Mercurial distributed version control system
- Experience with VMWare or other virtualization platforms

If your interested, please email us at  jobsysad2010@luma-pictures.com or apply at http://www.luma-pictures.com/jobs