U.S., Infrastructure Engineer Kubernetes, AI and GPU
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Job Location:
Santa Monica, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 130000 - 145000
Posted on:
27 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Role
As an Infrastructure Engineer at Zoic youll architect and manage the on-prem cloud infrastructure and GPU rendering platforms that power award-winning visual effects. This isnt typical DevOpsyoull build bare-metal Kubernetes clusters optimize GPU workloads rack servers and collaborate with artists and engineers to support high-performance creative production and world-class visual storytelling.
What Youll Do
Zoic Studios delivers award-winning visual effects for film television and interactive media. Were evolving our infrastructure to meet the demands of next-generation content creationtransitioning to a cloud-native architecture built entirely on-prem using OpenNebula and Kubernetes.
Were building scalable automated systems that support massive rendering workloads AI-enhanced pipelines and real-time collaboration without public cloud providers. If youre a hands-on DevOps engineer who wants to shape the future of creative infrastructure we want to hear from you.
As an Infrastructure Engineer at Zoic youll architect and manage the on-prem cloud infrastructure and GPU rendering platforms that power award-winning visual effects. This isnt typical DevOpsyoull build bare-metal Kubernetes clusters optimize GPU workloads rack servers and collaborate with artists and engineers to support high-performance creative production and world-class visual storytelling.
What Youll Do
- Build and manage virtualization and cloud orchestration platforms including OpenNebula and Kubernetes.
- Deploy and manage containerized workloads across on-prem Kubernetes clusters.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate provisioning and configuration using Ansible Terraform and Packer.
- Build and maintain deployment workflows for internal tools and creative pipelines.
- Optimize Kubernetes for GPU workloads and high-performance rendering.
- Set up and configure physical infrastructure: servers storage arrays and networking equipment.
- Administer Linux and Windows environments across studio infrastructure.
- Monitor system health and performance using Prometheus Grafana and ELK.
- Maintain backup restore and disaster recovery processes.
- Support infrastructure engineering and creative teams in production.
- Document systems processes and runbooks.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting.
- Implement secure data handling practices including encryption and access controls.
- Support compliance with MPAA NIST and ISO standards.
- 3 years in infrastructure engineering or DevOps.
- Strong Linux and Windows administration across multiple distributions.
- Hands-on Kubernetes experience: cluster setup configuration management and optimization.
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform Ansible Packer).
- Familiarity with OpenNebula or other on-prem cloud platforms.
- Experience with physical infrastructure setup (servers storage networking).
- Experience with software-defined networking and Kubernetes networking stacks.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python Bash).
- Understanding of CI/CD principles and pipeline design.
- Comfortable in fast-paced creative environments.
- GPU orchestration and AI/ML pipelines.
- Creative tools (Deadline Nuke Houdini Maya).
- Containerized GUI applications or remote apps.
- VFX gaming architecture or scientific computing background.
- Open-source or technical community contributions.
- Architecting and scaling cloud-native infrastructure without public cloud providers.
- Advanced Kubernetes cluster management and GPU workload optimization.
- AI/ML pipeline integration into creative production.
- Secure data handling and compliance best practices in media production.
- Cross-functional collaboration with creative engineering and security teams.
- High-performance rendering workflows and VFX toolchains.
Additional Information
- Pay Range: 130k-145kDOE.
- The listed pay range represents the minimum to maximum range for this job description. Pay is dependent on several factors including but not limited to experience skills and qualifications.
- Zoic does not cover relocation costs.
- Zoic Studios U.S. participates in the eVerify program.
- This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.
- Due to the volume of applications we receive across our different openings we regret that only those selected to interview will be contacted.
Zoic Studios delivers award-winning visual effects for film television and interactive media. Were evolving our infrastructure to meet the demands of next-generation content creationtransitioning to a cloud-native architecture built entirely on-prem using OpenNebula and Kubernetes.
Were building scalable automated systems that support massive rendering workloads AI-enhanced pipelines and real-time collaboration without public cloud providers. If youre a hands-on DevOps engineer who wants to shape the future of creative infrastructure we want to hear from you.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Jenkins
- Ruby
- Python
- Active Directory
- Cloud
- PowerShell
- Windows
- AWS
- Linux
- SAN
- Java
- Troubleshoot
- Backup
- Puppet
- hardware
About Company
"Visual Evolution" is our mission-to evolve the story, art, and technology of the moving image, and through this evolution, broaden the audience for moving images. Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are the key founding principles at Zoic. Our projects are born in think tanks, ... View more
