Backup & Storage Administrator

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Like A Photon Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Here at Like A Photon Creative, we're working together with some of the biggest and brightest minds on some of the biggest and brightest animated movies.

We are seeking a mid-senior Backup and Storage Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimise our storage and backup infrastructure for a large-scale animated feature film production. This role ensures that our artists, production teams, and render farms have reliable, secure, and high-performance access to data throughout the production lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has a proven background in storage technologies, backup solutions, and high-throughput data workflows, with an understanding of the unique demands of animation and VFX production environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Storage Administration

  • Manage, monitor, and optimize on-premises and cloud-based storage systems supporting petabyte-scale production data.
  • Ensure high availability and performance of file systems used by animation, lighting, and rendering pipelines.
  • Implement tiered storage strategies (e.g., SSD, NAS, SAN, object storage, tape/archive) to balance cost and performance.
  • Oversee capacity planning, forecasting, and scaling strategies for current and future projects.

Backup & Recovery

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive backup, snapshot, and archival strategies for production data.
  • Monitor and verify backup jobs, ensuring successful recovery points are maintained.
  • Conduct regular disaster recovery drills and ensure business continuity plans are production-ready.
  • Manage secure long-term storage of project assets, including final deliverables and legacy content.

Pipeline & Production Support

  • Collaborate with pipeline engineers, render wranglers, and IT teams to troubleshoot data performance and availability issues.
  • Ensure storage systems integrate seamlessly with render farms, asset management systems, and version control tools.
  • Work closely with production to prioritize data access and optimize workflows for active shows.

Security & Compliance

  • Enforce data security policies, including access permissions, encryption, and secure transfer protocols.
  • Ensure compliance with studio policies, industry standards, and client contractual requirements
  • Monitor for vulnerabilities and implement patches and updates promptly.

Qualifications & Skills:

Essential

  • Proven experience as a Storage/Backup Administrator, Systems Administrator, or related IT role in media, VFX, or animation.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of enterprise storage systems (NetApp, Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale, Qumulo, or equivalent).
  • Proficiency with backup and archive technologies (Veeam, Commvault, Bacula, IBM Spectrum Protect, or similar).
  • Familiarity with render pipeline workflows and the high-throughput demands of animation production.
  • Scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
  • Knowledge of Linux and Windows server administration.

Desirable

  • Experience in the animation, VFX, or gaming industries.
  • Understanding of cloud storage and hybrid workflows (AWS S3/Glacier, GCP, Azure).
  • Knowledge of production asset management systems (ShotGrid, ftrack, etc.).
  • Familiarity with network infrastructure (NFS, SMB, Fibre Channel, Infiniband, 10/40/100GbE).
  • Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar).

Personal Attributes

  • Avid problem solver with a desire for learning and continual improvement.
  • Excellent communicator with the ability to navigate both technical and creative teams.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
  • Team player with the ability to support a collaborative production environment.

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