Monday, October 8, 2007

Senior Night Operator at PIXAR

Location: Emeryville, CA

Job description:
Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award®-winning computer animation studio with the technical, creative and production capabilities to develop computer-animated feature and short films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.
Pixar has created eight of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and most recently Ratatouille. The studio has won 20 Academy Awards® and its eight films have grossed more than $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio's next film release is WALL-E (June 27, 2008).

Responsibilities:
  • Monitor and troubleshoot backup activity within Pixar¿s complex environment.
  • Process multiple backup reports during each shift and report anomalies to day crew.
  • Assist with backup verification and tape management processes.
  • Monitor equipment and serve as first point of contact for all systems and equipment malfunctions (i.e. network, servers, and machine room temperature).
  • Perform hardware builds and complete general Unix user requests.
  • Coordinate tasks and projects with night and day colleagues.
  • Other duties, including but not limited to, documentation and employee moves, assigned as needed.
Shift:
Monday-Friday 5pm to 2am plus overtime as needed
Periodic on-call duties required

Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience with computer hardware and Unix administration.
  • Previous experience monitoring equipment and backup operations.
  • Must have proven experience working evenings or nights and be reliable.
  • Excellent communication skills, strong follow-through, and attention-to-detail.
  • Respond to emergencies and user requests effectively.
  • Work autonomously, but also perform well on a team.
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