[LA-Jobs] Data Operations Lead - Dr. D Studios - CG Feature Film - Happy Feet 2 - Sydney - Short Term Contracts - Start ASAP

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A new job has been posted on the Linux Australia website.
http://linux.org.au/content/data-operations-lead-dr-d-studios-cg-feature-film-happy-feet-2-sydney-short-term-contracts-s
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Dr D Studios is the Sydney based digital production company created by  
Academy Award winning producers George Miller and Doug Mitchell.  We are  
currently in production on the CG animated feature, Happy Feet 2.

We are seeking a highly motivated senior team member to fulfil the role of  
Data Operations Lead, overseeing the usage of the centralised network storage  
at Dr D. and coordinate data transfers to and from the production.

It is expected the Data Operations Lead will develop and maintain key  
relationships with the Render Operations, Artists,  Production Managers,    
Engineering, and Service Delivery teams.

Responsibilities:	
•	Track BlueArc storage usage and forecast trends to assist production  
determine their requirements
•	Ensure data is protected through snap-shots, mirroring and LTO back-ups
•	Ensure LTO, robot tape libraries, Bacula backup systems and CentOS backup  
servers are operational
•	Restore data from BlueArc snap-shots, archives, backups when required by  
production
•	Implement BlueArc data migration polices to slower storage based on  
measurements of productions usage.
•	Oversee archiving via Bacula of data from live file systems in order to  
free up space for newer production data
•	Liaise with team to devise systems to monitor, report, control and  
maintain BlueArc storage infrastructure
•	Perform quality control (ensure data integrity) checks on incoming and  
outgoing data
•	Enforce productions NFS security requirements to limit or allow access to  
data for specific users or groups
•	Maintain and keep up to date technical documentation of Data Operations  
procedures
•	Collate storage utilisation data and report to Render and Data Operations  
Manager
•	Liaise with the Render Operations team to ensure sufficient space for  
renders
•	Provide on-call support to Render Operations team after hours

Measurables:			
The key measures of success for this role will be:
•	Development and maintenance of documentation of Data Operations  
procedures
•	Organisation and consistency and "cleanliness" of production file system
•	The number of repetitive manual tasks and processes that have been  
successfully automated
•	Efficiency of policing of storage usage and enforcement of security  
ensuring backups complete successfully.
•	Ensuring there is always enough disk space and renders are able to  
complete

Skills required:	
•	Ability to shell and python script
•	Methodical/ detail oriented
•	Ability to multi-task
•	Ability to prioritise requests with competing deadlines
•	A passion for establishing processes and a commitment to continuous self  
improvement
•	Degree (Comp Science/Eng/Software/Eng ideal) or equivalent with good  
results in 2nd/3rd year programming/computer subjects OR
•	Relevant industry experience (IT/Data Ops)
•	Experience with CentOS or Redhat Linux servers
•	Experience with BlueArc storage servers
•	Ability to troubleshoot issues with LTO hardware and Tape Robot Libraries
•	Experience with Bacula backups software
•	Ability to diagnose issues with NFS and CIFS network file systems from  
both client and server
•	Ability to track and log tape archives, and manage inventory of off-site  
tape repositories

Find out more about Dr D Studios here, http://www.drdstudios.com.
To apply, please email a cover letter and C.V./resume to  
careers at drdstudios.com
Please note this is a full time short term contract.  Candidates must be  
Sydney based with full Australian working rights, either Australian / NZ  
citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or on a working holiday visa.



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Attachments:
* http://linux.org.au/files/jobs/Data Operations Lead - Happy Feet 2.pdf -