Jobs in El Segundo, CA

About the role

Cosm is looking for a Senior Systems Administrator to keep our creative infrastructure running — render farms, remote VFX/post workstations, and large-scale media asset management and archival systems, alongside the broader storage, network, and compute environment that supports them. This is a hands-on role covering local and cloud systems as well as employee workstations, with primary focus on the high-performance infrastructure our creative and production teams depend on daily. We're looking for someone methodical and detail-oriented under pressure, organized enough to manage complex systems independently, and collaborative enough to work cross-functionally with production, creative, and IT teams. Temporary Position: This is a six-month temporary assignment supporting Cosm. The selected individual will be employed and paid by a third-party staffing partner.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years in infrastructure/system administration
• Expert knowledge of Windows, Mac, and Linux administration
• comfortable in terminal/shell environments across all three.
• Experience with system imaging and deployment tools (e.g., WDS, WSUS, SCCM/ECM, PDQ Deploy).
• Scripting/automation proficiency: PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Advanced understanding of remote access protocols/platforms used in creative pipelines (e.g., HP Anyware, Parsec, Splashtop, Jump Desktop).
• Hands-on support experience with VFX/post creative tools (Nuke, Resolve, Cinema 4D, Houdini, or similar).
• Advanced understanding of high-performance unstructured storage, compute, and networking (protocols, architectures, and models relevant to media workflows).
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of hyper-converged virtual infrastructure
• Render farm administration experience (e.g., Thinkbox Deadline, AWS Deadline Cloud, RenderMan).
• Familiarity with system monitoring platforms (e.g. LogicMonitor, Grafana)
• Familiarity with AWS services (e.g. S3, EC2, VPC)

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