We believe in making people matter at Outpost. We want to build a creative environment where everyone feels valued, treated with respect and able to make a positive difference every day. We’re ambitious and growing quickly but our focus remains on nurturing personal connections, supporting one another as well as making time to celebrate our collective successes. We’re always on the lookout for how we can do things better to enhance the experience of our team, our clients and the world around us.
What's in it for you?
At Outpost you have the chance to make a valuable contribution within a highly creative and supportive environment. Using your skills to be part of our journey, developing the positive culture that we want to spread throughout the VFX community as we continue to grow.
You’ll also be working alongside the incredibly talented, friendly, and genuine individuals that make up Outpost!
The role
As a Cloud and Systems Administrator, you will provide administration and support across Active Directory, Windows and Linux environments, ensuring users, systems, and access are managed efficiently to minimise downtime across the studio. You will diagnose and troubleshoot issues across user, application, connectivity, and systems levels, implementing effective solutions to maintain operational continuity.
Working Pattern This is a hybrid role based in India, following a rotating 2-week pattern: 2 weeks working from our Nesco, Goregaon office supporting India hours (09:30 - 18:30 IST), followed by 2 weeks working from home supporting Montreal hours (19:30 - 04:30 IST). Candidates should be comfortable with this rotating shift and hybrid arrangement.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide first-line support for render farm access and common issues, escalating to Cloud Operations, Pipeline or Infrastructure teams as needed
Help prepare access, workstations, software and services for current and upcoming productions, flagging issues early
Infrastructure & Service Support
Support Cloud Operations Engineers and Infrastructure teams during testing, rollout and operation of technology services
Assist with deployment, configuration and validation within agreed procedures
Share practical feedback on usability, access, monitoring and support needs
Flag recurring issues or admin overhead that automation or tooling could resolve
Coordinate with Cloud Operations colleagues on cross-region users, productions or services
Key Skills & Experience
Practical Active Directory administration - users, groups, permissions, access management
Experience supporting Windows-based user environments, workstations and business applications
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience
Working knowledge of AWS or another major cloud platform, with interest in growing cloud operations expertise
Experience with onboarding, provisioning, access management and general systems administration
Strong troubleshooting across user, application, connectivity and systems issues
Solid understanding of identity, access and security principles
Able to work methodically in a fast-changing, production-focused environment
Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical users
Comfortable in a distributed global Technology team, supporting remote users and locations
Desirable Experience
Experience in VFX, animation, media, post-production or another production environment
Familiarity with AWS administration, monitoring and operational tooling
Experience supporting mixed Linux/Windows environments in production
Scripting or automation experience for routine sysadmin tasks
Exposure to endpoint management, software deployment, networking or cloud-based workstations
Experience in an environment with formal security or client compliance requirements
What happens next?
If you think Outpost sounds like a good fit for you, or you simply want to chat with someone about the role and our culture, get in touch today!
Equal opportunities
At Outpost we believe that our strength lies in our differences. These help us to take different perspectives, challenge norms and create a special environment based on mutual respect. Outpost is an equal opportunities employer. Employment with us is based on a person’s extraordinary talent and potential. No candidate will receive any less favourable treatment based on their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual preference, or any other factor that has no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
About Outpost VFX
Film, TV & Music Production603 employeesFounded 2013
Outpost VFX is a visual-effects production company creating effects for film and episodic productions.
