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Weta FX is the standard-bearer for creativity and innovation in visual effects and animation, attracting talent, partners, and clients that seek to push what is possible in pursuit of their artistic vision. Our proprietary pipeline provides artists with tools they need to create their best work. Based in Wellington, New Zealand we are 1,500 of the most ambitious artists, engineers, and executives you're likely to meet. Along the way, our ground-breaking work has earned six visual effects Academy Awards, twelve Academy Sci-Tech Awards and six visual effects BAFTA Awards in addition to the 34 Visual Effects Society Awards awarded to us by our peers. We're known for performance-driven animated characters such as Gollum, Kong, Neytiri and Caesar as well as the worlds we create including Middle-earth, Pandora and countless others. We are looking for enthusiastic team players with experience in data engineering, big data and database administration to introduce new processes and procedures to improve the way we administer and make use of our data. The Infrastructure team provides support to the development community at Weta FX - our scope includes tools and support for version control, build systems, database platform management and developer consulting. Role responsibilities include: Instituting a program of work to upgrade and optimise our core MySQL, PostgreSQL and Elastic clustersBest practice database administration: provisioning, monitoring, cloning, replication, backups, upgrades, availability, performance monitoring, trouble shooting, recovery, archiving, tuning, query optimisation, change controlDeveloper support, user education, and provision of various development and data-oriented servicesPlatform architecture, project-based work, strategy development, technology researchThis is a significant opportunity to help, shape and improve the way Weta FX manages and uses its data. It would suit candidates with a DBA, analyst programming, SQL report writing or statistics background, or other similar prior experience.  Desirable Skills & Experience: RDBMS administration: MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL with exposure to large datasets in HA environmentsFamiliarity with Elasticsearch, Kafka or similar adjunct data systemsInfrastructure automation using Puppet (preferred), Ansible, Terraform or similar orchestration toolsProficiency in a common scripting language (Python preferred - Ruby, Go and NodeJS acceptable)Strong Linux experience (Ubuntu / Debian preferred, Fedora / RHEL acceptable)Monitoring systems such as SensuAn eye for detail, with strong problem solving skillsExcellent verbal and written communication kills  Nice to have: Source code management experience using GitContinuous integration and automated builds with Gitlab CI or JenkinsContainers and virtualisation using Docker, Kubernetes and VMWareAuthorisation and authentication services such as AD/LDAP, Kerberos and OAuth2/OIDCGood understanding of core security practices (2FA, PKI, etc)Service mesh and security infrastructure using Hashicorp Consul and Vault  If this sounds like you – please get in touch, we would love to hear from you At Weta FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we're striving to build a workplace experience that's second to none. Here at Weta FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves. We aim to provide a discrimination-free experience, beginning from the moment you apply for a role with us. If there is anything we can do to make the recruitment process easier, please let us know at (email protected).

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