Senior Production Systems Engineer (UK)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Production Systems Engineer with a background in media and film technology to design, maintain, and optimize the infrastructure that underpins our global production workflows.

This role bridges traditional IT engineering and modern media pipeline development - combining deep technical expertise in networking, storage, virtualization, cloud platforms, and containerized environments with an understanding of data-intensive workflows such as digital cinema mastering, post-production, audio mixing and content delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Engineering: Design, deploy, and support high-performance production systems, including networked storage (NAS/SAN), virtualization platforms, and render or transcoding environments.
• Data Movement & Workflow: Develop and maintain data transfer tools and automation pipelines to manage large media file transfers between global sites, cloud storage, and production partners.
• Containerized & Cloud Environments: Architect and manage containerized workloads (Docker/Kubernetes) and hybrid cloud environments for scalable compute and workflow orchestration.
• Network & Storage Optimization: Configure and tune high-throughput, low-latency network and storage systems to support 4K/8K media workflows and real-time collaboration.
• Automation & Scripting: Use Python or Lua and related tools to automate system processes, pipeline integrations, and monitoring.
• Production Pipeline Integration: Collaborate with software, operations, and creative teams to ensure reliable integration between infrastructure and production tools (e.g. Resolve, Baselight, Clipster, Transkoder).
• Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain secure access controls, encryption, and audit mechanisms across production environments.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Proactively monitor system health, analyze performance, and resolve complex issues across storage, compute, and network layers.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with Production Engineering, IT, and operations teams; mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation and process improvement.

Experience & Skills Required

• Proven experience in a media, film, or post-production technology environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Data transfer tools (Aspera, Signiant, Resilio, or custom solutions)
• Virtualization platforms (Nutanix, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or similar)
• Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Python scripting and automation
• Understanding of digital cinema and media formats (DPX, EXR, IMF, ProRes, DCP, etc.).
• Experience integrating with render farms, colour pipelines, and mastering systems.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver reliable infrastructure for time-critical productions.