Job Description
The Role As an Infrastructure Engineer at Zoic, you'll architect and manage the on-prem cloud infrastructure and GPU rendering platforms that power award-winning visual effects. This isn't typical DevOps—you'll build bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, optimize GPU workloads, rack servers, and collaborate with artists and engineers to support high-performance creative production and world-class visual storytelling.
What You'll Do - Build and manage virtualization and cloud orchestration platforms including OpenNebula and Kubernetes.
- Deploy and manage containerized workloads across on-prem Kubernetes clusters.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, and Packer.
- Build and maintain deployment workflows for internal tools and creative pipelines.
- Optimize Kubernetes for GPU workloads and high-performance rendering.
- Set up and configure physical infrastructure: servers, storage arrays, and networking equipment.
- Administer Linux and Windows environments across studio infrastructure.
- Monitor system health and performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
- Maintain backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes.
- Support infrastructure, engineering, and creative teams in production.
- Document systems, processes, and runbooks.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting.
- Implement secure data handling practices, including encryption and access controls.
- Support compliance with MPAA, NIST, and ISO standards.
What You Bring - 3+ years in infrastructure engineering or DevOps.
- Strong Linux and Windows administration across multiple distributions.
- Hands-on Kubernetes experience: cluster setup, configuration, management, and optimization.
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer).
- Familiarity with OpenNebula or other on-prem cloud platforms.
- Experience with physical infrastructure setup (servers, storage, networking).
- Experience with software-defined networking and Kubernetes networking stacks.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash).
- Understanding of CI/CD principles and pipeline design.
- Comfortable in fast-paced, creative environments.
Bonus Skills - GPU orchestration and AI/ML pipelines.
- Creative tools (Deadline, Nuke, Houdini, Maya).
- Containerized GUI applications or remote apps.
- VFX, gaming, architecture, or scientific computing background.
- Open-source or technical community contributions.
What You'll Learn - Architecting and scaling cloud-native infrastructure without public cloud providers.
- Advanced Kubernetes cluster management and GPU workload optimization.
- AI/ML pipeline integration into creative production.
- Secure data handling and compliance best practices in media production.
- Cross-functional collaboration with creative, engineering, and security teams.
- High-performance rendering workflows and VFX toolchains.
Additional Information
- Pay Range: 130k-145k DOE.
- The listed pay range represents the minimum to maximum range for this job description. Pay is dependent on several factors including, but not limited to experience, skills, and qualifications.
- Zoic does not cover relocation costs.
- Zoic Studios U.S. participates in the eVerify program.
- This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.
- Due to the volume of applications we receive across our different openings we regret that only those selected to interview will be contacted.
About Zoic Studios Zoic Studios delivers award-winning visual effects for film, television, and interactive media. We're evolving our infrastructure to meet the demands of next-generation content creation—transitioning to a cloud-native architecture built entirely on-prem using OpenNebula and Kubernetes.
We're building scalable, automated systems that support massive rendering workloads, AI-enhanced pipelines, and real-time collaboration without public cloud providers. If you're a hands-on DevOps engineer who wants to shape the future of creative infrastructure, we want to hear from you.
Job Tags
Full time, Remote work, Relocation,