Technical Cloud Architect

Salary: Expected base pay rate for this role will be between $130,000 and $140,000 USD per year at the commencement of employment.

However, if hired, base pay will be determined on an individualized basis (pay rates may vary) and is only one part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include discretionary bonuses and other IMAX sponsored benefit programs.

ABOUT IMAX

IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience. With over 50 years of history as a global innovator in entertainment technology, our employees and their careers have constantly gone beyond the ordinary. From offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we combine proprietary software, architecture, and equipment with industry-leading knowledge and connections to create experiences that take audiences beyond the edge of their seats to a world they have never imagined. Our Hollywood team are trusted movie business insiders with decades of production experience, acting as advisors to top filmmakers and studios across the world. Our technology experts are leaders in the industry, constantly pushing the limits of what is possible in entertainment. Our sales and marketing teams are talented professionals who build and enhance the IMAX brand globally.

IMAX's network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the world, and our growing Live and Enhanced businesses have allowed us to bring the IMAX Experience to our partnerships across live music, events and streaming to provide the best possible experience across any screen. As the world’s leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies, and continues to push the boundaries of entertainment experiences forward. Our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they have only dreamed of.

Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together. Get inspired, get involved, and ignite your future with IMAX!

The Technical Cloud Architect will join an expert team of energetic and knowledgeable staff building the next generation of advanced, top-tier consumer electronics components and technology stacks. The normal day-to-day function of this role will be to work with their peers in the Technical Operations group as well as Engineering groups to design, implement, roll-out, secure and maintain the infrastructure for several internet facing and private environments. The target for the Technical Cloud Architect will be to bring stability and elasticity to our infrastructure as we transition to the Cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, design, creation and maintenance of cloud environments
• Monitor, tune and maintain our Linux systems
• Work extensively and closely with our DevOps team to ensure the maximum efficiency of our build and deploy environment
• Collaborate with both software and hardware engineering teams to improve, expand in some cases, or define builds, deployments, infrastructure, architecture, and tools
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to support our systems

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in the field of Software Development, Information Technology and/or Software Engineer
• Over 7 years of related experience in a high-capacity, high-impact, high availability online environment
• Expert level Linux Administration with hands-on experience
• At least 5+ years’ experience working with AWS cloud technologies like IAM, KMS, S3, EC2, Autoscale, ELB/ALB, Route53, RDS and DynamoDB
• Ability to understand and write configuration management with Ansible or Puppet
• Experience configuring Apache or Nginx
• Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra or MongoDB
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, strong organizational and leadership skills, ability to influence and drive consensus

IMAX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer!

At IMAX you will be part of a culture built on respect - one that recognizes the unique talents of everyone on the team. We're proud of the differences that make us all unique and we support unity, acceptance, and equal rights for all. Diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a global company.

For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note, IMAX is currently operating in-office 5 days-a-week. Additionally, all permanent full-time employment is subject to background and employment/reference checks.