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    "heading": "Senior Systems Engineer Location:  Los Angeles, CA\n Company: GPL Technologies\n Work Type: Full-Time, Onsite \\/ Client-Site Required\n About GPL Technologies\n GPL Technologies is a managed services, infrastructure, and technology services company serving media, entertainment, post-production, creative, and enterprise clients. We support complex studio environments where uptime, performance, security, and production continuity matter.\n We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer based in the Greater Los Angeles area who can support our LA-based clients onsite. This is not a remote role. The right candidate must be comfortable working hands-on in client environments, supporting production systems, and helping build reliable infrastructure for creative and technical teams.\n Position Overview\n The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing, supporting, troubleshooting, and improving client technology environments. This person should be capable of supporting a studio or production environment from the ground up, including Linux, Windows, macOS, networking, storage, virtualization, backup, security, and monitoring.\n The ideal candidate has strong MSP experience, excellent Linux knowledge, and the ability to work across multiple client environments. Studio, post-production, VFX, or media and entertainment experience is highly valuable.\n This role requires strong technical depth, professional client communication, and the ability to solve problems quickly in high-pressure production environments.\n Key Responsibilities Provide onsite and remote technical support for GPL’s Los Angeles-based clients. Design, deploy, and support infrastructure for studios, post-production companies, creative agencies, and enterprise clients. Administer Linux, Windows, and macOS environments. Support shared storage platforms, high-performance workstations, creative workflows, and production networks. Troubleshoot performance issues across servers, storage, networks, endpoints, and applications. Support Active Directory, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, and identity systems. Manage virtualization environments such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix. Assist with backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, patching, and security hardening to comply with industry standards and prepare clients for routine audits. Create clear documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and client environment notes. Work closely with GPL account managers, project managers, engineering leadership, and field engineers. Escalate issues appropriately and communicate clearly with clients during outages or production-impacting events. Help reduce single-person dependencies by creating repeatable systems, standards, and documentation. Required Skills Strong Linux administration experience across major distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, or CentOS. Experience supporting Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services. Experience supporting macOS workstations in professional environments. Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP\\/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, and DNS troubleshooting. Experience with shared storage, NAS\\/SAN systems, permissions, snapshots, replication, and backup workflows. Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix. Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems, networks, storage, and endpoints. Strong documentation and ticketing discipline. Strong client-facing communication skills. Ability to work onsite throughout Greater Los Angeles as required. Preferred Experience MSP experience strongly preferred. Media and entertainment, post-production, VFX, animation, editorial, or creative studio experience preferred. Experience with Qumulo, Dell PowerScale\\/Isilon, TrueNAS, NetApp, or similar storage platforms. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk tools, render farms, or production pipeline environments. Experience with scripting or automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar tools. Experience with monitoring, RMM, MDM, endpoint protection, and backup platforms. Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus. Ideal Candidate Profile\n The ideal candidate is a senior-level engineer who can walk into a client environment, understand the technical and business priorities, identify risk, stabilize systems, and create a practical plan for improvement.\n This person should be equally comfortable troubleshooting a Linux server, diagnosing storage performance, supporting a macOS workstation, reviewing firewall rules, documenting an environment, and explaining technical issues to a client in plain English.\n We are especially interested in candidates who have worked in an MSP environment and understand the pace, variety, and accountability required when supporting multiple clients.\n Location Requirement\n This role is based in Greater Los Angeles . 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    "description_html": "<h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:24pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Senior Systems Engineer</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Location:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\"> Los Angeles, CA<br><b>Company:</b> GPL Technologies<br><b>Work Type:</b> Full-Time, Onsite / Client-Site Required</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">About GPL Technologies</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">GPL Technologies is a managed services, infrastructure, and technology services company serving media, entertainment, post-production, creative, and enterprise clients. We support complex studio environments where uptime, performance, security, and production continuity matter.</span></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">We are looking for a <b>Senior Systems Engineer</b> based in the <b>Greater Los Angeles area</b> who can support our LA-based clients onsite. This is not a remote role. The right candidate must be comfortable working hands-on in client environments, supporting production systems, and helping build reliable infrastructure for creative and technical teams.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Position Overview</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing, supporting, troubleshooting, and improving client technology environments. This person should be capable of supporting a studio or production environment from the ground up, including Linux, Windows, macOS, networking, storage, virtualization, backup, security, and monitoring.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The ideal candidate has strong MSP experience, excellent Linux knowledge, and the ability to work across multiple client environments. Studio, post-production, VFX, or media and entertainment experience is highly valuable.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">This role requires strong technical depth, professional client communication, and the ability to solve problems quickly in high-pressure production environments.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Key Responsibilities</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><ul><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Provide onsite and remote technical support for GPL’s Los Angeles-based clients.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Design, deploy, and support infrastructure for studios, post-production companies, creative agencies, and enterprise clients.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Administer Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Support shared storage platforms, high-performance workstations, creative workflows, and production networks.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Troubleshoot performance issues across servers, storage, networks, endpoints, and applications.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Support Active Directory, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, and identity systems.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Manage virtualization environments such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Assist with backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, patching, and security hardening to comply with industry standards and prepare clients for routine audits.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Create clear documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and client environment notes.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Work closely with GPL account managers, project managers, engineering leadership, and field engineers.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Escalate issues appropriately and communicate clearly with clients during outages or production-impacting events.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Help reduce single-person dependencies by creating repeatable systems, standards, and documentation.</span></span></span></span></h1></li></ul><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Required Skills</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><ul><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong Linux administration experience across major distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, or CentOS.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience supporting Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience supporting macOS workstations in professional environments.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, and DNS troubleshooting.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with shared storage, NAS/SAN systems, permissions, snapshots, replication, and backup workflows.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems, networks, storage, and endpoints.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong documentation and ticketing discipline.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong client-facing communication skills.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Ability to work onsite throughout Greater Los Angeles as required.</span></span></span></span></h1></li></ul><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Preferred Experience</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><ul><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">MSP experience strongly preferred.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Media and entertainment, post-production, VFX, animation, editorial, or creative studio experience preferred.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with Qumulo, Dell PowerScale/Isilon, TrueNAS, NetApp, or similar storage platforms.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk tools, render farms, or production pipeline environments.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with scripting or automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with monitoring, RMM, MDM, endpoint protection, and backup platforms.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus.</span></span></span></span></h1></li></ul><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Ideal Candidate Profile</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The ideal candidate is a senior-level engineer who can walk into a client environment, understand the technical and business priorities, identify risk, stabilize systems, and create a practical plan for improvement.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">This person should be equally comfortable troubleshooting a Linux server, diagnosing storage performance, supporting a macOS workstation, reviewing firewall rules, documenting an environment, and explaining technical issues to a client in plain English.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">We are especially interested in candidates who have worked in an MSP environment and understand the pace, variety, and accountability required when supporting multiple clients.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Location Requirement</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">This role is based in <b>Greater Los Angeles</b>. Onsite work is required for GPL’s LA-based clients.</span></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Candidates must already be located in the Los Angeles area or be able to reliably support onsite client work in Los Angeles.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Remote-only candidates will not be considered.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Why This Role Matters</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">GPL supports production environments where downtime can directly affect artists, editors, producers, and business operations. This role is critical to improving client service, strengthening our engineering bench, and giving our LA-based clients the onsite senior technical support they need.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The right engineer will have a major impact on client satisfaction, operational quality, and GPL’s ability to scale its managed services and project delivery.</span></span></span></span><br> </h1>",
    "description_text": "Senior Systems Engineer\n Location:  Los Angeles, CA\n Company: GPL Technologies\n Work Type: Full-Time, Onsite / Client-Site Required\n About GPL Technologies\n GPL Technologies is a managed services, infrastructure, and technology services company serving media, entertainment, post-production, creative, and enterprise clients. We support complex studio environments where uptime, performance, security, and production continuity matter.\n We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer based in the Greater Los Angeles area who can support our LA-based clients onsite. This is not a remote role. The right candidate must be comfortable working hands-on in client environments, supporting production systems, and helping build reliable infrastructure for creative and technical teams.\n Position Overview\n The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing, supporting, troubleshooting, and improving client technology environments. This person should be capable of supporting a studio or production environment from the ground up, including Linux, Windows, macOS, networking, storage, virtualization, backup, security, and monitoring.\n The ideal candidate has strong MSP experience, excellent Linux knowledge, and the ability to work across multiple client environments. Studio, post-production, VFX, or media and entertainment experience is highly valuable.\n This role requires strong technical depth, professional client communication, and the ability to solve problems quickly in high-pressure production environments.\n Key Responsibilities\n Provide onsite and remote technical support for GPL’s Los Angeles-based clients.\n Design, deploy, and support infrastructure for studios, post-production companies, creative agencies, and enterprise clients.\n Administer Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.\n Support shared storage platforms, high-performance workstations, creative workflows, and production networks.\n Troubleshoot performance issues across servers, storage, networks, endpoints, and applications.\n Support Active Directory, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, and identity systems.\n Manage virtualization environments such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix.\n Assist with backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, patching, and security hardening to comply with industry standards and prepare clients for routine audits.\n Create clear documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and client environment notes.\n Work closely with GPL account managers, project managers, engineering leadership, and field engineers.\n Escalate issues appropriately and communicate clearly with clients during outages or production-impacting events.\n Help reduce single-person dependencies by creating repeatable systems, standards, and documentation.\n Required Skills\n Strong Linux administration experience across major distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, or CentOS.\n Experience supporting Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services.\n Experience supporting macOS workstations in professional environments.\n Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, and DNS troubleshooting.\n Experience with shared storage, NAS/SAN systems, permissions, snapshots, replication, and backup workflows.\n Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix.\n Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems, networks, storage, and endpoints.\n Strong documentation and ticketing discipline.\n Strong client-facing communication skills.\n Ability to work onsite throughout Greater Los Angeles as required.\n Preferred Experience\n MSP experience strongly preferred.\n Media and entertainment, post-production, VFX, animation, editorial, or creative studio experience preferred.\n Experience with Qumulo, Dell PowerScale/Isilon, TrueNAS, NetApp, or similar storage platforms.\n Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk tools, render farms, or production pipeline environments.\n Experience with scripting or automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.\n Experience with monitoring, RMM, MDM, endpoint protection, and backup platforms.\n Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus.\n Ideal Candidate Profile\n The ideal candidate is a senior-level engineer who can walk into a client environment, understand the technical and business priorities, identify risk, stabilize systems, and create a practical plan for improvement.\n This person should be equally comfortable troubleshooting a Linux server, diagnosing storage performance, supporting a macOS workstation, reviewing firewall rules, documenting an environment, and explaining technical issues to a client in plain English.\n We are especially interested in candidates who have worked in an MSP environment and understand the pace, variety, and accountability required when supporting multiple clients.\n Location Requirement\n This role is based in Greater Los Angeles . Onsite work is required for GPL’s LA-based clients.\n Candidates must already be located in the Los Angeles area or be able to reliably support onsite client work in Los Angeles.\n Remote-only candidates will not be considered.\n Why This Role Matters\n GPL supports production environments where downtime can directly affect artists, editors, producers, and business operations. This role is critical to improving client service, strengthening our engineering bench, and giving our LA-based clients the onsite senior technical support they need.\n The right engineer will have a major impact on client satisfaction, operational quality, and GPL’s ability to scale its managed services and project delivery.",
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      "description": "<h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:24pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Senior Systems Engineer</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Location:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\"> Los Angeles, CA<br><b>Company:</b> GPL Technologies<br><b>Work Type:</b> Full-Time, Onsite / Client-Site Required</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">About GPL Technologies</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">GPL Technologies is a managed services, infrastructure, and technology services company serving media, entertainment, post-production, creative, and enterprise clients. We support complex studio environments where uptime, performance, security, and production continuity matter.</span></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">We are looking for a <b>Senior Systems Engineer</b> based in the <b>Greater Los Angeles area</b> who can support our LA-based clients onsite. This is not a remote role. The right candidate must be comfortable working hands-on in client environments, supporting production systems, and helping build reliable infrastructure for creative and technical teams.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Position Overview</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for designing, supporting, troubleshooting, and improving client technology environments. This person should be capable of supporting a studio or production environment from the ground up, including Linux, Windows, macOS, networking, storage, virtualization, backup, security, and monitoring.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The ideal candidate has strong MSP experience, excellent Linux knowledge, and the ability to work across multiple client environments. Studio, post-production, VFX, or media and entertainment experience is highly valuable.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">This role requires strong technical depth, professional client communication, and the ability to solve problems quickly in high-pressure production environments.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Key Responsibilities</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><ul><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Provide onsite and remote technical support for GPL’s Los Angeles-based clients.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Design, deploy, and support infrastructure for studios, post-production companies, creative agencies, and enterprise clients.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Administer Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Support shared storage platforms, high-performance workstations, creative workflows, and production networks.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Troubleshoot performance issues across servers, storage, networks, endpoints, and applications.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Support Active Directory, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, and identity systems.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Manage virtualization environments such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Assist with backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, patching, and security hardening to comply with industry standards and prepare clients for routine audits.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Create clear documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and client environment notes.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Work closely with GPL account managers, project managers, engineering leadership, and field engineers.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Escalate issues appropriately and communicate clearly with clients during outages or production-impacting events.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Help reduce single-person dependencies by creating repeatable systems, standards, and documentation.</span></span></span></span></h1></li></ul><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Required Skills</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><ul><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong Linux administration experience across major distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, or CentOS.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience supporting Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience supporting macOS workstations in professional environments.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, and DNS troubleshooting.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with shared storage, NAS/SAN systems, permissions, snapshots, replication, and backup workflows.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems, networks, storage, and endpoints.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong documentation and ticketing discipline.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Strong client-facing communication skills.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Ability to work onsite throughout Greater Los Angeles as required.</span></span></span></span></h1></li></ul><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Preferred Experience</span></span></b></span></span></span></h1><ul><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">MSP experience strongly preferred.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Media and entertainment, post-production, VFX, animation, editorial, or creative studio experience preferred.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with Qumulo, Dell PowerScale/Isilon, TrueNAS, NetApp, or similar storage platforms.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk tools, render farms, or production pipeline environments.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with scripting or automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Experience with monitoring, RMM, MDM, endpoint protection, and backup platforms.</span></span></span></span></h1></li><li><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus.</span></span></span></span></h1></li></ul><h1><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Ideal Candidate Profile</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The ideal candidate is a senior-level engineer who can walk into a client environment, understand the technical and business priorities, identify risk, stabilize systems, and create a practical plan for improvement.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">This person should be equally comfortable troubleshooting a Linux server, diagnosing storage performance, supporting a macOS workstation, reviewing firewall rules, documenting an environment, and explaining technical issues to a client in plain English.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">We are especially interested in candidates who have worked in an MSP environment and understand the pace, variety, and accountability required when supporting multiple clients.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Location Requirement</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">This role is based in <b>Greater Los Angeles</b>. Onsite work is required for GPL’s LA-based clients.</span></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Candidates must already be located in the Los Angeles area or be able to reliably support onsite client work in Los Angeles.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Remote-only candidates will not be considered.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">Why This Role Matters</span></span></b></span></span></span><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">GPL supports production environments where downtime can directly affect artists, editors, producers, and business operations. This role is critical to improving client service, strengthening our engineering bench, and giving our LA-based clients the onsite senior technical support they need.</span></span></span></span><br><br><span style=\"font-size:12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;\">The right engineer will have a major impact on client satisfaction, operational quality, and GPL’s ability to scale its managed services and project delivery.</span></span></span></span><br> </h1>",
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