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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Flying Bark Productions is a dynamic and innovative animation studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of character animation and storytelling. We are working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series and Stranger Things animated series as well as upcoming feature film, Zac Power.</span><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">The Desktop Support Engineer (DSE) is responsible for providing user helpdesk support and maintaining the production desktop systems. It will be your responsibility to ensure that helpdesk requests are addressed in a timely fashion and are escalated as appropriate. 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You will ensure proper record keeping and tracking of users, systems and software, regularly reconciling tracking with utilisation, inventory control, user licenses, or computer access to the network. </span><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">You will also participate in technical research and testing in conjunction with the IT Team, with an expectation that when you identify deficiencies or opportunities for improvement you take this to the project stage to implement the improvement.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">About the role:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">WDS,WSUS: Install and deploy new and/or rebuild existing workstations, configure hardware, peripherals, services, and settings in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ownership: Ensure all facets of deployments are completed properly, including workstation patching, UPS allocation, and provisioning of proper peripheral equipment;</span></li>\n<li>Experience with <br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">MDM solutions<br></span> (e.g. Jamf, Kandji, Mosyle, or similar)<br><br></li>\n<li>Knowledge of <br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">macOS deployment, imaging, and OS upgrades<br></span><br><br></li>\n<li>Understanding of <br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">security best practices on macOS<br></span> (updates, access control, encryption)<br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Organisation: Ensure onboarding and offboarding is performed according to procedure and continuously improve the processes and tools toward that goal. 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For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Why work with us? </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/ </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have an industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Breakfast is served daily - on us! </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties &amp; a culture club dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar! </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Barkers have big hearts too, with our Paws for a Cause fundraising arm raising much needed funds for charities such as Beyond Blue, RSPCA and the Cancer Council. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We love dogs and you will often see some of our regular fluffy companions in the studio. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have a hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days on offer.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated! </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You'll have access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistance Provider Support Act. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.</span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><br></span></p>",
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