At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and optimise hybrid infrastructure for iconic gaming franchises.
- Company: Join Square Enix, a leader in entertainment content with beloved games.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a passion for gaming and innovation.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that shapes unforgettable gaming experiences.
- Qualifications: Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and automation tools required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Square Enix is a leading publisher of entertainment content, known for iconic franchises such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, Nier, Life is Strange, and Just Cause. Our mission is to create and deliver experiences that resonate deeply with the hearts and minds of our players. This role will focus on the delivery, operation, and continuous optimisation of hybrid infrastructure platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions
- Developing and supporting automation frameworks
- Managing CI/CD pipelines
- Providing technical support to development teams to enable the efficient delivery of high-quality services and applications
Key Deliverables:
- Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters on-prem and in cloud
- Access and IAM management in Google Cloud, Looker, BigQuery etc.
- Database Management (mysql, psql, mongo)
- Performance monitoring and fine tuning
- Log collection and analysis
- Monitoring and alerting setup and management
- Establish best practices and standards and maintain documentation
- Build and improve infrastructure automation and infrastructure as a code
Qualifications and Skills:
Essential:- Hands-on experience with on-prem sharded mongo cluster
- Extensive experience in building, managing, scaling Kubernetes clusters (GKE, manual Kubernetes, etc.)
- Extensive experience in designing and building high availability, resilient infrastructure
- Experience in setting up and maintaining monitoring, alerting, log collection (rsyslog, Grafana, Prometheus, elk)
- Automation and scripting experience (terraform, packer, ansible, bash)
- Extensive Linux administration experience (Ubuntu LTS)
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Medium to large size company experience
- Experience dealing with different business units located in various parts of the globe
- Self-motivated team player with great attention to details, superb organizational skills, and the ability to prioritise workload
- Proven track record in maintaining and enhancing skill level according to future technology trends and using innovative approaches in solving and preventing problems
- Ability to analyse, solve problems, and work well under pressure
- Experience working independently and without direct supervision
- Willing to work outside standard business hours
- Experience with Grafana-loki
- Experience with Google, Amazon, Microsoft cloud
- Experience with python, go languages
- Experience with MySQL, psql, databases
- Experience with cicd platforms (GitLab-ci)
- Certifications in relevant area
- Interest in gaming
- Adaptable, enthusiastic attitude
Senior Dev Ops Specialist employer: Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and innovative work culture, perfect for those passionate about gaming and technology. With a commitment to employee growth, we offer opportunities for continuous learning and development in a collaborative environment, alongside competitive benefits and the chance to work on iconic franchises that resonate with players worldwide. Located in a vibrant area, our team enjoys a unique blend of creativity and technical excellence, making it a rewarding place to advance your career as a Senior Dev Ops Specialist.
