Data Center Infrastructure and Automation Engineer in Brighton

At Unity, we’re looking for people to join us to improve not just what we develop, but how we develop. Our focus is to increase developer efficiency, ensuring that every second of development time is spent on the things that matter. Our mission includes partnering with our internal development efforts to enable increased velocity and improved productivity. We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Data Center Infrastructure and Automation Engineer to join our Network and Data Center teams. The primary focus of this role is to ensure stability and high uptime across our hardware and software infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have strong Linux skills and be proficient in deploying updates and patches to Linux-based systems as well as having a strong understanding of networking. As a member of the team, you will collaborate closely with and work between the Network and Data Center teams, as well as the Middleware team, to maintain and improve our infrastructure. Your expertise in tools like Ansible and your ability to work with Go and Python will be crucial in ensuring fleet-wide consistency and efficiency.

What you’ll be doing:

• Deploy and assist with the rollout of new hardware into our Data Center.
• Develop automated installation of OS and infrastructure services utilising tools such as Ansible to ensure fleet-wide consistency of systems. Also through using CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g. GitLab CI/CD).
• Collaborate with the team to resolve hardware, network, and infrastructure issues promptly, minimising downtime and service disruptions.
• Collaborate with the Middleware team to support OpenStack services and Ceph on our solution.
• Document and report on infrastructure changes, configurations, and troubleshooting steps.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong proficiency in Linux systems administration, with experience in deploying updates and patches as well as Bash scripting.
• Strong understanding of networking principles and protocols.
• Experience working with Ansible for automation tasks as well as knowledge of Go and Python.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware and software issues in a data centre environment, including using Cumulus Linux, Grafana, Gigabyte hardware, Mellanox hardware, and Dell hardware as well as a wider understanding of consumer grade hardware.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes and familiarity with virtualization technologies.

You might also have:

• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools, such as ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) or Prometheus.
• Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools, such as Wireshark.

Additional information:

Relocation support is not available for this position. Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits:

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance. Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance.
• Commute subsidy.
• Employee stock ownership.
• Competitive retirement/pension plans.
• Generous vacation and personal days.
• Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs.
• Office food snacks.
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Global Employee Assistance Program.
• Training and development programs.
• Volunteering and donation matching program.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.