DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Location: United States (Remote); local candidates in Saratoga Springs, NY may work hybrid from Tuesday to Thursday, while fully remote candidates should be in the Eastern United States. Additional remote-eligible states may be considered.

Compensation: $100,000–150,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a co-development game studio founded by games industry veterans, supporting multiplayer and live-service game projects.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure for game development and live-service games using one or more cloud platforms.
• Deploy infrastructure-as-code for cloud resources using Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, or Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Promote cloud security best practices and compliance requirements for gaming infrastructure.
• Design and develop CI/CD pipelines for builds and deployments, including pipelines that compile code.
• Respond to live support issues and monitor and profile applications for a live-service game.
• Automate development environments and tools to empower multiple teams.

Requirements

• Four years of professional experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Groovy.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration, including Docker or Kubernetes.
• Understanding of game packaging and deployment requirements for different platforms.
• Experience compiling code and/or managing pipelines that compile code.
• Experience monitoring and profiling applications with tools such as DataDog, CloudWatch, or Prometheus.
• Ability to debug unexpected issues during development.
• Willingness to put player experiences first and work collaboratively with a proactive communication style, particularly when unblocking work and navigating obstacles.

Nice to have

• Experience with Jenkins, TeamCity, or Azure DevOps build systems, specifically for game development projects.
• Experience with additional cloud providers such as AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of game development workflows and asset management.
• Experience with Go.
• Experience running multi-cloud applications.
• Previous use of Perforce or Git LFS for game development version control.
• Game development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with an existing partner studio team on large-scale game development.
• 9 paid holidays, flexible PTO, and an annual winter break closure.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Annual video game budget.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid parental leave.