Associate DevOps Programmer (DevOps)

TL;DR

Associate DevOps Programmer (DevOps): Running and managing AWS infrastructure for game development and production environments with an accent on microservices management and 24/7 on-call responsibilities. Focus on identifying and fixing root causes of issues, proactively addressing alerting trends, and ensuring system reliability.

Location: Must be based in or willing to work from one of the hirify.global office locations: Rockville, MD; Montreal, Quebec; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX.

Salary: $65,000–$125,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is an award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout, striving to provide a balanced work life with competitive salaries and generous benefits.

What you will do

• Run and manage AWS infrastructure for development and production environments.
• Assist with and manage microservices in multiple clouds.
• Accurately estimate schedules and deliver high-quality work.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call schedule.

Requirements

• Previous experience building and running distributed applications in AWS.
• Expertise in Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat, Debian).
• Comfortable writing code in Python.
• Strong experience using configuration management solutions (Salt, Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
• Experience using source control for code management (Git, Perforce, SVN).
• Ability to write or modify large code changes affecting scripts and infrastructure code.
• Certified in Basic Security Principals in at least one cloud platform.
• Certified in Cloud Account Administration in at least one cloud platform.
• Ability to identify and fix root causes of issues independently during on-call scenarios.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills with effective communication.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure.
• Experience with Jenkins.
• Experience with Docker.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salaries and generous benefits program.
• Offices in North America’s best cities.
• Focus on creating a fun and diverse culture.
• U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays.
• Position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.
• Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.