Associate DevOps Programmer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Associate DevOps Programmer (Game Development): Managing and optimizing AWS infrastructure for development and production environments, focusing on microservices management, infrastructure code changes, and proactive issue resolution in a 24/7 on-call setting. Focus on designing and running distributed applications in AWS, Linux expertise, and configuration management.

Location: Will consider candidates for any of the four hirify.global office locations: Rockville, MD; Montreal, Quebec; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX.

Company

hirify.global is an award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout, known for providing competitive salaries, generous benefits, and offices in top North American cities.

What you will do

• Be part of a small team responsible for running the AWS infrastructure for development and production environments.
• Assist with and manage microservices in multiple clouds.
• Accurately estimate your schedule and deliver high-quality work.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call schedule.

Requirements

• 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, etc.).
• Ability to write or modify large code changes that affect 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 root causes of issues and fix most issues independently during on-call scenarios.
• Proactively identify alerting trends and create development tasks to address those trends.
• Possess strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively upwards, breaking down technical-specific concepts to all employees with varying technical backgrounds.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Work for an award-winning development team behind popular games like Starfield, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout.
• Competitive salaries and a generous benefits program.
• Offices located in some of North America’s best cities.
• Embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering safe and respectful workplaces.
• Culture based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment.