Devops Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Devops Engineer (Gamedev): Designing and maintaining infrastructure, implementing automation frameworks, and establishing robust CI/CD pipelines for game development workflows with an accent on reliability, scalability, and efficiency. Focus on optimizing performance and security measures, incident management, and root cause analysis.

Location: Can be based out of either of our studios in Oxford or Warwick. This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment.

Company

hirify.global is an independent video game developer and publisher with multiple studios, a film studio, board games, books, and comics.

What you will do

• Deploy, manage, and monitor cloud infrastructure in a LiveOps environment.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable cloud architecture.
• Implement, maintain, and improve cloud testing and automation tools.
• Support the identification and deployment of cybersecurity measures.
• Assist with incident management and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate closely with code and build teams to ensure a streamlined workflow.

Requirements

• Proven experience working in a DevOps role.
• Experience working within the video games industry.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies (AWS/Azure).
• Experience containerising applications and maintaining containerised infrastructure (ECS, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI etc.
• Experience with version control systems such as Perforce and Git.
• Knowledge of logging, monitoring and incident response technologies.

Nice to have

• Experience with Pulumi and Microsoft PlayFab is desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days).
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision.
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support.