DevOps Engineer

Are you looking for an opportunity to work remotely with a team of passionate game developers? Are you a reliable, effective, and quality focused service engineer that can level up a project and the team around you? Our team at Stoic, 4-time BAFTA nominated independent video game company, is seeking a DevOps Engineer for our latest project, Towerborne! 

As a DevOps Engineer focused on Perforce Helix Core, you will work with an existing service team focused on maintaining workflows centered around CI/CD and version control. You will create systems, automation, and processes to support a cross-functional team of Software Engineers, Designers, Artists, Producers, Release Managers, and LiveOps team. The technology stack of the game ranges from Unreal Engine 5, through Perforce Helix Core and Swarm, TeamCity, to PlayFab and Azure cloud computing on the backend.

You will monitor and improve our cluster of Helix Core Servers hosted on cloud virtual machines, aid with general team questions and support needs with the P4V and UnrealGameSync clients, as well as engineers working with P4 and Powershell based tools at the command prompt and integrations within C# based tools. On a long term basis, you will analyze, recommend, and implement improvements in the overall efficiency, ease of use, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of these systems.

• SCM: Maintain, administer, and support Perforce (Helix) servers
• CI/CD: Manage and improve sync performance of automated TeamCity pipelines 
• Release Management: Support and improve branching strategies and promotion processes
• Cloud: Monitor, provision, upgrade, scale, and cost manage Azure Cloud Services.
• Metrics: Collect, analyze, and utilize telemetry data about the systems in your purview
• Best Practices: understand, champion, and communicate DevOps best practices with the team at large

• Bachelor's Degree, or 4+ yrs experience relevant to the responsibilities, and/or combination of the two. 
• Deep understanding of Cloud services
• Deep understanding of source control
• Perforce Helix Core use and administration
• Extensive skills in Windows and Linux environments
• Mastery of scripting in several languages

• Unreal Engine 5 build and automation systems
• Python, PowerShell, and Lua scripting
• Azure cloud services
• Azure DevOps
• Slack automation

Stoic is a fully remote, forever remote workforce.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

United States Pay Range

$120,000 - $145,000 USD

This range is determined by several factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. It is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

The final job level and compensation will be determined by the candidate’s work experience, years of relevant experience, skills, qualifications, certifications, geographic location, and other business considerations.

We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet all qualifications. Stoic is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be a future one at the studio.