| Company | ZeniMax Online Studios |
| Job title | DevOps Engineer |
| Job location | United States |
| Type | Full Time |
Responsibilities:
- Help create and support a reliable, secure, scalable environment to provide the best gaming experience for our end users
- Work closely with other engineering teams to better understand their software, enabling you to adapt the platform to their needs
- Exemplify a passion for producing quality deliverables in a timely manner
- Work in a fast-paced (Agile) environment, following a structured build and publishing process
- Comfortably and confidently work with and learn from an experienced team as a technology generalist (who may have demonstrated significant specialization in previous positions)
Requirements & Skills:
- 3+ years of related experience
- Proficient with Python and/or Go
- Must possess experience in supporting mission-critical live environments with:
- Cloud Platforms: Experience with Azure, including compute, networking, storage, and IAM
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience in Terraform (including modules, workspaces, and state management)
- Linux System Administration: Deep knowledge of core services (BIND, Sendmail, Samba, Rsync, NTP, NFS)
- Logging & Monitoring: Familiarity with syslog-ng, rsyslog, Splunk, and/or modern solutions like ELK/EFK, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Source Control & CI/CD: Proficient with Git (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket) and CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- OS Packaging & Repositories: Experience creating and managing Debian (.deb) or RedHat (.rpm) packages and/or using Packer to create images in Azure
- Databases: Familiarity with MySQL/MariaDB, with bonus points for NoSQL (e.g., Redis, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Configuration Management: Experience with tools such as Chef, Ansible, or Puppet
- Security & Compliance: Understanding of secure infrastructure practices, secrets management (e.g., Vault), and audit logging
- Must have some experience automating system tasks and monitoring infrastructure deployment using a scripting language (Python, Ruby, Bash)
- Must have prior experience in a 24/7 on-call rotation supporting business-critical applications or systems
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Nomad, Consul, or Kubernetes
- Docker/containerization experience
- Knowledge of Akamai CDN, PowerShell, vSphere/VMware
- Hobbyist programming background
- A passion for security tools and best practices: OS hardening, vulnerability scanning, system auditing
- Linux networking experience is a plus, including routing, NAT, VLAN, and bridging in data center environments or cloud
- Prior experience with Cisco or Juniper network routers and switches
