Cloud Administrator (DEVOPS)

Ubisoft Entertainment; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global gaming leader in Montreal seeks a Cloud Administrator to enhance build orchestration and collaborate across teams. You will optimize services impacting game production, leveraging skills in Linux and Kubernetes. Ideal candidates have over 5 years in cloud environments and a degree in relevant fields. This position offers a hybrid work model for better work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing and supporting services running on an Openstack and/or Azure Cloud environment.
• Strong experience operating a Linux/DevOps environment.
• Experience with surveillance and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and improve build orchestration infrastructure.
• Collaborate with production teams to support their pipelines.
• Support Linux-based applications, work in Kubernetes environments.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication in English

Strong troubleshooting capabilities and approaches

Ability to simplify and clearly explain complex technical concepts

Team-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills

Strong multitasking and prioritization abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer systems, computer science, mathematics, or a related field

Tools

Linux

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Python

CI/CD practices

Job description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

You will join the Build & Orchestration team, which is part of the IT Games & Studios (ITG&S) group. This distributed and multidisciplinary team brings together system administrators, developers, and Development & Operations (DevOps) specialists. Together, they support and evolve the infrastructure and services, hosted on various internal and external cloud platforms, that power the game development pipelines used by Ubisoft studios around the world.

As a Cloud Administrator, you will contribute to scalable, reliable, and high-performance services that have a direct impact on game production. This position combines system operations and development, in collaboration with several production teams across the organization, as well as participating in the global support of our services (on-call support rotation with other team members).

Responsibilities

The main and usual functions of this job are:

• Operate, maintain, and improve our build orchestration infrastructure
• Collaborate with production teams to support their pipelines and custom tools
• Support Linux-based applications, work in Kubernetes environments
• Develop and evolve backend services to optimize build distribution
• Design and maintain scripts to automate routine maintenance tasks and ensure system reliability
• Perform in-depth analysis of codebases or CI/CD pipelines to solve problems efficiently
• Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack, from infrastructure to application
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions
• Promote automation and DevOps best practices throughout the development cycle
• Participate in a global on-call rotation

Qualifications

Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication in English
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities and approaches
• Ability to develop new methods and approaches to solve complex or unprecedented issues
• Ability to simplify and clearly explain complex technical concepts
• Self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong sense of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability
• Team-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong multitasking and prioritization abilities

Technical Knowledge

• Advanced proficiency with Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible/Chef
• Experience with surveillance and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry
• Strong programming skills in Python, C#, or Go
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD practices and automation
• In-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructure providers (e.g., Azure)
• Knowledge of Windows and macOS environments is an asset

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in computer systems, computer science, mathematics, or a related field

Experience

· 5+ years of experience managing and supporting services running on an Openstack and/or Azure Cloud environment, combined with strong experience operating a Linux/DevOps environment.

Additional Information

We embrace a hybrid work model helping you stay connected with your team and aligned with business priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note, that some roles are fully office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

Skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that is why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above.

At Ubisoft, we embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment for all.We know the importance of providing a pleasant interview experience, therefore if you need anyaccommodation, please let us know if there is anything we can do to facilitate the interview process.