Contract Gaming DevOps Engineer – Live Services & Migrations

Code Wizards Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming infrastructure provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for a Contract DevOps Engineer to support game migration projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in the gaming industry, with strong DevOps skills and a passion for automation. Responsibilities include diagnosing infrastructure issues, improving team efficiency, and writing scalable code. This role is crucial for keeping games online and operational, providing opportunity for growth within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the gaming industry with a live service game.
• Knowledge of backend systems for online games, including game engines.
• Ability to automate using various tools.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and performing root cause analysis on customer infrastructure.
• Identifying methods to improve team efficiency.
• Writing clean, scalable, and performant scripts.

Skills

Gaming industry experience

Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Grafana, Kubernetes)

Linux server administration

Programming knowledge

Job description

A leading gaming infrastructure provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for a Contract DevOps Engineer to support game migration projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in the gaming industry, with strong DevOps skills and a passion for automation. Responsibilities include diagnosing infrastructure issues, improving team efficiency, and writing scalable code. This role is crucial for keeping games online and operational, providing opportunity for growth within a dynamic team.