Senior Dev Ops Engineer

Square Enix; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Square Enix is seeking a Platform Engineer to deliver and operate hybrid infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud. You will maintain monitoring and alerting solutions, build automation, and support CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid delivery of high‑quality services and applications.

The role requires experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and infrastructure as code, collaborating with global teams and stakeholders. A strong focus on reliability and performance is essential.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Delivery, operation, and optimization of hybrid infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud.
• Maintain monitoring and alerting solutions for services and platforms.
• Develop and support automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide technical support to development teams to enable efficient delivery of services and apps.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux administration

CI/CD

Cloud computing

Monitoring and logging

Infrastructure design

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GKE

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK

rsyslog

Packer

Bash

Job description

Square Enix is a leading publisher of entertainment content, known for iconic franchises such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, NieR, Life is Strange, and Just Cause. Our mission is to create and deliver experiences that resonate deeply with the hearts and minds of our players.

This role will focus on the delivery, operation, and continuous optimisation of hybrid infrastructure platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments. Responsibilities include maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions, developing and supporting automation frameworks, managing CI/CD pipelines, and providing technical support to development teams to enable the efficient delivery of high-quality services and applications.

Key Deliverables

• Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters on-prem and in cloud
• Access and IAM management in Google Cloud, Looker, BigQuery etc
• Database Management (mysql, psql, mongo)
• Performance monitoring and fine tuning
• Log collection and analysis
• Monitoring and alerting setup and management
• Establish best practices and standards and maintain documentation
• Build and improve infrastructure automation and infrastructure as a code

Qualifications and Skills

• Hands-on experience with on-prem sharded mongo cluster
• Extensive experience in building, managing, scaling Kubernetes clusters (GKE, manual Kubernetes, etc.)
• Extensive experience in designing and building high availability, resilient infrastructure
• Experience in setting up and maintaining monitoring, alerting, log collection (rsyslog, Grafana, Prometheus, elk)
• Automation and scripting experience (terraform, packer, ansible, bash)
• Extensive Linux administration experience (Ubuntu LTS)
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Medium to large size company experience
• Experience dealing with different business units located in various parts of the globe
• Self-motivated team player with great attention to details, superb organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize workload
• Proven track record in maintaing and enhancing skill level according to future technology trends and using innovative approaches in solving and preventing problems
• Ability to analyse, solve problems, and work well under pressure
• Experience working independently and without direct supervision
• Willing to work outside standard business hours

Desirable

• Experience with Grafana-loki
• Experience with Google, Amazon, Microsoft cloud
• Experience with python, go languages
• Experience with MySQL, psql, databases
• Experience with cicd platforms (GitLab-ci)
• Certifications in relevant area
• Interest in gaming
• Adaptable, enthusiastic attitude

Purpose & Values

• Purpose: Creating New Worlds with Boundless Imagination to Enhance People's Lives
• Values:
  • Deliver Unforgettable Experiences
  • Embrace Challenges
  • Act Swiftly
  • Stronger Together
  • Continuously Evolve
  • Cultivate Integrity