Lead DevOps Engineer - Remote CI/CD & Cloud Automation

Visual Concepts; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Visual Concepts is seeking a Lead Engineer to helm the DevOps roadmap for the WWE 2K team. You will own the technical vision, drive strategy across disciplines, and create tools that accelerate multi-team development across the studio.

The role requires 5+ years in DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering, strong cloud and IaC experience, and deep scripting and programming knowledge in Windows and Linux ecosystems. This position supports remote work across the US with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Perforce, Jenkins, Git, and/or other version control and automated build systems.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and containerized environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) workflows and configuration management tools such as Puppet.
• Strong understanding of object oriented programming, modern architectural design patterns, and C/C++/C#.
• Systems engineering expertise across Windows and Linux environments, including scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash) and familiarity with the .NET ecosystem.
• Ability to balance technical depth with cross-team collaboration and clear communication.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and driving alignment.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment automation.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of development and production environments.
• Improve developer workflows through automation and tooling, while ensuring high quality documentation and support.
• Establish standards and best practices for deployments, environments, observability, and operations.
• Collaborate with studio partners to refine cross-team workflows and processes.
• Act as a technical leader, developing and driving technical strategy and vision for your team.
• Push the limits of what is possible.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Platform engineering

Perforce

Jenkins

Git

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

IaC (Puppet)

Object-oriented programming (C/C#/Java

Windows & Linux

Python

PowerShell

Bash

.NET

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in CS or related field

Tools

Perforce

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Visual Concepts is seeking a Lead Engineer to helm the DevOps roadmap for the WWE 2K team. You will own the technical vision, drive strategy across disciplines, and create tools that accelerate multi-team development across the studio.

The role requires 5+ years in DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering, strong cloud and IaC experience, and deep scripting and programming knowledge in Windows and Linux ecosystems. This position supports remote work across the US with competitive compensation.