Lead DevOps Engineer — Remote Gaming Studio

2K; California (MO); Remote; USD 125,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Visual Concepts is seeking a Lead Engineer to guide the DevOps team, shaping the technical roadmap and aligning cross-studio workflows. You will own the technical vision and drive automation, tooling, and best practices across CI/CD, infrastructure, and deployment strategies.

The role requires deep DevOps experience, cloud (AWS/GCP), and strong scripting, with proficiency in C/C++/C# and Windows/Linux environments. A driving sense of collaboration and leadership is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and containerized environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Puppet.
• Strong understanding of OO programming and modern architectural patterns (C/C++/C#).
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell, Bash; Windows and Linux systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment automation.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of development and production environments.
• Improve developer workflows through automation and tooling with strong documentation.
• Establish standards for deployments, environments, observability, and operations.
• Collaborate with studio partners to refine cross-team workflows and processes.
• Act as a technical leader, driving the DevOps strategy for the team.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Platform Engineering

AWS/GCP

IaC (Puppet)

CI/CD pipelines

Perforce

Jenkins

Git

Windows

Linux

Python

PowerShell

Bash

C/C++/C#

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Perforce

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Visual Concepts is seeking a Lead Engineer to guide the DevOps team, shaping the technical roadmap and aligning cross-studio workflows. You will own the technical vision and drive automation, tooling, and best practices across CI/CD, infrastructure, and deployment strategies.

The role requires deep DevOps experience, cloud (AWS/GCP), and strong scripting, with proficiency in C/C++/C# and Windows/Linux environments. A driving sense of collaboration and leadership is essential for success.