Sr DevOps Engineer (Contract)

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is looking for a Linux System Administrator with strong Linux skills and 5+ years of experience. The role supports build and deployment processes, manages existing infrastructure, and collaborates with the development team.

The position offers a competitive pay range of $67.99 — $101.92 USD, alongside benefits like medical and dental coverage. A Bachelor's degree and proficiency in scripting languages are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience required.
• Proficient in Linux and Windows systems administration.
• Strong skills in scripting and coding for infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Solve problems within existing pipelines for robust solutions.
• Support build release and patching pipeline, integration utilities.
• Write clear, maintainable scripts and code.

Skills

Linux System Administration

Windows System Administration

AWS

Docker

Git

REST APIs

Python

C++

Jira

PowerShell

Puppet

Automated Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Perforce

Qt

Job description

Responsibilities

• Solve problems within existing pipelines, focusing on simple and robust solutions
• Help plan, configure, and deploy various open source and proprietary services on Linux and Windows such as Perforce, Ceph, Nginx, Apache, Influxdb, Telegraf, Traefik, Sentry on premise, as well as new services to support the development team
• Support build release and patching pipeline, build deployment tool suite, code integration utilities, pre-commit testing utilities, and packaging pipeline
• Upgrade, evolve, and maintain existing infrastructure, including Jenkins server configurations and scripts and build scripts
• Interface and help support everyone on the team: get to the bottom of simple and complex problems and provide direct solutions
• Collaborate with IT to ensure a broad understanding of approaches and solutions
• Write clear, maintainable, portable, and highly functional scripts and code
• Test and document work produced
• Create and manage complex build branching schemes
• Implement and maintain effective reporting systems to facilitate team needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years professional experience
• Very strong Linux System Administration skills
• Familiar with Windows system administration
• Experience with AWS as well as on premises deployments
• Proficient in a majority of the following: Docker, Git, Perforce, Jira, REST APIs, Python, C++, Qt, PowerShell, Puppet, automated testing structures and processes, build and/or content cooking pipelines
• Enthusiasm and initiative
• Personable: gets along well with everyone; has “I can help” attitude
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• Commitment to code quality, documentation, and sound testing procedures

Preferred Experience

• Experience developing Windows GUI applications using C++ or Python

Pay Range

$67.99 — $101.92 USD

Benefits

Eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision.

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