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Advanced DevOps Engineer - EA Sports Technology
Electronic Arts · Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, CanadaFull timeExp: 6+ yrs122,300-170,700 CAD/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
$122,300–$170,700 CAD; benefits include vacation, sick time, family leave top-up, health and dental coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, and possible bonuses or incentives.
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Design, deploy, and operate secure, scalable public-cloud systems integrated with corporate backend infrastructure, supporting always-on gaming servers and live services. The role includes technical architecture, production troubleshooting, automation, engineering mentorship, technical plan reviews, documentation, and on-call support for launches and live events. The work focuses on GCP and GKE, with technologies including Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Python, and cloud monitoring and CI/CD platforms.
Benefits
Three weeks of vacation per year to startTen days of sick time per yearPaid EI/QPIP top-up for parental leaveExtended health, dental, and vision coverageLife insuranceDisability insuranceRetirement plan for regular full-time employeesPossible bonuses and other incentives
Qualifications
- At least six years of public-cloud experience, primarily with GCP and GKE; AWS experience is also acceptable
- Experience designing, implementing, and operating critical, always-on cloud systems
- Expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
- Automation development experience with Python, Ruby, or Go
- Proficiency with Chef or Ansible
- Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub
- Expertise in cloud security, Linux server security, and cloud networking
- Working knowledge of RDBMS, NoSQL, and Database as a Service offerings
Responsibilities
- Design secure, scalable, and supportable technical solutions and deployment models
- Participate in sprint planning and support engineer development and goal setting
- Mentor engineers in technical design and advanced troubleshooting
- Review and approve internal and partner technical plans, briefs, and work plans
- Support always-on gaming server infrastructure and provide on-call support for launches, live events, and escalations
- Resolve production deployment, connectivity, performance, and availability issues
- Develop productivity-enhancing tools and evaluate technologies
- Maintain system configuration documentation, procedures, and live-support runbooks
Skills
AnsibleAWSChefDockerGCPGitHubGitLabGKEGoGrafanaHelmJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonRuby
Work schedule
On-call support rotations
Industry
GamingEntertainment
Relocation
No