Jobs / Electronic Arts
DevOps Engineer - EA Sports Technology
Electronic Arts · Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, CanadaExp: 6+ yrs122,300-170,700 CAD/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
122,300-170,700 CAD/yearly
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Electronic Arts is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join the EA SPORTS team. This role involves designing, deploying, and operating solutions in a public cloud environment, integrating with corporate backend infrastructure and services. The engineer will troubleshoot issues, collaborate across teams, and participate in on-call support rotations.
Benefits
Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)10 days per year of sick timePaid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new cExtended health/dental/vision coverageLife insuranceDisability insuranceRetirement planBonus eligibilityEquity eligibilityHealthcare coverageMental well-being supportRetirement savingsPaid time offFamily leavesComplimentary games
Qualifications
- Six or more years of relevant experience with public cloud services, primarily Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- Experience with AWS is also acceptable.
- Proven track record in the design, implementation, and operational support of critical, always-on cloud systems.
- Expertise in Kubernetes (GKE), Helm, and Docker to manage and scale containerized workloads.
- Experience developing automated solutions using Python, Ruby, or Go.
- Proficiency with configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible.
- Practical knowledge of monitoring systems such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Practical knowledge of pipeline automation platforms including Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub.
- Demonstrated expertise in cloud security best practices, Linux server security, and cloud networking, including load balancers, DNS, subnetting, route tables, NAT, and firewalls.
- Working knowledge of database concepts, including RDBMS and NoSQL, with specific experience managing and optimizing Database-as-a-Service offerings.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design of secure, scalable, and supportable technical solutions and deployment models adhering to DevOps security standards.
- Participate in sprint planning, conduct regular one-on-one meetings, contribute to engineer skill development reviews and goal setting, and mentor engineers in technical design and advanced troubleshooting.
- Oversee the review and approval of internal and partner technical plans, technical briefs, and work plans.
- Support always-on gaming server infrastructure and provide on-call support for feature launches, live events, and emergency escalations.
- Resolve complex deployment, connectivity, performance, and availability issues within production and live services environments.
- Lead the development of productivity-enhancing tools and evaluate new technologies to improve team efficiency and platform capabilities.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, procedures, and runbooks for live support.
Skills
AnsibleAWSChefDockerGCPGitHubGitLabGKEGoGrafanaHelmJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonRuby
Languages
PythonRubyGo
Work schedule
On-call support rotations
Industry
EntertainmentVideo games
Relocation
No