Senior IT Network Engineer, Cloud Imperium
Independent game developer
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Independent game developer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create new depths of immersive storytelling with its gaming experiences.
Role
Who you are
- Have deep, expert-level network engineering experience: enterprise switching and routing, BGP and OSPF, firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Junos, Arista or similar), wireless, and VPN. CCNP-calibre as an illustration
- Have experience designing and securing multi-site networks, ideally moving high volumes of data between locations
- Carry a genuine full-stack baseline across Windows systems, identity and access, cloud, and endpoint — and are quick to learn where you are light
- Are comfortable with network automation and infrastructure as code (Python, Ansible, Terraform or similar)
- Have cloud networking exposure across GCP, Azure, or AWS
- Are calm and methodical under pressure during outages, with strong root-cause discipline
- We are always keen to hear from passionate network engineers, so join the 'verse and become our latest Star Citizen!
What the job involves
- Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games creates cutting-edge videogames that defy expectations. We're currently developing Star Citizen, a record-breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player adventure set in the same universe. Join us as we break boundaries and make video game history
- Cloud Imperium Games is looking for a skilled and talented IT Network Engineer to own our corporate network across our studios in Manchester, Austin, Frankfurt, and Montreal!
- Own the corporate network across all sites: switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN, and inter-site connectivity
- Manage network performance for high-throughput workloads — large Perforce syncs, build artefact movement, and GPU workstation traffic
- Design and maintain network segmentation and zero-trust-ish access in partnership with the Security function
- Lead monitoring, capacity planning, and documentation to build a resilient network architecture
- Manage vendors and circuits for ISPs and network hardware
- Provide cross-coverage of the wider corporate IT estate and participate in an on-call rota for critical incidents
Our take
Cloud Imperium Games is an independent game company that specializes in immersive storytelling. It is currently developing a highly anticipated PC space simulation game, Star Citizen, initially funded by a crowdfunding campaign, as well as Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player sidekick to Star Citizen staring the likes of Mark Hamill and Gillian Anderson.
Originally announced in 2012 and 2014, neither title has received an official release date. The appeal for backers, who have contributed over $500 million to the crowdfunding campaign, is that the games exist outside the norms of modern game development, and that the company seems to have stuck to its initial plans and trajectory rather than adapting towards an earlier release.
The company announced plans to increase operations and headcount across the years from 2022 to 2027, which could suggest a release date at the end of this 5-year plan. The fans remain engaged for now, but the company runs the risk of frustrating and alienating their donators and target audience the longer they have to wait. And bad press surrounding management at the company is unlikely to help.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2020
$17.3m
LATE VC
Dec 2018
$46m
LATE VC
Total funding: $181.3m
Company benefits
- Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (100% free for employee level coverage and subsidized for dependents)
- Employer funded tax-free Health Reimbursement Arrangement for qualified medical expenses up to $5,000 per employee and $15,000 per family
- Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
- Paid Short and Long Term Disability Leave
- Life Insurance & AD&D coverage
- 401(k) Plan with up to 4% company match
- Pet Insurance
- Discounted Gym Membership through CIGNA
- Yearly Flu-shot Clinic
- Employee Resource Groups for traditionally underrepresented groups, minorities and allies
Company HQ
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Chris Roberts
(Chairman & CEO)Worked for a combined 22 years as VP of New Technology at EA and CEO of Digital Anvil and Ascendant Pictures. They also spent 3 years as CCO of Bl!nk.
Ortwin Freyermuth
(Vice Chairman & Co-founder)Previoulsy CEO at Capella Films and Rising Star Pictures, as well as Board member at Turbulent and Principal Attorney at Freyermuth & Associates.
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