DevOps/Build Engineer, PlayStation

• You’re into technology – learning it, building it, teaching it
• You’re someone who thrives on infrastructure and builds, making things happen for the team, making their work lives more efficient and easier, which allows them to perform at their peak
• You’re talented, really talented, and motivated, with tons of initiative. You get things done – and we leave you alone to do them. Sound interesting? Give us a shout!
• Industry experience working on or shipping AAA titles
• Strong Windows and Linux System Administration skills
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments, supporting on-prem systems in conjunction with AWS services including RDS, ECS, and Cloudfront
• Advanced knowledge of Jenkins, Perforce, and Python
• Proficient in the following: Git, REST APIs, Docker (particularly with Windows Containers), Terraform, PowerShell, Puppet, automated testing structures and processes, build and/or content processing pipelines
• Familiarity with compiling C++ code
• Excellent problem-solving skills, 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

Desirable

• Santa Monica Studio is seeking a DevOps/Build Engineer for the development of a new unannounced title!
• Support complex existing architecture such as Perforce, Jenkins, and proprietary in-house web services
• Build and maintain complex build pipelines working with build tools like MSBuild and Apache Ant
• Assist in configuring and deploying various open source and proprietary services on Linux and Windows, such as: Nginx, Postgres, Traefik, Datadog, Aspera, Sentry, as well as new services to support the development team
• Provide support for build releases and patching, build deployment tool suite, code integration utilities, pre-commit testing utilities, and packaging pipeline
• Identify and optimize bottlenecks/inefficiencies in our CI/CD build automation systems
• Partner closely with our IT team to ensure a broad understanding of approaches and solutions
• Interface and assist in supporting the studio; investigate complex problems and provide direct solutions
• Write clear, maintainable, portable, and highly functional scripts and code
• Implement and maintain effective reporting systems to facilitate team needs
• Support end users with common game industry software such as Maya and Microsoft Visual Studio