Cloud Administrator (DEVOPS)

You will join the Build & Orchestration team at Ubisoft, a global leader in gaming. This role involves operating, maintaining, and improving build orchestration infrastructure, supporting Linux-based applications in Kubernetes environments, and developing backend services. You will also design automation scripts, troubleshoot issues across the stack, implement monitoring solutions, and promote DevOps best practices. This position requires senior-level expertise in Linux/DevOps and cloud environments, with strong programming skills and participation in an on-call rotation.

Must Have

• Operate, maintain, and improve build orchestration infrastructure
• Collaborate with production teams to support pipelines and custom tools
• Support Linux-based applications and work in Kubernetes environments
• Develop and evolve backend services to optimize build distribution
• Design and maintain scripts to automate routine maintenance tasks and ensure system reliability
• Perform in-depth analysis of codebases or CI/CD pipelines to solve problems efficiently
• Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack, from infrastructure to application
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions
• Promote automation and DevOps best practices throughout the development cycle
• Participate in a global on-call rotation
• Demonstrated senior-level expertise operating complex Linux/DevOps and cloud environments
• Proven ability to design innovative solutions for complex or unprecedented technical challenges
• Skilled at simplifying and clearly communicating advanced technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• Advanced technical mastery of Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible/Chef, with solid CI/CD automation practices
• Strong programming capabilities in Python, C#, or Go
• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry) and deep knowledge of cloud infrastructures (e.g. Azure)

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid work model
• Opportunity to maintain work-life balance
• Inclusive and respectful work environment
• Pleasant interview experience
• Accommodation for interview process

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

You will join the Build & Orchestration team, which is part of the IT Games & Studios (ITG&S) group. This distributed and multidisciplinary team brings together system administrators, developers, and Development & Operations (DevOps) specialists. Together, they support and evolve the infrastructure and services, hosted on various internal and external cloud platforms, that power the game development pipelines used by Ubisoft studios around the world.

As a Cloud Administrator, you will contribute to scalable, reliable, and high-performance services that have a direct impact on game production. This position combines system operations and development, in collaboration with several production teams across the organization, as well as participating in the global support of our services (on-call support rotation with other team members).

Responsibilities

The main and usual functions of this job are:

• Operate, maintain, and improve our build orchestration infrastructure
• Collaborate with production teams to support their pipelines and custom tools
• Support Linux-based applications, work in Kubernetes environments
• Develop and evolve backend services to optimize build distribution
• Design and maintain scripts to automate routine maintenance tasks and ensure system reliability
• Perform in-depth analysis of codebases or CI/CD pipelines to solve problems efficiently
• Troubleshoot issues across the entire stack, from infrastructure to application
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions
• Promote automation and DevOps best practices throughout the development cycle
• Participate in a global on-call rotation

Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior-level expertise through strong prior experience operating complex Linux/DevOps and cloud environments.
• Proven ability to design innovative solutions for complex or unprecedented technical challenges.
• Skilled at simplifying and clearly communicating advanced technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Advanced technical mastery of Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible/Chef, with solid CI/CD automation practices.
• Strong programming capabilities in Python, C#, or Go.
• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry) and deep knowledge of cloud infrastructures (e.g. Azure).

Additional Information

We embrace a hybrid work model helping you stay connected with your team and aligned with business priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note, that some roles are fully office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

Skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that is why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above.

At Ubisoft, we embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment for all. We know the importance of providing a pleasant interview experience, therefore if you need any accommodation, please let us know if there is anything we can do to facilitate the interview process.