Senior DevOps Engineer

ENGINEERING - EPIC GAMES SERVICES

What We Do

Driving the plug-in power behind Unreal Engine 5. We bridge connections for licensees and our own internal game teams to online services. This allows games like Fortnite to utilize a combination of platform online services as well as Epic’s own online services to build cross-platform online features. Login, parties, voice chat, matchmaking, purchasing, cloud storage, and analytics are just a few examples of online features that our Online Game Services team helps games utilize.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is growing operations inside our development teams to support operations of our large-scale, highly available, secure, online services and infrastructure behind Epic Games and products. The person in this role will work closely with engineering, producer, QA, DBA, and product teams to provide online services that enhance the user experience for all of Epic’s systems.

In this role, you will

• Infrastructure Automation: Build and maintain automation scripts and tools to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure resources (e.g., servers, networks, databases)
• CI/CD Pipelines: Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes
• Monitoring and Alerting: Set up monitoring tools to track system performance and proactively identify and resolve issues
• Security: Ensure the security of our systems by implementing security best practices and using security tools, including the PCI environment operation
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams to understand their needs and provide solutions to improve the software delivery process
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and application performance
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve our processes and tools to increase efficiency and reliability

What we're looking for

• Proven experience with Linux and cloud computing technologies such as AWS or other cloud computing environment
• Demonstrable scripting experience with a variety of scripting languages for automating tasks, generating reports and creating tools (e.g. Java, Python, Shell, Microservice)
• Experience with HTTP based services, networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS)
• Experience with database administration: NoSQL/SQL (Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Experience with a continuous delivery model of deploying software
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker)
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Proven history working directly with development teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Previous experience with e-commerce systems is a bonus

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including WA).

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).