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Senior DevOps Engineer

About Ringtail Technology

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a team that genuinely wants to help game developers share their creative ideas, dreams and visions with millions of players at the same time?

Right now, we’re searching for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the team doing exactly that! Ringtail Technology is in the midst of developing a high-quality game platform that has the possibility to change the way small and medium-sized studios create connected games. Our aim is to level the playing field between the possibilities of AAA studios and all the way down to indie game developers, and YOU could be a great part of making it all possible!

Are you excited about working on a ground-breaking product, while having your autonomy and personal influence on what our team is building? With your own strengths and the qualities of the other talented people already working at Ringtail, we are creating a unique team. We are extremely excited by what we are building and if what you’ve read so far has you feeling that way too, then we want to hear from you!

About the role

We are looking for a passionate DevOps Engineer who wants to take ownership of the infrastructure for our game server technology and help to develop this into our future platform. You will need to be able to work both as part of the team as well as independently. We strive for technical excellence and you will be required to venture outside of your comfort zone, learning, and implementing new technologies. You need to be able to take initiative and find creative solutions to complex problems.

We currently have opportunities for senior candidates and therefore we would like to hear from people at both levels of experience.

Your day-to-day as a DevOps Engineer

• Building and maintaining Docker / Kubernetes / Helm definitions.
• Managing Azure Kubernetes Service infrastructure.
• Creating / maintaining Azure DevOps based CI/CD pipeline for our upcoming game platform.
• Managing our resources (Clusters, Linux VMs, Databases, etc.) on Azure.
• Making sure our services are running around the clock (Handle alerts)
• Using existing and new monitoring tools to keep the uptime of our systems.
• Building scripts to automate pipelines and processes.
• Working closely with server and game teams to build and support gaming products.
• Maintaining and expanding our infrastructure as code and configuration management toolset.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience with Azure cloud environments
• 5+ years experience with DevOps tools and release engineering
• Familiarity with infrastructure/pipeline as code and best practices
• Understanding/experience with web services, databases and relating infrastructure/architectures
• Scripting skills with PowerShell / Bash
• Understanding of networking concepts, both on premises and in the cloud, i.e. load balancers, Azure Application Gateways, WAF, DNS, subnets/vnets, etc.

Good to have

• .NET Core, Orleans, SignalR experience

Personal traits

• Ability to take ownership of responsibilities
• Good interpersonal and team-work skills
• Open to feedback
• Collaborative and consensus-driven approach

Our tech stack:

• Docker / Kubernetes / Helm / Terraform
• Azure / Azure DevOps / Azure Table
• Application Insights
• PostgreSQL
• Ansible

About Ringtail Interactive

At Ringtail Interactive, we are consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a small but fast-growing development team. We currently have three different departments working on a variety of projects; from a high-quality game platform for creators of all kinds, to a top-secret, cutting-edge game development tool that we believe will change the industry forever, and more.

The company is made up of a diverse group of experienced professionals from all around the world united by a passion for games. As we continue to build the core of the team, we will be taking big next steps in defining the future development of our projects, and all of our employees will get the opportunity to have an impact on the products we show to the world.