Studio: Digital Extremes
Job Opening: Web Ops & Tools Engineer
Location: London, Ontario
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and optimize the core servers and services the web team uses. This includes linux server administration as well as specific service settings.
- Maintain and enhance the build process the web team uses for releases. This includes build time functions like linting, test running, and reporting.
- Implement observability, evolving reporting, and alerting around server and application health.
- Write scripts and processes to enable developers to better focus on their core responsibilities.
- Write scripts that help with automated data manipulation and importation between different services.
- Help with refactoring and upgrading of packages and frameworks to keep services current.
- Ensuring processes are repeatable and consistent with configuration management tools.
- Build new internal applications to help manage site features.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, MIS, other)
- 2-5 years of industry experience
- Experience with Linux/Ubuntu command line, system administration, service configuration, and bash scripting.
- Experience in developing w/ Python, PHP (Laravel), and Git.
- Experience with maintaining services such as Nginx, Redis, MySql, and Docker and familiarity with DevOps systems such as Jenkins, and configuration management tools like Ansible, and Pyinfra.
- Strong Independent problem solver
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong sense of ownership over their work and projects
- Able to be flexible to the different types of work and shifts in priorities.
- A passion for video games and an understanding of gaming culture
- While meeting the listed qualifications is beneficial, we understand that skills and experiences can be gained in various ways. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.
