Devops Engineer

A career at Rockstar Games is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding and ambitious projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a dedicated and inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar New York is looking for a talented DevOps Engineer who has a strong understanding of Windows systems and an inclination to automate repetitive tasks and develop tooling. This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. WHAT WE DO • We work closely with developers, DBAs, build engineers, and security teams. • We build world-class infrastructure for our high traffic, high visibility web sites and services. • We provide operational support for critical services that enable connected experiences found across our game franchises. • We constantly review our processes, automate wherever possible, and develop our own toolchains.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Automate workflows and contribute to our significant PowerShell/DSC/Chef codebase. • Build and maintain Windows servers in a highly available, public facing environment. • Manage and support .NET/ASP.NET web sites and services. • Build and support SQL Server failover clusters. • Manage VMware clusters. • Manage storage systems including Pure Storage and Brocade hardware. • Administer monitoring systems such as CheckMK, Splunk, Grafana. • Perform root cause analysis through multiple infrastructure layers. • Provide timely and creative solutions to difficult problems. • Respond to critical off-hours requests in an on-call rotation. QUALIFICATIONS • Experience with configuration management or infrastructure as code (Chef and Terraform preferred). • Experience managing highly distributed, Windows-based, production environments. • Thorough understanding of Windows Server operating system internals. • Strong experience with IIS, SQL Server, and VMware. • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and HTTP. SKILLS • Proficient in PowerShell. PLUSES Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position. • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience. • Experience supporting online gaming development and production environments. • Linux administration experience. • Experience with containers, Docker preferred. • Knowledge of C# or Golang.