Senior Dev Ops Engineer
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Senior Dev Ops Engineer
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 11, 2026
Apply by
August 10, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeHybrid
Job Description
### Job Summary
Square Enix is a leading publisher of entertainment content, known for iconic franchises such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, NieR, Life is Strange, and Just Cause. Our mission is to create and deliver experiences that resonate deeply with the hearts and minds of our players.
This role will focus on the delivery, operation, and continuous optimisation of hybrid infrastructure platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments. Responsibilities include maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions, developing and supporting automation frameworks, managing CI/CD pipelines, and providing technical support to development teams to enable the efficient delivery of high-quality services and applications.
### Key Deliverables
- Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters on-prem and in cloud
- Access and IAM management in Google Cloud, Looker, BigQuery etc.
- Database Management (mysql, psql, mongo)
- Performance monitoring and fine tuning
- Log collection and analysis
- Monitoring and alerting setup and management
- Establish best practices and standards and maintain documentation
- Build and improve infrastructure automation and infrastructure as a code
###
### Qualifications and Skills
Essential
- Hands-on experience with on-prem sharded mongo cluster
- Extensive experience in building, managing, scaling Kubernetes clusters (GKE, manual Kubernetes, etc.)
- Extensive experience in designing and building high availability, resilient infrastructure
- Experience in setting up and maintaining monitoring, alerting, log collection (rsyslog, Grafana, Prometheus, elk)
- Automation and scripting experience (terraform, packer, ansible, bash)
- Extensive Linux administration experience (Ubuntu LTS)
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Medium to large size company experience
- Experience dealing with different business units located in various parts of the globe
- Self-motivated team player with great attention to details, superb organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize workload
- Proven track record in maintaing and enhancing skill level according to future technology trends and using innovative approaches in solving and preventing problems
- Ability to analyse, solve problems, and work well under pressure
- Experience working independently and without direct supervision
- Willing to work outside standard business hours
Desirable
- Experience with Grafana-loki
- Experience with Google, Amazon, Microsoft cloud
- Experience with python, go languages
- Experience with MySQL, psql, databases
- Experience with cicd platforms (GitLab-ci)
- Certifications in relevant area
- Interest in gaming
- Adaptable, enthusiastic attitude
### Purpose & Values
- Purpose: Creating New Worlds with Boundless Imagination to Enhance People’s Lives.
- Values:
- Deliver Unforgettable Experiences
- Embrace Challenges
- Act Swiftly
- Stronger Together
- Continuously Evolve
- Cultivate Integrity
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters on-premises and in the cloud
- Manage access and IAM in Google Cloud, Looker, and BigQuery
- Manage databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
- Perform performance monitoring and fine-tuning
- Collect and analyze logs
- Set up and manage monitoring and alerting solutions
- Establish best practices and maintain documentation
- Build and improve infrastructure automation and infrastructure as code
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Skills Required
KubernetesGKEMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLLinuxUbuntu LTSTerraformPackerAnsibleBashrsyslogGrafanaPrometheusELK StackInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDMonitoringAlertingLog CollectionSelf-motivatedTeam playerAttention to detailOrganizational skillsPrioritizationProblem solvingAbility to work under pressureAbility to work independentlyGrafana-lokiGoogle CloudAmazon CloudMicrosoft CloudPythonGoGitLab-ciAdaptableEnthusiastic
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