Devops Lead
| Company | Aristocrat Leisure |
|---|---|
| Location | Montreal, QC, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, and more.
- Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools, especially Kubernetes and Docker.
- Expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, or similar).
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Google Deployment Manager.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts, including VPCs, load balancers, DNS, and firewalls in cloud environments.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Stackdriver).
- Skilled in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring DevOps teams.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Cloud DevOps Engineers.
- Drive best practices for infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and DevOps workflows.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable GCP infrastructure.
- Optimize cloud costs while ensuring high availability and performance.
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration for game services.
- Oversee the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines for game deployment.
- Automate repetitive processes to improve development velocity.
- Establish robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
- Lead incident response efforts and post-mortem analyses to prevent recurrence.
- Work closely with development, QA, and product teams to ensure seamless integration of DevOps practices.
- Advocate for DevOps culture and cloud-native principles across the organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the mobile gaming industry or a high-traffic consumer-facing platform.
- Certifications in GCP (e.g., Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect or Professional DevOps Engineer).
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps culture.
- Knowledge of game server management, matchmaking systems, or real-time data processing pipelines.