Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Be responsible for the DevOps function for Illuvium’s core gaming platforms.   

About Illuvium

Illuvium Labs is an independent game development studio based in Sydney, Australia. We develop blockchain based games for the Illuvium DAO. We have developed a strong culture of independence with our team, preferring candidates who can articulate their own vision and goals. We operate almost entirely remotely so each team member designs their own hours and work schedule. In the end all that matters is the delivered product. We hire based on people’s abilities to adapt and change quickly, valuing underlying core abilities above specific skill sets.

Responsibilities

Work with the technology team to design, develop and deliver scalable and automated infrastructure using IaC (infrastructure as code)

• Architect, design, and implement solutions on AWS

• Automate software delivery pipelines for various game clients and game backends.

• Collaborate to define best practices and standards around Security, DevOps and Infrastructure

• Create reusable automation libraries that can be applied across the business. 

• Participate in architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud

Skills and Qualifications

• Has 5+ years of operating on large scale production environments or has built and run highly available AWS environments

• Experience with AWS Services including Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, EC2

• General infrastructure experience including security and *nix admin skills

• Familiarity with automation and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Packer, GitHub, Gradle, CodeBuild, etc)

• Understanding of at one or more scripting language such as bash, python, ruby, JS, etc

• Has familiarity with working in a remote/distributed team

• Experience integrating with blockchain technologies will be highly regarded

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment such as Finance or Gambling is desirable but not required

• A strong desire to learn new technologies and keep up to date with a fast-moving technology landscape

• You must be able to develop quality code in your own right

• Anticipate long-term issues and problems, but also build for the present

• Work independently but also engage with the team

• An interest in gaming, blockchain, or both

Location

Remote Friendly