DevOps Engineer
Remote · NY (Remote) · Saratoga Springs, NY · US (Remote) · USD 100,000-150,000 / year · Posted Oct 19, 2026
At a glance
- Location
- Remote · NY (Remote) · Saratoga Springs, NY · US (Remote)
- Salary
- USD 100,000-150,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- Rushdown Studios is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join in support of an existing partner studio.
- The role involves working alongside the existing team to improve infrastructure reliability and automate infrastructure creation and tools for a large-scale game development project.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure for game development and live-service games using one or more cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Deploy infrastructure-as-code for cloud resources using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, or Azure Resource Manager templates.
- Promote cloud security best practices and compliance requirements for gaming infrastructure.
- Design and develop CI/CD pipelines for builds and deployments.
- Respond to live support issues for a live-service game.
- Empower multiple teams through development environment automation.
Requirements
- Four (4) years of professional experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Experience scripting with languages like Python, PowerShell, or Groovy.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of game packaging and deployment requirements for different platforms.
- Experience compiling code and/or managing pipelines that compile code.
- Experience monitoring and profiling applications (DataDog, CloudWatch, Prometheus).
- Ability to debug unexpected issues that arise during development.
- Willingness to selflessly put player experiences first before even your own code and ego.
- Proactive approach to communication, particularly when it comes to unblocking yourself and navigating obstacles as part of a team.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with build systems like Jenkins, TeamCity, or Azure DevOps, specifically for game development projects.
- Experience working with additional cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Knowledge of game development workflows and asset management.
- Experience with the Go programming language.
- Experience running multi-cloud applications.
- Previous work using version control for game development (e.g., Perforce, Git LFS).
Benefits
- Compensation: $100,000-150,000/year
- 9 Paid Holidays plus Flexible PTO and Annual Winter Break Closure
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Annual Video Game Budget
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
Workplace
- Strong preference for local candidates willing to work from the Saratoga Springs, NY office on a hybrid basis (Tuesday-Thursday).
- Open to fully remote candidates in the Eastern United States or expanding the list of remote-eligible states for the right candidate.
Skills
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Azure Bicep
- Python
- PowerShell
- Groovy
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- DataDog
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- CloudWatch
- Prometheus
- Go