DevOps Linux Administrator

• Location: Saint-Mandé, France
• Duration of work: Full-time
• Remote or on-site: Flexible working organization to be discussed with the manager of the role, in accordance with the Ubisoft hybrid work policy - 3 days a week in our Saint-Mandé office.

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you're passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown

Job Description

You will join the Build & Orchestration team, part of the IT Games & Studios (ITG&S) group. This distributed and multidisciplinary team includes system administrators, developers, and DevOps engineers. Together, they support and evolve the infrastructure and services powering game development pipelines used by Ubisoft studios worldwide.

The DevOps Engineer will contribute to scalable, reliable, and high-performance services that directly impact game production. This role combines system operations with strong development expertise, and includes collaboration with various production teams across the organization.

Main missions:

• Operate, maintain, and enhance our build orchestration infrastructure
• Collaborate with game production teams to support custom pipelines and tools
• Support Linux-based applications, operate in Kubernetes environments
• Develop and scale backend services to optimize build distribution performance
• Design and maintain scripts to automate routine maintenance tasks and ensure system reliability.
• Deep dive into existing codebases or CI/CD pipelines to resolve problems efficiently.
• Troubleshoot full-stack issues from infrastructure to application level
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions
• Promote automation and DevOps best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in a global on-call rotation

Experiences

• Experience in operating infrastructure in production Linux environments
• Track record in managing Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in international, cross-functional teams

Skills and knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible/Chef
• Monitoring with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry
• Proficiency in Python, C#, or Go
• Hands-on with CI/CD and automation best practices
• Strong communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills

Bonus if you have

• Experience in the gaming industry or large-scale content distribution systems.
• GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
• Knowledge of Windows and macOS environments.

Ubisoft's perks

Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.

Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.

Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building. According to Ubisoft's hybrid work model, our flexible work policy includes a minimum of 3 days a week in our Saint-Mandé office and the remaining 2 days working from home.

Recruitment process

[30 minutes] : phone call with a Recruiter,

[60 to 90 minutes] : interview with technical team members to test technical skills in visio and screen-sharing.

[60 minutes] : interview Build & Orchestration leadership and tech lead

Information about Ubisoft

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers' community. We embrace a hybrid work model helping you stay connected with your team and aligned with business priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are fully office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

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