Location: Budapest

Overview

ZeniMax Online Studios seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to work in a team environment that will help build, automate, and monitor the infrastructure platform.

Responsibilities

• Help create and support a reliable, secure, scalable environment to provide the best gaming experience for our end users

• Work closely with other engineering teams to better understand their software enabling you to adapt the platform to their needs

• Exemplify a passion for producing quality deliverables in a timely manner

• Work in a fast paced (Agile) environment, following a structured build and publishing process

• Comfortably and confidently work with and learn from an experienced team as a technology generalist (who may have demonstrated significant specialization in previous positions)

Qualifications

• 3+ years related experience

• Proficient with Python and/or Go

• Must possess experience in supporting mission critical live environments with:

  • Cloud Platforms: Experience with Azure, including compute, networking, storage, and IAM

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience in Terraform (including modules, workspaces, and state management)

  • Linux System Administration: Deep knowledge of core services (BIND, Sendmail, Samba, Rsync, NTP, NFS)

  • Logging & Monitoring: Familiarity with syslog-ng, rsyslog, Splunk, and/or modern solutions like ELK/EFK, Prometheus, Grafana

  • Source Control & CI/CD: Proficient with Git (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket) and CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI

  • OS Packaging & Repositories: Experience creating and managing Debian (.deb) or RedHat (.rpm) packages and/or using Packer to create images in Azure

  • Databases: Familiarity with MySQL/MariaDB, with bonus points for NoSQL (e.g., Redis, MongoDB, DynamoDB)

  • Configuration Management: Experience with tools such as Chef, Ansible, or Puppet

  • Security & Compliance: Understanding of secure infrastructure practices, secrets management (e.g., Vault), and audit logging

• Must have some experience automating system tasks and monitoring infrastructure deployment using a scripting language (Python, Ruby, Bash)

• Must have prior experience in a 24/7 on call rotation supporting business critical applications or systems

• Proficient English language skills, both verbal and written (C1) 

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Nomad, Consul, or Kubernetes

• Docker/containerization experience

• Knowledge of Akamai CDN, PowerShell, vSphere/VMware

• Hobbyist programming background

• A passion for security tools and best practices: OS hardening, vulnerability scanning, system auditing

• Linux networking experience is a plus, this includes routing, NAT, VLAN, bridging in data center environments or cloud

• Prior experience with Cisco or Juniper network routers and switches

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do – from recruiting for our studios, publishing and operations to fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration. Our culture is based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment and we welcome anyone into our family without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.

Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.