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Job Title:Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer - Remote Requisition ID:R026988 Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer - Remote

Reporting To: Sr IT Engineering Manager

Department: Finance Engineering
Location: Remote

The Finance Engineering organization is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer - Remote. This Infrastructure/Platform Engineer works with the corporate infrastructure and services that support servers, services, and network staff involved in the implementation, migration, and maintenance of solutions across the global enterprise. This role requires experience designing, implementing, and supporting mid-to-Enterprise level systems solutions. The role will routinely participate as a leader/member in local/global projects and assist and contribute to establishing policies, procedures, and standards across the IT organization. The position will require input to improve the team\'s overall management of servers and services globally. This position requires participation and contribution to various global initiatives such as automation, virtualization, file services, and Linux servers, with a focus on the Azure Cloud environment.

We are looking for candidates who are self-starters who watches for every area of improvement and proactively drives new solutions to stay ahead the company’s needs.  Working directly with our project management and other IT teams, this role will drive decisions which shape our services for years to come.  This role also works directly with our Security team to review proposed configurations before implementing, and to address any issues with existing infrastructure.  

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day management and maintenance of various versions of Linux infrastructure.

• Work on ad hoc projects researching and implementing new technologies such as moving more towards a virtual cloud environment.

• Implementation, design and maintenance of Azure Cloud computing architecture.

• Deploy and fine-tune server and networking infrastructure

• Perform operations relating to Disaster recovery / Patching / Backup / Business continuity.

• Set up and support configuration management tools.

• Servers and services monitoring.

• Work with other teams to understand their technological needs and propose efficient solutions. Document processes for our IT Operations Team to run what you build.

• Work in a team environment to develop best practices and improve existing infrastructure design and new implementations.

• Produce documentation on configuration standards, troubleshooting steps, and infrastructure design.

• Research and implement automation processes that add value to the infrastructure.

Qualifications / Skills

• At least 8 years of experience as a Platform Engineer with a demonstrated ability to play a significant role and successfully manage and complete complex projects.

• Fundamental knowledge of infrastructure technologies, including virtualized environments, storage systems, and cloud architecture. 

• Experience and excellent knowledge with the following: Azure Cloud Infrastructure, Azure NetApp File, and other Azure native services such as AKV and Cloud Functions, OCI, Linux RHEL

• Programming experience, preferably with bash scripting.

• Experience with the implementation of  IaC, Terraform, ADO, GitHub

• Experience with config management such as Puppet Config Management

• Experience in VMWARE administration

• Experience in developing your own solutions to understand & solve complex IT problems that couldn’t be fixed with a click from a commercial product

• Stay updated on the latest technologies and market trends, and evaluate their applicability to the company.

• Familiarity with modern cloud-native architectures.

• Experience dealing with hybrid environments with multiple dependencies.

• Strong Linux and computer networking expertise is beneficial.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodations@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $102,800.00 - $190,204.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.