Activision: Senior Systems Engineer

Activision Central Tech is looking for a hands-on Sr.

Mobile Systems Engineer to join our team in Sherman Oaks, California.

This team supports a variety of cloud and on-premises workloads and you will be responsible for designing, developing and implementing systems for mobile game production.

You will work with our other internal and studio teams to analyze needs, provide solutions, and troubleshoot issues.

You will help drive both performance and cost efficiencies within public and private cloud infrastructure.

You, the ideal candidate, thrive on challenges like introducing new ways of testing to increase robustness, making team build deployments an instantaneous process, improving and finding deep-rooted problems in existing tools, and scaling existing processes and applications to the cloud.Responsibilities:Primary support of our Mobile team and affiliatesSupport on-premises data center infrastructureTroubleshoot issues with physical servers, vm’s, storage, and cloud servicesUse IaC and automation to produce scalable and repeatable infrastructureHelp resolve scaling and stability issuesPartner with development teams to execute on-premises to cloud migrationsGuide storage, cloud and build pipeline standards and requirementsActively contribute to documentation repositoriesDesign custom tools and scripts as necessaryParticipate in an on-call support rotationPlayer ProfileExperience with large software projects, ideally building both code and large data setsFamiliarity with a wide variety of open source technologiesWorking knowledge of continuous integration platforms (Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.)Experience with automation/configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, etc.)Experience with virtualization, containerization, scaling (Docker, KVM, etc.)Experience managing reproducible infrastructure e.G.

Infrastructure as CodeExperience managing file, block, and object storage architecturesBasic networking (routes, security groups, firewall rules)Experience in version control and managing CI build pipelines (Git & Perforce preferred)Experience with database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, memory cache)Experience in monitoring/metrics systemsExcellent communication skillsExpertise in both Windows and LinuxSome Cloud Computing Experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure)5+ yrs of Systems Engineering experience or equivalentOur WorldActivision Blizzard, Inc.

(NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world’s largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment.

We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™.

Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.

We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment.

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve.

As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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