Description:

Crytek is looking for an experienced Senior Online Operations Engineer to support Hunt: Showdown's NetOps department.
The person in this position will serve as a liaison between different development teams and the network operations team.
They will work closely with the production team and system architect to ensure the projects are well planned, documented, and implemented.
This position will have operational and project duties.
Daily operation and maintenance of a hosted/cloud data-center environment is required.
Responsibilities include installation, configuration, and patching of system and game software.
Daily monitoring, management, and reporting tasks are essential, contributing to 99.9% application and system uptime.
The role involves working closely with R&D to install, configure, and operate developed features as appropriate.
Ensuring appropriate, accurate, up-to-date technical documentation is available for systems and game logic, and environment is necessary.
The candidate will assist with process, policy development, and documentation.
Operating and maintaining a dynamic, highly available environment is a key responsibility.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar role.
Proficiency in Linux administration is required.
Experience with continuous integration and delivery is necessary.
Candidates should have experience with network security.
Experience with automated deployment is essential.
Familiarity with working with bare metal as well as cloud servers is required.
Experience with automation tools like Ansible and observability tooling like OpenTelemetry and Grafana is necessary.
Candidates must have experience managing all aspects of high-traffic servers, including scaling, profiling, debugging, and stress testing.
A solid understanding of the full web technology stack (e.g., REST API, HTTP, cookies, headers, asset loading/caching) is required.
Candidates should have hands-on experience in setting up monitoring for online applications (Golang, Node.js, Java) and creating metrics and alerts to act proactively.
Great English communication and writing skills are essential.

Crytek offers a career path to help employees progress towards their goals and objectives.
A fully furnished company apartment is provided during the first three months in Frankfurt to help new employees settle in.
A relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for the employee and their family is offered, along with extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process.
A public transport pass is provided for free travel by bus, tram, and metro in Frankfurt.
A gym card for membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany is included.
Crytek promotes an international environment with employees from over 42 different countries, embodying cultural diversity.
German language courses are offered for employees and their families to help them understand the local culture.
Employees can participate in exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, and an annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne.
Employees enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, with an additional day every two years (up to a maximum of 28 days), plus an average of 10 public holidays. Local standards apply for those working from another country.