Senior Dev Ops Engineer
Square Enix · London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Posted Sep 2, 2026
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Job Summary
Square Enix is a leading publisher of entertainment content, known for iconic franchises such as Final Fantasy , Kingdom Hearts , Dragon Quest , NieR , Life is Strange , and Just Cause . Our mission is to create and deliver experiences that resonate deeply with the hearts and minds of our players.
This role will focus on the delivery, operation, and continuous optimisation of hybrid infrastructure platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments. Responsibilities include maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions, developing and supporting automation frameworks, managing CI/CD pipelines, and providing technical support to development teams to enable the efficient delivery of high-quality services and applications.
Requirements
Key Deliverables
Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters on-prem and in cloud
Access and IAM management in Google Cloud, Looker, BigQuery etc.
Database Management (mysql, psql, mongo)
Performance monitoring and fine tuning
Log collection and analysis
Monitoring and alerting setup and management
Establish best practices and standards and maintain documentation
Build and improve infrastructure automation and infrastructure as a code
Qualifications and Skills
Essential
Hands-on experience with on-prem sharded mongo cluster
Extensive experience in building, managing, scaling Kubernetes clusters (GKE, manual Kubernetes, etc.)
Extensive experience in designing and building high availability, resilient infrastructure
Experience in setting up and maintaining monitoring, alerting, log collection (rsyslog, Grafana, Prometheus, elk)
Automation and scripting experience (terraform, packer, ansible, bash)
Extensive Linux administration experience (Ubuntu LTS)
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Medium to large size company experience
Experience dealing with different business units located in various parts of the globe
Self-motivated team player with great attention to details, superb organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize workload
Proven track record in maintaing and enhancing skill level according to future technology trends and using innovative approaches in solving and preventing problems
Ability to analyse, solve problems, and work well under pressure
Experience working independently and without direct supervision
Willing to work outside standard business hours
Desirable
Experience with Grafana-loki
Experience with Google, Amazon, Microsoft cloud
Experience with python, go languages
Experience with MySQL, psql, databases
Experience with cicd platforms (GitLab-ci)
Certifications in relevant area
Interest in gaming
Adaptable, enthusiastic attitude
Purpose & Values
Purpose: Creating New Worlds with Boundless Imagination to Enhance People’s Lives.
Values:
Deliver Unforgettable Experiences
Embrace Challenges
Act Swiftly
Stronger Together
Continuously Evolve
Cultivate Integrity