DevOps Engineer (AAA)

About Ascendion :

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

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About the Role:

Title: Software Development Engineer

Location: Hybrid/Vancouver

Job Role Specific Intro

We’re seeking a versatile and forward-thinking DevOps Engineer to join The Games Technology Group. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys architecting robust cloud solutions, automating workflows, supporting scalable infrastructure and jumping in to debug our services in the wild. Your expertise with Azure and DevOps best practices will help our studio deliver smarter, faster, and more reliably.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on Azure

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for deployment, testing, and integration

• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates

• Debugging C# based cloud services

• Collaborate with software engineers and pipeline developers to integrate shared technology across teams

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system reliability and performance

• Implement automated monitoring, alerting, and backup strategies

• Contribute to cost optimization strategies for cloud services

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years of experience as a DevOps, Cloud Engineer or similar roles.

o OR equivalent experience.

• Proficiency with C# or a similar strongly-typed language (Java, Kotlin, C++)

• Strong expertise in Azure cloud architecture and deployment

• Proficiency with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and automation tools

• Solid understanding of CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes or Azure Container Apps)

• Familiarity with source control (Git, Perforce) and infrastructure as code

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience integrating with content tools like Unreal Engine, DCCs, or render pipelines

• Excellent problem-solving abilities.

• Effective communication skills; ability to work closely with other high-caliber engineers and artists.

• Comfortably works with all disciplines found within a games studio.

Salary Range: $ 1,10,400 - 1,14,400 Annually - Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [09-10 days/hours of paid time off]

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