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We want to build the best we can deliver and we believe wholeheartedly in the value of exceptional diverse talent.\nEnglish Below \nLa connaissance de l'anglais est requise pour ce poste car le/la titulaire devra collaborer quotidiennement avec nos équipes des studios internationaux et participer à des réunions de travail qui se déroulent exclusivement en anglais.\nRejoignez les pionnier·ère·s chez Turbulent !\nChez CIG Turbulent, nous repoussons les limites des jeux en ligne pour créer des univers vastes et immersifs qui redéfinissent l'expérience multijoueur massive. Nous croyons que les jeux révolutionnaires naissent de la fusion entre technologie de pointe, vision artistique et talent extraordinaire. Nous réunissons à Montréal une équipe de passionné·e·s du jeu vidéo, où chacun·e peut donner vie à ses idées les plus folles. Ensemble, nous créons des mondes vivants et dynamiques qui offrent des aventures épiques aux confins de l’univers.\nNotre particularité ? Nous construisons cet univers avec l’aide d’une immense communauté de fans de science-fiction et de simulation spatiale. Leurs idées et leur enthousiasme nourrissent notre créativité chaque jour.\nÊtes-vous prêt·e à laisser votre empreinte dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo et à travailler sur des projets qui repoussent les limites ?\nQue ferez-vous ?\nTravailler main dans la main avec les équipes de développement pour connaître leurs charges de travail, leur configuration et l’ensemble de leurs fonctionnalités. \nÊtre en charge et en maîtrise de la technologie Cloud qui permet l'automatisation et le déploiement des fonctionnalités du projet. \nMonter les serveurs pour les différents mandats, collaborer avec les développeurs.ses pour les déploiements et créer des processus d’automatisation \nTrouver des solutions aux problèmes qui surviennent et être stratégique afin d'assurer la fiabilité des sites de Turbulent \nSurveiller les alertes et les incidents afin d'agir immédiatement pendant votre quart de travail ou après les heures de travail si vous êtes sur appel. L'équipe DevOps de Turbulent est sur appel en rotation. \nSurveiller, analyser et maintenir l'infrastructure réseau \nDocumenter, maintenir les fonctionnalités logicielles et les clusters de machines virtuelles \nDévelopper et maintenir la documentation pertinente au troubleshooting concernant le design, le réseau, les dépendances, etc. \nParticiper aux tests système pour la sécurité, les performances, la résilience et la disponibilité \nParticiper à l'analyse de la planification des capacités et formuler des recommandations \nGérer les accès aux environnements \nExplorer les opportunités afin d’ajouter de la valeur aux processus DevOps et à l'organisation \nOffrir du support aux autres ingénieurs DevOps et SREs de votre équipe \nQu'attendons-nous de notre DevOps Principal ?\n5 ans+ d'expérience dans des environnements de production avec Kubernetes \n10 ans+ d'expérience en tant que DevOps / SysOps / administrateur.trice système \nExpérience dans l'administration d'environnements basés sur GNU/Linux \nMaîtrise des processus CI/CD (Gitlab) \nMaîtrise des frameworks d'automatisation d'infrastructure comme Saltstack ou similaire (ansible / puppet / chef..) \nBonne compréhension des réseaux \nBonne connaissance des langages de scripts tels que: bash, python ou similaire... \nÀ propos de Turbulent, une entreprise de Cloud Imperium\nCIG Turbulent est à la pointe du développement de jeux, créant des fonctionnalités de jeu, des environnements, des personnages et des technologies pour l'univers de Star Citizen. Située à Montréal, notre équipe talentueuse est dédiée à la création d'expériences immersives et innovantes qui captivent les joueur·se·s du monde entier.\nDepuis sa création en 2002, Turbulent est un leader dans le développement de plateformes technologiques innovantes à travers divers secteurs, y compris le divertissement, les médias et l'éducation. En 2012, nous avons commencé notre collaboration avec Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) pour développer la plateforme web de Star Citizen. Ce partenariat a évolué et, en 2020, nous avons fondé un studio de développement de jeux qui travaille avec les équipes de développement nord-américaines de Star Citizen. Notre studio à part entière couvre la technologie en ligne, l'art, les environnements, l'interface utilisateur et la création de personnages. Le 13 juillet 2023, après plus d'une décennie de collaboration réussie, nous avons fièrement annoncé notre fusion avec Cloud Imperium Games.\nCloud Imperium Games est reconnu pour créer des jeux vidéo révolutionnaires qui repoussent les limites du possible. Nos projets phares incluent Star Citizen, une simulation spatiale multijoueur record, etSquadron 42, une aventure épique en solo se déroulant dans le même univers. \nPour plus d'informations sur la vie chez Cloud Imperium Games, cliquez ici\nTurbulent s'engage à employer une main-d'œuvre diversifiée. Les candidats qualifiés seront considérés sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'origine nationale, l'âge, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité de genre, l'expression de genre ou le handicap.\n------\nJoin the Pioneers at Turbulent!\nAt Turbulent, we push the boundaries of online games to create vast, immersive universes that redefine massively multiplayer experiences.\nWe believe that groundbreaking games arise from the fusion of cutting-edge technology, artistic vision, and extraordinary talent. We cultivate our Montreal team of game pioneers, fostering an environment where they can bring their big ideas to life. Together, we forge living, breathing worlds that unleash epic adventures into the far reaches of the stars.\nWhat sets us apart? We're building this universe hand-in-hand with a massive community of engaged, passionate sci-fi and space simulation enthusiasts. Their input and excitement fuel our creativity every day.\nAre you ready to leave your mark on the gaming industry and work on projects that push boundaries?\nWhat will you do?\n5+ years experience in production environments with Kubernetes \n10+ years of experience as a DevOps / SysOps / System Administrator \nExperience in administering GNU/Linux based environments \nMastery of CI/CD processes (Gitlab) \nMastery of infrastructure automation frameworks like Saltstack or similar (ansible / puppet / chef..) \nGood understanding of networks \nGood knowledge of scripting languages such as: bash, python or similar... \nWhat do we expect from our Principal DevOps?\nWorking hand in hand with the development teams to get to know their workloads, configuration and feature set \nBeing in charge and in control of the Cloud technology that allows the automation and deployment of project features. \nSetting up servers for the different mandates, collaborating with developers for deployments and creating automation processes \nFinding solutions to issues that arise and being strategic in ensuring the reliability of Turbulent sites \nMonitoring alerts and incidents to take immediate action during your shift or after hours if you are on call. Turbulent's DevOps team is on call on a rotating basis. \nMonitoring, analyzing and maintaining the network infrastructure \nDocumenting, maintaining software features and virtual machine clusters \nDeveloping and maintaining documentation relevant to troubleshooting regarding design, network, dependencies, etc. \nParticipating in system testing for security, performance, resiliency and availability \nParticipating in capacity planning analysis and making recommendations \nManaging access to environments \nExploring opportunities to add value to DevOps processes and the organization \nProviding support to other DevOps engineers and SREs on your team \nAbout Turbulent, a Cloud Imperium Company\nCIG Turbulent is at the cutting edge of game development, creating game features, environments, characters, and technology for the Star Citizen universe. 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