Senior Devops Administrator

Job Description

Senior DevOps Administrator (Cloud)

Ubisoft's 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players' lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.
Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our 400+ talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games.
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Administrator to join our infrastructure team and play a key role in building, automating, and supporting our cloud platforms. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership and mentorship, ensuring our environments are reliable, scalable, and aligned with modern DevOps best practices.
As a senior member of the team, you will drive automation initiatives, design CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen our Linux-based systems and cloud-native capabilities. You will also support peers by sharing knowledge, guiding best practices, and helping the team adopt automation-first approaches.

Key Responsibilities
• Automation & CI/CD: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) to streamline deployments, testing, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Infrastructure as Code: Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and other automation tools to ensure consistency and repeatability.
• Cloud-native Operations: Deploy, maintain, and optimize containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes, integrating them into existing private cloud and OpenStack environments.
• Linux Administration: Manage and optimize Linux systems (Ubuntu, CentOS/RHEL) with expertise in networking, storage, and virtualization to ensure secure and stable operations.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Act as a senior reference for DevOps practices, mentor team members, and foster adoption of automation and modern delivery practices.
Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, operations, and product teams to deliver scalable solutions aligned with business needs.
Qualifications
• Proven experience in DevOps, System Administration, or Cloud Engineering roles.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible).
• Solid experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Advanced Linux administration skills, with strong understanding of networking, storage, and virtualization.
• Experience working with OpenStack or other private/public cloud platforms is a plus.
• Ability to lead by example, coach peers, and foster a culture of automation and operational excellence.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in an international team environment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-yj817m-216-73-216-183-42 in your application.