Rebellion Developments, a leading independent media and games company, are seeking an experienced and self-motivated DevOps Engineer to join our team in Oxford. The successful applicant will be passionate about robust testing and deployment processes, able to work with developer specifications and manager requirements and show initiative in suggesting and implementing improvements to existing setups.

This role is full-time, based in-house at our Oxford headquarters. We can consider permanent or in-house contract employment but not freelance or agencies. You must be able to legally work in the UK.

We are looking for a minimum 1 year of experience in a DevOps role. A strong academic background is also preferred, with a degree in computing, science, mathematics or similar, or equivalent industry experience. Games industry experience is not required but desirable, along with an interest and passion for gaming.

Responsibilities;

Maintain, expand and improve existing CI, testing and deployment of web applications and services
Active participation in projects requiring server infrastructure
Pro-active communication of technical problems and needs
Ensuring the highest possible availability of live systems under your remit, including willingness to work out-of-hours in urgent circumstances
Adhering to company software standards
Adhering to and enforcing company security standards

Requirements

For this role you will need excellent linux server administration (Debian familiarity desirable) including

Strong ability in scripting (Bash/Perl/Python/PHP desirable)
Good understanding of network protocols (including SSL), firewalls and routing
Experience with nginx, php-fpm, mysql/mariadb and java (memcache, redis, beanstalk, elastic also desirable)
Experience with deploying and configuring PHP and Java applications in multiple running environments
Experience with virtualisation technologies (such as Xen, VirtualBox, Vagrant)
Experience with configuration management and remote execution software (such as Salt, Chef, Puppet et al.)
Experience with cloud technologies and infrastructure (AWS desirable)
Experience with version control (git and perforce desirable)
Ability to quickly learn new technologies
Good problem solving skills
Clear communication skills
Ability to work well with individuals and teams

Other Non-Essential Skills

Experience utilising web APIs to automate tasks
Experience with JIRA and Confluence
Experience with application containers

Benefits

Holidays 25 days paid annual leave plus all bank holidays (33 days total)
Relocation reasonable pre-agreed costs eg belongings, transport, non-refundable agency fees, etc
Pension contributory pension scheme where company matches 4%, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
Cycle Scheme spread bike payments over 12 months, salary sacrifice so saves on tax & NI
Eye Test Vouchers free eye tests and additional discounts on glasses/contact lenses
Introduction bonus £2k for internal staff referrals that lead to hires
Loans Up to £1k interest free personal loans
Free Stuff fresh fruit, Rebellion Steam titles, GDC Vault access, digital 2000AD/Solaris/Abaddon/Ravenstone copies, game and film library
Discounts 50% off most 2000AD merchandise, discounted membership at The Athlete Centre gym 200 metres from Oxford studio
Culture friendly, creative and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and recognition of the importance of work-life balance
Social annual company events (Summer BBQ & Christmas Party), various ad-hoc events and out-of-hours social groups such as photography, board games, football, baking, etc
Oxford Location local pub, M&S and Waitrose, 5 minute walk to train station and 15 minute walk to city centre
Hours flexible start and finish times (core hours 10am-4pm with 7.5 working hours overall plus 1 hour for lunch