CONTRACT - Sr Systems Engineer, Cloud (NTD)

Nintendo Technology Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies from its Redmond, Washington headquarters. As the worldwide pioneer in interactive entertainment, Nintendo has sold over 4.7 billion video games and 740 million hardware units globally, including iconic franchises like Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda, and Pokémon.

About the role

This onsite position in Redmond, WA focuses on building and maintaining cloud and virtualization infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance for Nintendo’s systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain solutions in public cloud platforms (AWS and Azure).
• Build and maintain on-premises virtualization platforms (e.g., OpenStack, OpenNebula).
• Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Ensure the highest level of systems and infrastructure availability.
• Manage system performance, monitoring, backups, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure system security by configuring firewalls, SSL, VPNs, and applying patches and updates.
• Monitor and resolve hardware, software, and networking issues in a timely manner.
• Perform routine system upgrades, patching, and security compliance checks.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical support for escalated issues.
• Respond to critical outages or incidents with emergency measures.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for internal use.
• Research emerging tools and technologies to improve automation, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with other professionals to ensure high-quality deliverables within organizational guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• 8+ years in Cloud infrastructure administration/engineering and Linux system administration/engineering.
• Expert-level understanding of OpenStack/OpenNebula or similar cloud orchestration solutions.
• Expert-level understanding of designing and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Expert-level understanding of designing and managing solutions in AWS and Azure.
• Enhanced troubleshooting skills within server OS, KVM, and Kubernetes environments.
• Expert-level understanding of TCP/IP, network services, and storage systems (experience with distributed storage solutions like CEPH is a strong plus).
• Automation mastery: Advanced skills in Ansible, Jenkins, Python/bash scripting.
• Experience with Ubuntu/Canonical tools like MAAS, Landscape is a plus.
• Experience with Terraform, Helm, or cloud-native monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• AWS Professional Solutions Architect certification or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is a plus.
• BS or MS in engineering, computer science, a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid passport may be required.

Pay

This contract position offers a base pay range of $67.74–$121.92 USD per hour. Benefits include eligibility for medical insurance, an employee assistance program, and paid sick leave, subject to elections, eligibility requirements, and plan terms.

Schedule

This is an onsite position in Redmond, WA and is not open to remote status at this time.