Sr Systems Engineer; NTD

Overview

Join to apply for the CONTRACT - Sr Systems Engineer (NTD) role at Nintendo
. This position is onsite in Redmond, WA, and not open to remote status at this time. This contract position has a base pay range of $67.74 - $121.92 per hour and is eligible for benefits through the employing agency. Agency benefits include eligibility for medical insurance, employee assistance program, and paid sick leave. All benefits are subject to elections, eligibility requirements, plan and program terms.

Benefits offerings will be confirmed at the time of offer by the employing agency and may differ depending on the employing agency partner.

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo Game Cube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems.

It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.

Sr. Systems Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure for the Nintendo Technology Development Inc. (NTD) organization will be responsible for supporting and expanding NTD’s on-premises and off-premises cloud infrastructure offerings for our development community. This role is part of our IT organization and will work closely with Dev Ops and Engineering teams.

• Build and maintain solutions in public cloud solutions - AWS and Azure.
• Build and maintain on-premises virtualization platforms (e.g. Open Stack, Open Nebula).
• 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.
• Provide emergency responses to critical outages or incidents.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for internal use.
• Research emerging tools and technologies that help improve automation, security and performance.
• Collaborate with other professionals to ensure high-quality deliverables within organization guidelines, policies, and procedures.

• 8+ years in Cloud infrastructure administration/engineering and Linux system administration/engineering.
• Expert level understanding of Open Stack/Open Nebula or similar cloud orchestration solution is required.
• Expert level understanding of designing and managing Kubernetes clusters is required.
• Expert level understanding of designing and managing solutions in AWS and Azure is required.
• Enhanced troubleshooting skills within the server OS, KVM, Kubernetes environments is required.
• Expert level understanding of TCP/IP, network services, and storage systems is a plus.
• Experience installing and maintaining 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 etc. is a plus.
• Experience with Terraform, Helm, or cloud‑native monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• AWS Professional solutions architect certification is a plus.
• 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.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Seniority level:
Not Applicable

Employment type:

Contract

Industries:
Computer Games, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, Entertainment Providers