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Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Rockstar Games is on the lookout for a passionate and talented Engineer to help enable safe, scalable, and effective adoption of cloud technologies across the company. This role sits within IT and acts as the technical authority for cloud platforms, bridging emerging vendor capabilities with real-world production workflows.
The role focuses on evaluating cloud platforms, supporting development teams through Proofs of Concept (POCs), helping transition successful experiments into production, and ensuring strong governance around security, cost, and data protection.
This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan.
WHAT WE DO- The Rockstar Games Systems Engineering Team delivers global IT systems infrastructure to the development teams.
- We maintain our infrastructure to the highest standard, with an emphasis on preventative actions rather than reactive.
- Our team constantly reviews our processes with the aim of automating wherever possible.
- Evaluate enterprise cloud platforms and services for security, scalability, cost and enterprise fit.
- Maintain a catalogue of approved cloud platforms and usage patterns.
- Maintain documentation and support development teams in design and implementation of cloud-enabled workflows and architecture.
- Coordinate with Security, Operations, Infrastructure, as well as Development and Legal stakeholders on platform architecture decisions.
- Coordinate with Security to define guardrails around data handling, access control, logging, and auditing.
- Design and enforce cost controls such as quotas, usage limits and reporting.
- Educate teams on capabilities, limitations, and best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in cloud-native systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure architecture.
- Experience with automation tools including Git, Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible or similar.
- Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, infrastructure automation, or modern platform engineering practices.
- Experience in cloud-native system design and implementation.
- Experience integrating APIs and services into production environments.
- Strong grasp of enterprise security fundamentals.
Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.
- Games industry experience.
- Experience with AI and LLM platforms or AI gateways.
- Understanding of AI governance and platform risk assessment.
Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.
Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.
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The pay range for this position in New York State (inclusive of New York City) at the start of employment is expected to be between the range below* per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in cloud-native systems, cloud platforms, and infrastructure architecture.
- Experience with automation tools (Git, Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible or similar).
- Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation.
- Experience in cloud-native system design and implementation.
- Experience integrating APIs and services into production environments.
- Strong grasp of enterprise security fundamentals.
- Games industry experience.
- Experience with AI and LLM platforms or AI gateways.
- Understanding of AI governance and platform risk assessment.
Rockstar Games Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are consistently listed across employer profiles and official job postings as part of a comprehensive package. This signals strong core medical benefits within total compensation.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous parental leave is explicitly highlighted by Built In and appears as a staple of the benefits package. This positions family support as a material component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO and paid vacation/holidays are repeatedly called out in public benefits summaries. This breadth of time‑off support suggests meaningful flexibility for rest and recovery.
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What We Do
Want to be a part of the team responsible for creating and publishing some of the most popular and critically-acclaimed games in the world including franchises such as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Red Dead, and more? At Rockstar Games, we focus intently on quality and content to proudly produce exactly the kind of games we would want to play ourselves. A career at Rockstar Games is about passion and commitment, to the projects and to each other, all while working on some of the most creatively rewarding and challenging projects to be found in any entertainment medium with some of the most talented people in the industry. We offer successful candidates a highly competitive salary and compensation package including a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time hires. Rockstar Games is an equal opportunity employer.
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