Bungie is seeking a Deployment Operations Manager to join our fast-paced industry-leading Live Operations team. Do you enjoy solving complex issues? Can you collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of deployment tasks? Do you enjoy working within high-performance production environments? Then come help the Bungie Live Operations team support our world-class games.
As a Deployment Operations Manager at Bungie, you will coordinate, schedule, and perform release and deployment activities for our production environments. You’ll work with a team of highly experienced service engineers and release managers to continuously improve and evolve our technology infrastructure to ensure Bungie remains at the pinnacle as an entertainment company.
Successful candidates must be a seasoned and experienced professional, have a drive for excellence, solid work ethic, strong ability to mentor others, be able to resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways, possess solid project management skills, be highly organized, and a great communicator.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate, schedule, and oversee long-term, mid-term, and near-term deployment activities
- Deploy new services to production environments
- Identify potential scheduling, coordination, and technical issues, proactively resolving them to avoid delays
- Collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders to ensure deployment schedules and expectations are met
- Monitor deployment progress and provide regular updates to stakeholders
- Investigate root causes and work with cross-functional areas to provide analysis and recommendations for improvement in business operations
- Ensure adherence to timelines, quality standards, and project objectives
- Assist in the development of deployment strategies and processes to optimize efficiency
- Work with team members to troubleshoot complex issues
- Maintain documentation of systems and processes
- Participate in an on-call rotation for live game emergencies
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience working in live high-availability customer-facing production environments
- Experience with deployment automation/orchestration systems
- Ability to perform complex technical investigations in service deployment systems and workflows
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both verbal and written skills
- Experience in identifying and resolving scheduling and coordination issues
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Impeccable organization and time management skills
- Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Passion for continuous improvement
- Flexibility with schedule during game and patch release windows
- Willingness to be part of a “we” culture where you work well with others to reach common goals - “teams are stronger than heroes” is one of Bungie’s core values
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Experience with build systems, CI/CD, release pipelines, etc.
- Experience with PowerShell or other scripting languages to automate repetitive tasks
- Experience programming in C# or other languages to build tools
- Experience supporting a Games as a Service (GaaS) title
- Experience working within an Agile environment
This range is determined by an array of factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. Additionally, it is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
In the journey to make incredible worlds, Bungie employees don't simply do meaningful work - they receive meaningful support. Competitive salaries and discretionary bonus opportunities are just the start. We offer comprehensive healthcare coverage, generous 401(k) matching, flexible time off policies, paid parental leave, social clubs, and so much more. Check out our benefits page: Benefits - Bungie Careers to see all the perks that come with joining Bungie.
So you don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Do you think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that members of certain underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they believe they meet every single qualification. Bungie is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner!
Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations (outside of positions identified as 100% onsite in Bellevue/Seattle, or individuals preferring a hybrid/flex environment). Prospective full-time employees who are located outside of a Bungie approved state will need to establish residency in an approved state within 45 days of their start date. Contractors will follow a digital first approach adhering to the location guidelines agreed upon by our third-party employer/vendor and Bungie. Bungie’s remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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