Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Warner Bros. Games New York works with some of the top talent in the game industry to build online competitive and social features for video games. Our highly experienced team of engineers utilize cutting-edge technology to build game services that are robust and scalable enough to support world-class developers such as NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady, Monolith Productions, Warner Bros. Games Montréal, and more!
The Job
WB Games NY is looking to fill a Lead DevOps Engineer position.
As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a primary role in developing and supporting cloud-based tools and services utilized across the WB Games studio. You will provide technical leadership to a small team of DevOps Engineers.
Your Role Accountabilities...
This position requires close collaboration with members of the shared services engineering team as well as interfacing with local studios, corporate IT, and vendors, to help define how we develop and release and maintain our shared tools and infrastructure.
Qualifications & Essentials...

• 5+ years of experience in managing AWS environments and developing DevOps pipelines
• Proven experience in team leadership and management
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent industry experience and success
• Expert knowledge of AWS cloud technologies, including CloudFormation, EC2, Elasticache, S3, IAM, and DynamoDB
• Strong knowledge of version control systems (Git, Perforce).
• Strong background in configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
• Expert bash shell scripting
• Significant Ruby or Python programming ability
• Experience with containerization technology such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Strong background in cloud networking principles and design
• Expert Linux system administration with RedHat-style distributions
• Documentation/presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Self-motivated and ability to work unsupervised
• Experience and interest in providing technical and professional mentoring to members of your team
• Ability to assess the quality of engineering work by colleagues and vendors

How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at [email protected].
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $99,750.00 - $185,250.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.