Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About this role

<p id="p-rc_a6323e8c509bb88d-27" data-path-to-node="0"><span data-path-to-node="0,0">At 2K, we create some of the most iconic and culture-shaping video games in entertainment, including <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="101">NBA® 2K</em>, one of the top-selling franchises in the world, and legendary titles like <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="184">BioShock®</em>, <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="195">Borderlands®</em>, <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="209">Mafia</em>, <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="216">Sid Meier’s Civilization®</em>, and <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="247">XCOM®</em>, as well as fan favorites <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="279">WWE® 2K</em>, <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="288">TopSpin®</em>, and <em data-path-to-node="0,0" data-index-in-node="302">PGA TOUR® 2K</em>.</span><span data-path-to-node="0,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span data-path-to-node="0,2"> We build unforgettable experiences by pushing the boundaries of creativity, authenticity and innovation across every genre.</span><span data-path-to-node="0,3"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span> </p> <p id="p-rc_a6323e8c509bb88d-28" data-path-to-node="1"><span data-path-to-node="1,0">Our portfolio is brought to life by some of the most influential game development studios in the world.</span><span data-path-to-node="1,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span data-path-to-node="1,2"> Visual Concepts, Firaxis Games, Hangar 13, Cat Daddy Games, 31st Union, Cloud Chamber, Gearbox, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab create world-class experiences across platforms.</span><span data-path-to-node="1,3"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span> </p> <p id="p-rc_a6323e8c509bb88d-29" data-path-to-node="2"><span data-path-to-node="2,0">But what truly powers 2K is our people.</span><span data-path-to-node="2,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span> </p> <p id="p-rc_a6323e8c509bb88d-30" data-path-to-node="3"><span data-path-to-node="3,0">We believe the best ideas come from teams that feel empowered, supported, and inspired.</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span data-path-to-node="3,2"> As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace where people are encouraged to come as they are and do their best work.</span><span data-path-to-node="3,3"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span> </p> <h3 data-path-to-node="4"><strong data-path-to-node="4" data-index-in-node="0">What We Need</strong></h3> <p data-path-to-node="5">The 2K SRE team owns the infrastructure behind every player connection — All 2K game services, account platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling spanning AWS, GCP, and on-premises data centers across multiple global regions. Global launch windows and live-service events push systems to their limits, and this team is expected to hold the line.</p> <p data-path-to-node="6">Post-mortems here focus on systems, not people. Automation is the default answer to repetitive work. The infrastructure keeps millions of players connected — and the team takes that seriously!</p> <p data-path-to-node="7">The Senior SRE at 2K is a hands-on technical leader — shaping production infrastructure across multiple clouds and regions while partnering with network engineers, systems architects, and game studio developers. This is an ownership role: driving technical direction, influencing reliability from architecture review through production operation, and closing the gap between what engineering ships and what players experience.</p> <h3 data-path-to-node="8"><strong data-path-to-node="8" data-index-in-node="0">What You'll Do</strong></h3> <p data-path-to-node="9"><strong data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="0">Platform &amp; Infrastructure</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="9">Design, build, and operate scalable multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure using Terraform, Pulumi, and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux). Own Kubernetes platforms (EKS, GKE) end-to-end — cluster lifecycle, multi-tenancy, networking (Istio, Cilium), and autoscaling — and push progressive delivery patterns (blue/green, canary) across game service deployments.</p> <p data-path-to-node="10"><strong data-path-to-node="10" data-index-in-node="0">Observability &amp; Reliability</strong></p> <ul data-path-to-node="11"> <li> <p data-path-to-node="11,0,0">Build and run the full observability stack: Prometheus + Grafana + Datadog</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="11,1,0">Define SLI/SLO/error budget policies and build alerting that cuts through the noise</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="11,2,0">Lead chaos engineering exercises to surface failure modes before players encounter them</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="11,3,0">Drive incident response and post-mortems with a focus on systemic fixes and real follow-through</p> </li> </ul> <p data-path-to-node="12"><strong data-path-to-node="12" data-index-in-node="0">Automation, Security &amp; Developer Experience</strong></p> <p data-path-to-node="12">Eliminate toil through self-service provisioning, automated remediation, and intelligent scaling. Harden CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD) . Embed security at the platform layer through secrets management (PasswordState, 1Password, and AWS Secrets Manager), policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper).</p> <p data-path-to-node="13"><strong data-path-to-node="13" data-index-in-node="0">Leadership</strong></p> <ul data-path-to-node="14"> <li> <p data-path-to-node="14,0,0">Promote SRE practices across 2K studios through reliability reviews, runbooks, and embedded collaboration</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="14,1,0">Shape architectural decisions and author engineering RFCs that move the platform forward</p> </li> </ul> <h3 data-path-to-node="15"><strong data-path-to-node="15" data-index-in-node="0">What Will Make You A Great Fit</strong></h3>