DevOps Engineer - AWS (Readyverse Studios)

Readyverse Studios is a pioneering studio co-founded by Futureverse Co-Founders Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald, alongside Ernest Cline, the best-selling novelist and creator of the Ready Player One franchise, and Dan Farah, the film's producer.

Readyverse Studios is dedicated to transforming the vision of the open metaverse depicted in Cline’s Ready Player One novel and its blockbuster film adaptation into a reality; a multi-world, multi-IP, interoperable open metaverse experience for mass consumers.

The studio holds an exclusive IP license from Warner Bros. Discovery to bring the Ready Player One franchise to the metaverse, with additional brands and franchises set to join The Readyverse soon.

Readyverse Studios will launch “The Readyverse,” a next-gen immersive and interoperable launcher designed for discovering metaverse games and experiences that integrate web3 and AI-generated content (AIGC) technologies. This platform empowers users, developers, and brands to create interconnected experiences.

The Readyverse will uphold the principles of the open metaverse, including provable digital ownership, community-owned infrastructure, decentralization, security, and interoperability. It will be built utilizing Futureverse’s extensive technology platform.

Reporting to the Technical Director the DevSecOps Engineer will be responsible for implementing, and maintaining secure and reliable game and software development pipelines. Collaborating with the Technical Director and Senior Software Engineers to ensure that our software delivery process is secure and efficient, while also adhering to industry-standard security practices. The DevSecOps Engineer will have a strong background in software development, system administration and automation, streamlining software development, deployment and operations.

This role will:

• Maintain secure and reliable game delivery pipelines.
• Collaborate and assist with cross-functional teams to identify security risks and vulnerabilities in software and infrastructure.
• Setup of AWS environments and maintenance.
• Setup and maintenance of Github Actions.
• Implement and maintain industry-standard security policies and procedures for software development and infrastructure management.
• Develop and maintain security-focused automation scripts and tools.
• Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing on software and infrastructure.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security threats and industry-standard security practices, and ensure that our security practices align with them.

Key Outcomes:

• Improved security
• Faster time-to-market
• High quality software
• Increased collaboration
• Continuous improvement

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevSecOps or a related role.
• Github Actions and AWS extensive knowledge.
• Experience with game delivery, web app delivery and backend delivery.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle, DevOps practices, and Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and risk management techniques.
• Experience with security tools and technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and vulnerability scanners Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Understanding of networking and security principles and tools.
• Experience in a web3 development team, interacting with web3 applications is advantageous.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS/MS/GCP certifications are a plus.
• At this stage only looking for applicants based in New Zealand.

We're a great place to work at

• Experienced and wickedly talented team and growing
• Modern offices just off K-road
• Plenty of opportunity
• Real work-life balance

We can offer

• Great variety (no two days are the same)
• Exciting international projects
• The right salary
• Flexibility with WFH options
• The chance to be part of the next generation of the internet...the decentralised Metaverse

The following benefits are currently only available to New Zealand based employees:

• Free Health Insurance or option of Health Now
• Day off to celebrate your birthday
• Sick leave from day one
• Additional parental leave entitlements

If you enjoy being around creative people who are pushing the limits of design and technology, we want to hear from you!

For more information on Readyverse please visit https://www.readyverse.com/