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Tential Solutions

Technical Operations Center Engineer

Hybrid

Austin, United states

Junior

Freelance

10-01-2026

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Skills

Leadership Ansible VMware Customer Service Networking Training Architecture Linux Operating Systems Windows Virtualization Azure AWS cloud platforms Agile GCP Terraform Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

What We Need

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Operations (TOC) Engineer to join our 24/7 Technical Operations Center team. This role is a vital part of our live service operations, serving as a primary escalation point for the Junior TOC team and remaining critical for maintaining the high availability, performance, and reliability of our global game infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is a composed professional with deep technical expertise in incident, problem, and service request management. While you possess the interpersonal skills to lead during a crisis, your focus will be on the technical architecture, comprehensive documentation, and advanced automation of our operational workfl ows. You must be a strong troubleshooter with a signifi cant bias toward automation to ensure our studios and global community enjoy an uninterrupted experience.

What You Will Do

Technical Escalation: Act as a key escalation point for both expected and unexpected events involving production applications, systems, and cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure Maintenance: Maintain our global infrastructure across both on-premise and public cloud platforms.
Automation Leadership: Propose and implement complex automation strategies to improve overall effi ciency and system performance.
SRE Collaboration: Work closely with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to onboard and implement innovative technical solutions.
Performance Standards: Ensure uptime and performance standards are met for a seamless gaming experience.
Advanced Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve high-level technical issues involving production networks and system operations.
Documentation & Audit: Ensure all operational activities and technical configurations are thoroughly documented and remain compliant with audits.
Service Fulfi llment: Oversee the resolution of technical service requests and user-submitted tickets, ensuring a high level of customer service.

Who You Are

Experienced: You have 3+ years in large-scale production networks or systems operations, with a strong grasp of reliability engineering principles.
Collaborative Communicator: You are able to communicate complex concepts clearly in English, whether with technical staff or senior management.
Adaptable and Agile: You can support a globally distributed team, quickly adapt to new tools, and embrace changes in a dynamic environment.
Continuous Learner: You are deeply interested in learning and implementing new technologies and architectural concepts.
Customer Centric: You always put the needs of the customer fi rst and think about problems and requests through the lens of the end user.

Technical Stack & Preferred Skills

Public Cloud Providers: Expert-level knowledge of AWS. (GCP and Azure a plus)
Operating Systems: Advanced administration of Linux and Windows in production environments.
Virtualized Environments: Deep experience with VMware required. Other virtualization platforms (Proxmox, KVM, Hyper-V, and WSL) are a plus
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Pulumi.
Networking: Expertise in protocols, firewall permissions, and advanced network triage.
Passion for Full Stack: You are passionate about learning the full stack including pursuing formal training and certifications.

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About the Company

We put people first. We're your trusted partner - empowering you with top talent and solutions to stay competitive in today's dynamic market. From day-to-day to endgame and everything in between, we meet you where you are and help you reach your goals. We partner with clients in financial services, healthcare & life sciences, and accounting & tax services across the US to modernize technology and help you stay competitive through data & analytics, application innovation, AI, customer engagement and talent services. Tenti... Know more