Nintendo · 2 days ago
Principal Engineer, IT (NTD)
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$169K/yr - $304K/yr
10+ years expNintendo is a worldwide pioneer in interactive entertainment, known for its hardware and software products. The Principal Engineer for Engineering Infrastructure and Information Technology will architect complex solutions and key technology developments to support R&D engineering teams and drive innovation across the organization.
Consumer ElectronicsGamingMobileVideo Games
No H1B
Responsibilities
Maintains the overall system architecture and manages highly technical, strategically critical infrastructure supporting R&D engineering teams
Ensures effective and efficient delivery of IT services to the organization, including establishing appropriate IT standards, controls, policies and procedures
Influences decisions that impact multiple teams and programs for the organization
Drives innovation and provides technical direction for platform engineering solutions and IT services aligned with strategic goals in collaboration with management and initiative stakeholders
Defines functional requirements, use-case scenarios, design and architecture at a system level
Proactively identifies and advocates for high-impact technical projects
Evaluates technology innovations and makes recommendations on their adoption
Participates in the development of cross-functional engineering roadmaps and strategies
Responsible for mentoring the team with appropriate technical breadth and depth required to support the organization
Communicates and collaborates effectively with teams across organizational boundaries and with external partners to ensure delivery of high-quality services and solutions
Very effective at negotiating with and influencing internal and external audiences; seeks to build relationships and partner with others; pursues the diverse experience of others to achieve business objectives
Up to 10% travel; domestic and international
Qualification
Required
10+ years of broad experience across multiple domain areas such as systems engineering and IT infrastructure, networking and storage, cloud computing infrastructure, security, application development, system administration and service desk operations
Advanced knowledge of IT technologies and IT infrastructure engineering
Advanced knowledge of established IT processes and internal controls (e.g. SDLC, JSOX, change management, architecture review, incident response, etc.)
Advanced knowledge managing fleets which include Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems
Highly proficient in scripting and automation using tools like bash, python, terraform, ansible etc
Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, etc
Experience with cloud orchestration infrastructure such as OpenStack, OpenNebula, vSphere, Nutanix, Terraform, AWS, Azure etc
Experience with Microsoft products such as Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), Intune, Office365 etc
Experience mentoring others and cultivating technical breadth and depth on a team
Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Fluency in Japanese a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Paid time off
Company
Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company that develops game consoles. It is a sub-organization of Nintendo Japan.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Satoru Shibata
Chief Executive Officer
Devon Pritchard
Executive Vice President
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