Senior DevOps Engineer

Company Description

About Playtech 

Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B businesses. By leveraging its proprietary technology, Playtech delivers innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging, and entertaining gaming experience.

As the gaming industry's leading technology company, it combines business intelligence-driven software, services, content, and platform technology to drive excellence and innovation across the sector. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtechpeople.com and www.playtech.com  

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Embracing differences and maintaining transparency in our processes is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices.  

Job Description

Ready to level up your career?  

Playtech‘s DevOps Team is looking for a proactive Senior DevOps Engineer with a passion for automation and strong communication skills.

Your influential mission. You will... 

• Enable fast, reliable delivery by supporting agile development workflows.
• Research and evaluate emerging tools and technologies to improve our stack.
• Install, configure, and maintain the development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Maintain configuration management, build, integration, and deployment tools.
• Develop the required scripts to support the automation of processes and pipelines.
• Proactively identify and resolve security, performance, and availability issues
• Instrument systems with monitoring and alerting to ensure observability.
• Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation for processes and runbooks.

Qualifications

Components for success. You... 

• Should have 5+ years of related professional experience in a DevOps role.
• Have the ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of code and script writing.
• Should have solid experience with Linux/Unix Administration and Kubernetes.
• Have a solid knowledge in managing microservice architectures - deploying, monitoring, and automating build processes.
• Should have experience with automation/configuration management tools ( Puppet, Ansible, Chef).
• Should have a thorough understanding of CI / CD tools and processes, Docker containers, and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios, Alert Manager, and Prometheus.
• Must have experience with in-memory, relational, and NoSQL databases, such as Redis, PostgreSQL, and Clickhouse.
• Hands-on experience with message brokers like Apache Kafka.
• Are passionate about solving problems with elegant but simple solutions. You are by nature a good problem solver with attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
• Should have experience with SVN/GIT/Bitbucket
• Communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken.

You'll get extra points for... 

• Having experience in the same industry.

Additional Information

Thrive in a culture that values...  

• Taking initiative and having a confident approach at the workplace. 
• Global scope and inclusive working environment.  
• Constant learning and development opportunities.  
• Active lifestyle and mental well-being.
• Fun and engaging company events.

Our TEAM 

Our team plays a key role in designing and developing high-quality software solutions for our online platform, shaping the future of online gaming. Within our team, you will acquire overall expertise of Playtech’s structure and products, while never having a routine day.

Playtech is an equal opportunity employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.