Playtech
Gaming
LeadDevOpsEngineer
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“Lead DevOps Engineer at Playtech. Skills: DevOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure. Resolve complex DevOps tasks. Lead Product Operations engineers”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve system reliability; Improve observability; Enforce best practices; Optimize production systems; Foster a culture of continuous improvement; Foster operational excellence; Track, measure, and improve KPIs
Industry & Context.
Resolve most complex DevOps tasks
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, 5+ years’ experience as a DevOps engineer or SRE engineer, 1+ years of leading/management experience, Fluent verbal and writing communication skills in English, Understanding of the ITIL framework, Hands-on experience working with production environments with zero tolerance for errors, Experience in Linux, Docker, Configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet), CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins), Cloud services (AWS), Orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Nomad), Experience writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Worked with monitoring systems (Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios/Sensu), Logging solutions (Elastic Stack, Loki)
Nice to Have
Experience supporting web applications with microservices architecture, Akka cluster management and monitoring, Knowledge of NoSQL database support (MongoDB, Couchbase), NGINX server management, Programming skills in Python, Worked in a global, multilingual organization
What You'll Do.
Resolve complex DevOps tasks
Lead Product Operations engineers
Audit service-management processes
Establish operational KPIs
Liaise with stakeholders
Provide regular reports
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Guide DevOps engineers; Interact with senior management; Interact with technical subject matter experts; Interact with business stakeholders; Work in a supportive team environment; Work in a global, dynamic team
Communication Scope
Fluent verbal and writing communication skills in English; Excellent communication skills; Interact effectively with senior management; Interact with technical subject matter experts; Interact with business stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Develop improvement plans
Full Job 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 and B2C businesses. Both divisions leverage Playtech’s proprietary technology to deliver innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging, and entertaining gaming experience. Playtech is the gaming industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gaming software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry. Read more about who we are and what we do here: [www.playtechpeople.com](http://www.playtechpeople.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. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices. Playtech is looking for a proactive Lead DevOps Engineer with strong technical expertise and excellent communication skills. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, and scaling of our cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on Kubernetes-based environments. You will drive CI/CD automation, improve system reliability and observability, and enforce best practices across infrastructure as code, monitoring, and incident management. As a team lead, you will guide DevOps engineers, optimize production systems, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. Your influential mission. You will... * Resolve most complex DevOps tasks. * Lead the team of Product Operations engineers. * Conduct a comprehensive audit of existing service‑management processes and develop a clear plan for their improvement. * Establish key operational performance indicators and create a clear plan to track, measure, and improve them. * Provide immediate respond for any a
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