Operations 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 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 
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.
Ready to level up your career?
Playtech‘s Live unit is looking for an Operations Engineer with excellent communication and multitasking skills.

Job Description

Your influential mission. You will...

• Act as third-level support for issues with Live Casino Product
• Assist and coordinate other teams in Playtech to understand and resolve problems with our service, including the creation of defects in JIRA
• Monitor the service using Grafana/ VictoriaMetrics tools to make sure it's healthy
• Investigate issues in other Playtech products that could affect the Live service and work with other teams to resolve them
• Support Live DevOps function and use your scripting skills to create new tools
• Participate in on-call rotation (for additional compensation)

Qualifications

Components for success. You...

• Are coming from either a Technical Support OR a Linux Sysadmin OR a Junior DevOps OR a QA Engineer (automation) OR a Technical Account Manager position (passionate university IT program students are also welcomed to apply)
• Are experienced with Linux and can make conscious actions
• Have some knowledge in scripting languages (Bash/Python/Perl) which will help you to automate repetitive tasks
• Have knowledge of networks (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, subnetting, etc.)
• Have excellent communication skills in English (both spoken and written)
• Learn as you go, think out of the box and seek ways to make processes smoother
• Are accurate, attentive to details and able to work under pressure

You'll get extra points for...

• Having some knowledge in scripting languages that will help you to automate repetitive tasks
• Having some experience with Kafka
• Having knowledge of Cloud systems
• Having higher education in the field of IT (or related, or in progress)

Thrive in a culture that values...

• Initiative-taking and 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

Additional Information

LIVE UNIT
We are responsible for our premium casino product, offering the remarkable thrill of a real-time casino game. It’s a one-of-a-kind high-level tech product and we are constantly looking for visionary and next-generation technologies to push the industry forward.

Playtech is an equal opportunities 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.