DevOps Team Leader
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Playtech. Remote, Ukraine · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Take on the hardest DevOps problems while leading Product Operations and DevOps engineers
- Review service management workflows and turn the findings into an improvement plan
- Set operational performance measures and plan how to track them
- Respond promptly to alerts and coordinate with support tiers, external partners and internal teams
- Send regular updates to your direct manager
What you bring
- A computer science or engineering degree, plus at least five years in DevOps or SRE
- At least one year leading or managing people, with a solid grasp of ITIL
- Production operations experience where errors are unacceptable, alongside strong Linux and cloud skills
- Hands-on ability with Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring and logging tools, plus configuration management
- Fluent English and clear communication with senior leaders, technical specialists and business customers
Who this fits
This is a mid-level team leadership role for someone who can lead engineers while handling complex operational work. The role is based in Ukraine, with the location listed as Kyiv and remote.
From the employer
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 betting and gaming experience.
Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, bingo and poker. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtech.com & 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 DevOps Team is looking for a proactive DevOps Team Leader who combines strong technical expertise with leadership skills to join the team in Ukraine.
Your influential mission. You will...
- Resolve most complex DevOps tasks
- Lead the team of Product Operations and DevOps engineers
- Comprehensive audit of the existing service management processes and improvement planning
- Establish key operational performance indicators and plan
- Provide immediate respond for any alert
- Liaise with SL1/SL3, 3rd parties and internal stakeholders
- Provide regular reports to direct manager
Components for success. You...
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
- 5+ years experience as DevOps engineer or SRE engineer, 1+ years of leading/management experience
- Strong understanding of ITIL framework. Hands-on experience of working with production with zero tolerance to any errors
- Strong experience in Linux, network, Docker, configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet), CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins), Cloud services (AWS), Orchestration (Kubernetes, Nomad);
- Experience in writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
- Experience of working with monitoring systems (Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios/Sensu) and logging solutions (Elastic Stack, Loki)
- Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to interact with senior management, technical subject matter experts, and business customers are all essential in this role.
- Ability to work on multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously
- Programming skills in Python/Bash
- Fluent English
You'll get extra points for...
- Experience in support of web applications with micro services architecture
- NoSQL database support (MongoDB, Redis)
- Experience working in a global, multilingual organization
DEVOPS 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.
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.
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