Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.Purpose of the Role:The Senior DevOps Engineer will play a key role in driving the adoption and successful operation of Kubernetes and Cloud platforms within our organization, contributing to the overall efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our containerized infrastructure and applications.Duties include, but not limited to:Providing leadership and accountability for work you undertakeArticulating your work and ideasAdapting to fast-changing business requirements in a dynamic environmentTaking on ideas and responding to feedback from the business and other technical expertsResearching and implementing new technologies within the DevOps space to improve the process of code deployment to our environments, seeking to eliminate inefficiency using relevant technology solutionsFollowing a source control culture within the configuration of servers and applications where environment configurations are stored in code for a fully automated process.Participating in a 24/7 support roster to support applications after hours, training other DevOps team members to resolve issues and reduce the dependency on yourself or other tech teams after hours.Taking part in daily stand-ups with the DevOps team and your assigned Dev teams to receive work and supply updates, and provide input with respect to design, monitoring, deployment, resource and security requirements.Attending Development meetings at project inception to ensure DevOps standards are adhered to, especially with respect to logging and monitoring of application health and compatibility with infrastructure design, security requirements and compliance and best practices.Maintaining knowledge of the inner workings of all applications within your portfolio, ensuring that all system dependencies are documented.Designing and Architecting Kubernetes Infrastructure: Develop and implement Kubernetes infrastructure designs that align with the organization's requirements for scalability, reliability, and performance.Automation and Orchestration: Leverage Kubernetes to automate deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, integrate Kubernetes with other automation tools, and streamline the deployment process.Performance Optimization and Monitoring: Implement monitoring and observability solutions to track the performance and health of Kubernetes clusters and applications. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, optimize resource allocation, and ensure high availability.Security and Compliance: Implement security best practices for Kubernetes environments, including access control, network security, and compliance with industry standards. Manage secrets, encryption, and vulnerability management within Kubernetes clusters.Collaboration and Mentoring: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application development, deployment, and operations. Provide mentorship and coaching to junior team members on Kubernetes best practices and complex technical challenges.This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The job holder may be required to complete any other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.Essential Criteria:The ability to rapidly learn and master new technologies.Experience using Microsoft Azure products & technologies.Expertise in Kubernetes: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster architecture, deployment, scaling, and management.Containerization Technologies: Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker, container orchestration, and container runtime environments.Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar technologies for defining and managing infrastructure as code.Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters on these platforms.CI/CD and Automation: Proficiency in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployment, testing, and release management.Monitoring and Observability: Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar solutions for tracking the performance and health of Kubernetes clusters and applications.Security and Compliance: Understanding of security best practices for Kubernetes environments, including access control, network security, encryption, and compliance with industry standards.Collaboration and Communication: Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, provide mentorship, and contribute to technical discussions and decision-making processes.Analytical and problem-solving abilitiesExperience working with Agile methodologies and DevOps principlesExperience working with development teamsDesirable Criteria:Previous experience in 24/7 High Performance EnvironmentProven hands on experience with VMWare/Windows Server/Linux and its product suite.Experience of automation tools such as AnsibleExperience with load balancers such as F5/A10Knowledge of Azure SQL and Microsoft SQL and MySQL ServerKnowledge of Web and Application hosting environments (IIS, Kentico CMS Windows Services or Nginx)Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, Network Security and Networking ProtocolsKnowledge of logging technologies such as LogStash, Kibana, ElasticSearch and GrafanaKnowledge of monitoring tools such as Zabbix/NagiosPerson Specifications:Accountability And ExecutionAdaptability / FlexibilityEffectiveness & DeliveryStress TolerancePlanning & OrganisingProblem SolvingCommitment and EffortTime ManagementInnovation*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.*Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.The perfect place to work, play and grow!
