Senior DevOps Engineer

iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Position Summary

iGaming
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Position Summary

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. The company’s Infinity platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit lnw.com.

We are on the lookout for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and help us create better! 

As a DevOps Engineer within the Infinity DevOps team, you will be expected to: 

• Take ownership of the design, creation, configuration and delivery of cloud infrastructure and environments using automation and security best practices.  

• Help implement a Cl/CD strategy to incorporate the entire product development lifecycle as well as the continual evolution of cross-functional collaboration, associated best practices, and standards. 

• Create accurate documentation for use by Development, QA, Technical Operations, Product, Support, etc. 

• Create/maintain tools to enhance observability of our cloud-based environments, ensuring that platform stability and uptime targets are always met.

• Promote the use of cloud-native tools and methodologies.

• Proactively be part of a high-performance enablement team working in a fast-paced environment. 

Qualifications

What we are looking for

We are looking for a person that is highly passionate about what they do, are self-motivated, driven and enjoy collaborating with different teams. You will need to have a strong background in DevOps processes and tools. You should be curious, eager to learn and share your knowledge with others. As a strong candidate you will have: 

• 4-5 years of DevOps experience across a range of industries
• Experience with programming languages, e.g. Python, Bash, Go.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems administration. 
• Extensive experience working in AWS. 
• Experience with Configuration Management tools, ideally Ansible, and solid experience with IaC tools, especially Terraform, ideally on AWS. 
• Good understanding of version control tools such as GitHub and BitBucket
• Experience with CI/CD tools such Jenkins and GH Actions. Nice to have – knowledge of CircleCI and Kubernetes-related tools such as ArgoCD and Flux
• Knowledge of monitoring and analysis tools such as Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Splunk, DataDog, Grafana, Kibana, Zabbix, etc. 
• A working knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies – Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS
• Experience working with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Knowledge of and ideally experience in Kafka, MSK, Kafka Connect and similar technologies.
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and prioritize work against competing deadlines and changing business priorities. 
• Nice to have – working experience in infrastructure, particularly around networking and cloud-based DNS services such as Cloudflare.

Additional Information

Why would you enjoy working with us at Light & Wonder?

• Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.
• The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow.
• Exciting projects with opportunities for creating positive change to our game engineering ecosystem.

And if that is not enough; you will get to enjoy a stunning work location and flexible working whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.

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