Tech Lead (Dev Ops)

  • Full-time

Company Description

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 OpenGaming(tm) 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. 

Light & Wonder have recently acquired a dynamic games platform called Playzido. We are now looking to scale the platform both in terms of the volume of games that we are going to produce and also the distribution of the platform globally. 

As of today, Playzido manages three production environments, a multitude of development and staging environments and releases monthly. Over the next 12 months we will double the number of stacks we are managing and increase release frequency to at least two per month. Our game delivery will also grow exponentially meaning more content to prepare and deliver to market. 

We are on the lookout for a superstar Release QA & Configuration exec to help us to achieve this rapid growth. The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation & configuration of our new games and conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) of our newly released games across all markets. The role will report directly into the Release Manager - Playzido.

Job Description

  • Day-to-day management of a small but growing Dev Ops team which has resources in situ in India. 
  • Gain a deep, SME understanding of the platform and all of it’s intricacies
  • Management and responsibility for the platform infrastructure
  • Management of the platform application
  • Lead the implementation and support of technical solutions
  • Perform analysis and design on a variety of technology projects
  • Design and implement processes, continually improving the way that we do stuff.
  • Develop strong external relationships with partners including our software providers and infrastructure support providers.

Qualifications

  • Project Management
  • Team Leadership skills
  • Amazon AWS
  • Rancher
  • Kubernetes, EKS
  • Terraform, Ansible
  • Networking
  • Openstack
  • Postgres Databases Administration
  • Atlassian Services or similar

Other:

  • Good communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Benchmarking and optimization skills
  • Proactive with ideas and solutions
  • Hands-on approach
  • English written and spoken
  • Knowledge of the Gambling Industry from the technical POV of a Games provider is a plus

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 continue to develop and grow 
  • Tangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go!

And if that’s 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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