Senior System Operations Engineer

GR8 Tech is a global product company that provides innovative, scalable platforms and business solutions for the iGaming industry.

We have а great experience: GR8 Tech platform successfully handles millions of active players and offers best practices to develop and grow in the gambling industry. We are here to provide great gaming tech to satisfy even greater ambition!

We develop complete tech coverage for gambling businesses worldwide, including iGaming platform solutions, consulting, integration, and long-lasting operation services.

We are driven by our ambition to make a great product with great people! Together we move the world of iGaming forward — join!

About Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Designing and maintaining high-load and highly available datacenter infrastructure;
• Conducting capacity planning to ensure scalability for current and future demands;
• Drawing up and maintaining up-to-date department documentation;
• Collecting requirements and leading the development and execution of Proof of Concepts (PoCs), including documenting outcomes, analyzing, and recommending improvements;
• Designing and conducting performance tests to validate infrastructure handling of expected loads;
• Designing, implementing, and managing infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform;
• Designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure deployment;
• Documenting incidents, resolutions, and lessons learned for improving response strategies;
• Planning, executing, and managing datacenter infrastructure projects focused on improvements, automation, and deployments;
• Leading and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their professional growth;
• Participating in cross-departmental meetings to align datacenter operations with organizational goals.

Essential Professional Experience:

Networking:

• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and services (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, VLANs, BGP);
• Experience implementing traffic load distribution systems (HAProxy, Nginx);
• Proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting host virtualized networks.

Operating Systems:

• Expert-level management of Windows Server and Linux (RedHat, Debian-based) systems;
• In-depth knowledge of system architecture, configuration, and optimization.

Virtualization:

• Advanced expertise in VMware and KVM technologies, including performance tuning;
• Proficient in vSphere components (ESXi, vCenter, vSan).

Hardware Management:

• In-depth knowledge of server hardware (CPUs, RAM, storage, power supplies, network interfaces);
• Strong troubleshooting skills for hardware failures and performance issues.

Containerization and Orchestration:

• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and management.

Monitoring and Alerting:

• Proficiency with tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK Stack;
• Experience with VMware monitoring solutions (vRealize Operations Manager, Log Insight).

Automation:

• Expertise in automation tools (Ansible, AWX) and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell);
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Terragrunt.

CI/CD:

• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Database Management:

• Skilled in databases like MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, including replication and clustering;
• Proficiency in managing storage solutions (NFS, vSan, Ceph, object storage).

Cloud Computing:

• Deep understanding of private and hybrid cloud platforms.

Security:

• Familiarity with compliance standards.

Backup and Recovery:

• Expertise in designing and managing robust backup solutions.

Architectural Skills:

• Ability to architect scalable, resilient, high-load infrastructure solutions.

Incident Management:

• Proven experience in handling high-severity incidents and implementing long-term fixes.

 

What we offer:

Benefits Cafeteria:

• Sports compensation;
• Medical coverage;
• Psychological support;
• Home-office coverage.

Work-life:

• Remote work, Coworking compensation;
• Childcare budget;
• Maternity leave;
• Paternity leave;
• Additional 2 days for family events.

Our GR8 Culture:

• Open feedback and transparent direct communications;
• Growth and development: better every day;
• High tolerance to experiment and mistakes;
• Supportive friendly environment.

 

 

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