Data Infrastructure Group Manager

At the position of Data Infrastructure SRE Group Manager, you will play a critical leadership role in driving the reliability, scalability, and automation of Playtika’s data infrastructure. This includes managing and optimizing cutting-edge big data technologies, to support the company’s gaming ecosystem and business objectives

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the maintenance, reliability, and automation of Playtika's data infrastructure to ensure seamless support for our games and BI systems.
• Oversee Playtika's big data technologies, such as Vertica, SingleStore, Spark, Kafka, Aerospike and many more, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
• Continuously identify and implement automation opportunities to improve the efficiency, scalability, and resilience of the data infrastructure platform.
• Drive problem management efforts by leading investigations, conducting root cause analyses, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement preventive measures and permanent fixes.
• Define and track team KPIs, ensuring alignment of individual and team contributions with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with external vendors to meet reliability requirements, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and mentor teams of Data & SRE professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability while ensuring productivity and effectiveness.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience:  5+ years in Data Engineering management, with a proven track record in leading high-performing teams.
• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of data infrastructure components, including data lakes, messaging frameworks, databases, storage systems and modern SRE principles.
• Big Data Technology Proficiency: Hands-on experience with big data platforms and tools such as Vertica, SingleStore, Spark, Kafka, Aerospike and others. Strong knowledge in SQL and relational databases.
• Site Reliability Engineering Skills: Proficiency in automating operational tasks, improving system resilience, and implementing observability practices, including exirpience with at least one programming language such as Python.
• Incident and Change Management: Strong experience in handling production incidents, root cause analysis, and structured change management processes.
• Project Management: Ability to plan, execute, and deliver complex infrastructure projects on time and within scope.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Business Alignment: Strong understanding of business objectives and the ability to align IT strategies with overall organizational goals.