Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer

Playson is seeking a Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer to enhance developer infrastructure, platform reliability, and cloud-native practices. The role involves working with CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes, and internal tooling to enable faster and safer software delivery. The ideal candidate thrives on automation, infrastructure as code, and developer enablement, possessing a strong sense of ownership and troubleshooting skills.

Must Have

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform, or Infrastructure roles.
• Strong experience with AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform.
• Solid programming skills (Python, Shell, Go, or Node.js).
• Deep understanding of Git, CI/CD, observability, and GitOps approach.
• Strong sense of ownership, analytical mindset, and can-do attitude.
• Clear communication skills and willingness to document and share knowledge.

Good to Have

• Experience with Strimzi, Karpenter, External Secrets Operator, FluxCD.
• Familiarity with cost optimization in AWS.

Perks & Benefits

• Professional development
• Flexibility in your schedule
• Full Medical Insurance for you and your +1
• Special Life Event financial support
• Unlimited paid vacation leave
• Bonus system
• Unlimited sick leave
• Remote work
• Courses and training reimbursement

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer / Senior Platform Engineer to help scale our developer infrastructure, increase platform reliability, and drive cloud-native best practices. You’ll work across CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes, and internal tooling — enabling engineers to ship faster and safer.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on automation, infrastructure as code, and developer enablement. We value people with a strong sense of ownership, solid troubleshooting instincts, and a can-do attitude who actively look for ways to improve both systems and processes.

What You'll Do ️

Cloud (AWS)

• Manage a wide range of services including VPC, EKS, IAM, ECR, ElastiCache, Route53, etc.
• Operate multi-account infrastructure with Organizations, Transit Gateway, and IPAM.
• Support the team-wide transition to a cell-based deployment model for better isolation and scalability.

Kubernetes (EKS)

• Provision and operate EKS clusters across accounts and regions.
• Deploy ingress controllers, API Gateway, Karpenter autoscaling, and GitOps tools.
• Maintain RBAC, Cilium, DNS caching, and network policies.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Build and manage Terraform modules for multi-account environments.
• Implement GitOps workflows for infrastructure changes (FluxCD, Helm).

Developer Experience

• Build internal tools that streamline development.
• Maintain self-service platforms and golden paths for app and infra delivery.

SDLC & Testing

• Own CI/CD architecture and enforce pipeline reliability in GitHub.
• Write tests for infrastructure, pipelines, and DevOps automation.
• Script tooling in Python, Node.js, Shell, or Go.

Monitoring & Observability

• Build dashboards, define alerts, and set up metrics/log pipelines.
• Work with SREs to define SLIs/SLOs.

FinOps

• Create effective tagging strategies and dashboards for cloud cost visibility.
• Set up budget alerts and optimize compute usage across workloads.
• Collaborate with engineers and SREs on cost-effective design decisions.

Security & Compliance

• Manage IAM, SSO, permission sets, and secure access across environments.
• Help meet ISO 27001 compliance goals.
• Implement least-privilege access and Zero Trust networking.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform, or Infrastructure roles.
• Strong experience with AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform.
• Solid programming skills (Python, Shell, Go, or Node.js).
• Deep understanding of Git, CI/CD, observability, and GitOps approach.
• Strong sense of ownership, analytical mindset, and can-do attitude.
• Clear communication skills and willingness to document and share knowledge.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Strimzi, Karpenter, External Secrets Operator, FluxCD.
• Familiarity with cost optimization in AWS.

If you’re ready to embrace ambitious goals and thrive in a dynamic environment,

Apply now and become part of  Playson’s exciting journey in the iGaming world!

What you get in return

• Professional development
• Flexibility in your schedule
• Full Medical Insurance for you and your +1
• Special Life Event financial support
• Unlimited paid vacation leave
• Bonus system
• Unlimited sick leave
• Remote work
• Courses and training reimbursement