Network Reliability Engineer (Intern)

About Playtech                                       

Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B and B2C businesses. Both divisions leverage Playtech’s proprietary technology to deliver innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining gaming experience. 

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Ready to level up your career?

Playtech‘s Infrastructure Unit is looking for a proactive Network Reliability Engineer Intern with excellent organisation and problem-solving skills. If you like computer networking and coding, then this position is for you. Your primary focus will be managing the network in an automated fashion (think "infrastructure as code") as well as developing and maintaining the required tooling.

NB! The application period is open until the 22nd of March.

Your influential mission. You will...

• Design and build tools to manage the network in automated fashion.
• Help design, improve, automate and troubleshoot networks in data center and cloud environments.
• Research, evaluate and recommend solutions for improving network reliability, visibility and performance.

Components for success. You...

• Have familiarity with computer networking on a theoretical level.
• Possess previous experience managing network devices.
• Have solid experience with Linux.
• Are experienced with at least one programming or scripting language.

You'll get extra points for...

• Experience with Cisco, Checkpoint, and F5 devices.
• Experience with infrastructure automation (e.g., automated provisioning or configuration of network devices using technologies like Pulumi, Ansible, Terraform, RESTCONF, NETCONF or similar).
• Knowledge of Cloud PaaS platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Experience with virtualization (VMWare, K8s).
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices (source control management, code reviews, build processes, testing, release, change management, and response).
• Experience with codified workflows.
• Having a certificate related to the networking field (e.g. Cisco CCNA/CCNP/DEVNET).

Thrive in a culture that values...

• Empowerment, support and mentoring.
• Initiative-taking, positive and confident approach at the workplace.
• Global scope and inclusive working environment.
• Constant learning and development opportunities.
• Active lifestyle and mental well-being.
• Fun and engaging company events.

INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT

We are the central IT infrastructure service provider to business and internal customers building, supporting, developing and managing top technologies based private cloud sites all over the world.  Together with software development units we provide rapidly expanding infrastructure with highest levels of availability, performance and security to our customers..

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.