Operations Specialist

1 Month ago • All levels • Operations

About the job

Summary

DraftKings is seeking an Operations Specialist to join our SRE Operations team. This role involves ensuring the continuous availability and uninterrupted operation of our multi-service environment. You will monitor various components, provide alarm surveillance, troubleshoot issues, and take corrective actions to ensure a world-class customer experience. This position requires proficiency in service monitoring tools like DataDog, Grafana, Kibana, and PagerDuty, as well as experience with the Atlassian Stack (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket). Understanding of server environments (Windows, Linux), networking concepts, and various technologies like Nginx, VMware, Jenkins, Kubernetes, CDN, and DNS is essential. You will work on 8-hour shifts 24/7, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Must have:
  • Strong understanding of service monitoring tools
  • Experience with Atlassian Stack
  • Understanding of Windows and Linux server environments
  • Analytical thinking and proactive attitude
  • Team-oriented mindset with strong communication skills
Good to have:
  • Further technical qualifications
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We’re hiring an Operations Specialist to join our SRE Operations team. This team is responsible for leading production incidents from start to resolution and collecting incident data. In this role, you will monitor different components, provide alarm surveillance, and take corrective actions as necessary or escalate to Engineering Teams. You’ll work with multiple global teams on troubleshooting and fixing issues and production incidents to ensure a world-class customer experience and product stability.


What you'll do as an Operations Specialist

  • Ensure the constant availability and uninterruptible operation of our multi-service environment and customer activities.

  • Provide vigilant alarm surveillance, swiftly troubleshoot issues, and resolve incoming system alerts.

  • Work closely with various departments to monitor service performance and escalate alerts when necessary.

  • Demonstrate situational influence across the team to promote ideas and drive progress.

  • Proactively initiate the incident management process in response to critical alerts.

  • Work on 8-hour shifts 24/7 including nights, weekends, and holidays.

 
What you’ll bring

  • Strong understanding of service monitoring using specific tools (DataDog, Grafana, Kibana, PagerDuty).

  • Experience with Atlassian Stack including  Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.

  • Understanding of Windows and Linux server environments, Nginx, VMware, Jenkins, Kubernetes, CDN, DNS, and networking concepts.

  • Analytical thinking and proactive attitude to anticipate and solve problems.

  • A team-oriented mindset with strong verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English

  • Secondary education is required with further technical qualifications being a plus.

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We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

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