SRE Group Manager

What you'll be doing:

• Responsible for Playtika games infrastructure maintenance and automation
• Constantly look for automation opportunities withing infrastructure platform
• Implement platform engineering practices cross company
• Design, implement and maintain automation frameworks to simplify operational tasks and eliminate toil
• Problem Management: lead investigations, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with other teams to implement preventive measures and long-term solutions
• Change and Release Management: ensure that changes to IT systems and infrastructure are implemented in a controlled and structured manner, minimizing risks and potential disruptions
• Define team KPIs and objectives, aligning individual contributions to broader organizational goals
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation: identify potential risks to the IT infrastructure and develop strategies to mitigate them. Includes security vulnerabilities evaluation, implementing disaster recovery plans, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Cooperation with external vendors: ensure vendors meet the company's reliability requirements and get in touch with external companies to resolve issues or implement improvements
• Team Management and Leadership: lead a team of IT professionals responsible for maintaining and improving the reliability of IT systems. Includes guidance, support, and mentorship to team leads and team members, foster a collaborative work environment, and ensure the team's effectiveness and productivity
• Continuous Improvement: as a group manager, you'll be driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of IT systems, which includes industry best practices in IT systems reliability

Requirements:

• 2+ years of progressive experience in IT management or 5+ years in R&D management
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure components, such as networks, servers, storage systems, databases, and cloud computing
• Proven leadership and management skills. 2+ years on a position of Team Leader or higher
• Project management skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Incident and Change Management Expertise
• Continuous Learning and Adaptability: adaptable, open to change, and able to quickly learn and apply new skills and knowledge
• Understanding the company's business objectives and align IT strategies with the overall business goals

Benefits:

• Competitive salary, performance-based bonuses and flexible working hours
• Social package, including sports and enrichment classes compensation, medical insurance with dental coverage
• Own educational platform with courses, training programs, certifications
• Annual salary review
• 20 working days paid vacation and sick leave
• Corporate celebrations, team buildings and fun activities
• Free meals twice a day, refreshments
• Technical library with option to order books
• Coaching and reviews to support your career development
• Internal mobility program
• Help and support for candidates from other cities
• Working for one of the top social gaming companies in the world