Lead System Engineer
Location: Remote from Spain (an indefinite Spanish employment contract)
Client is a leader in iGaming innovation, creating cutting-edge games and solutions, including the globally popular Aviator. They focus on redefining the online gambling experience with next-generation products tailored for dynamic and engaging gameplay.
Requirements:
* 7+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer (AWS primarily).
* Strong expertise in Kubernetes (networking, security, service mesh solutions like Istio, policies, CNI) and Terraform.
* 4+ years of extensive experience in Linux System Administration and services around it A-to-Z (RHCE-applicable level, certification NOT required).
* Proficiency in Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools used in SDLC.
* Experience with storages, clustering, load balancing, server provisioning and management, virtualization.
* Skilled in automation with Ansible.
* Knowledge of High-Availability patterns and solutions.
* Familiarity with ELK stack and Prometheus-Grafana for monitoring and logging.
* Broad exposure to various DevOps-related technologies.
* Comprehensive understanding of the DevOps lifecycle, including configuration management, orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and security practices.
* Proven experience leading and managing a DevOps or System Engineering team (task planning, prioritization, workload distribution).
* Ability to act as the primary coordination point between engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders.
* Experience running day-to-day delivery: sprint planning support, task tracking, dependency management, and delivery follow-up.
* Strong ownership mindset: accountable for team outcomes, stability of environments, and operational continuity.
* Ability to mentor engineers, support onboarding, and grow less-senior team members.
* Comfortable operating in a regulated or security-restricted environment, balancing delivery speed with compliance.
* Hands-on technical background sufficient to review designs, challenge solutions, and guide discussions, without being the main technical decision-maker.
* Clear communication skills, especially for explaining risks, trade-offs, and progress to non-technical stakeholders.
* Ability to identify process bottlenecks and drive incremental improvements in team efficiency and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
* Own day-to-day leadership of the DevOps / System Engineering team, ensuring predictable delivery and operational stability.
* Plan, prioritize, and coordinate team workload in alignment with architects, product owners, and stakeholders.
* Ensure high availability, reliability, and security of cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
* Oversee infrastructure changes implemented via Terraform, Kubernetes, and automation tools, ensuring quality and consistency.
* Guide and review CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure designs, and operational practices without micromanaging implementation.
* Act as the first escalation point for delivery, operational, and environment-related issues.
* Balance delivery speed with compliance, security, and regulatory constraints.
* Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements.
* Mentor team members, support onboarding, and help engineers grow technically and professionally.
* Drive continuous improvement of DevOps processes, tooling, and collaboration patterns.
* Communicate risks, dependencies, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Coordinate with other teams to ensure smooth integration, handovers, and shared responsibility models.
* Maintain documentation standards where needed, while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy.
* Ensure accurate time tracking, reporting, and alignment with agreed delivery expectations.