Company Description
We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.
Job Description
Are you ready to take your career to the next level by helping us build a product that millions of users use daily?
We support more than 100K transactions per second combined, and we are working for much more because we aim to be one of the top three e-gaming and betting software development companies recognised worldwide for adding the most value to its partners.
For this reason, we are looking for DevOps engineers who are enthusiastic about building modern, resilient, and scalable solutions.
We need our engineers to be versatile, capable of mentoring and enthusiastic about taking on new challenges as we continue to push technology forward.
We are product-oriented engineers with a growth mindset.
Our products need to handle data at a vast scale and extend well beyond betting and gaming.
We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior DevOps Automation Engineer to join our team and contribute to the success of our infrastructure and operations. In this role, you will focus on automating new services, improving existing solutions, and collaborating with other teams to understand their automation needs. You will play a key part in maintaining and evolving our infrastructure, both in the cloud and on-premises.
We are curious problem solvers; we collaborate, communicate, share knowledge and technical ideas, and thrive together.
We give you autonomy over the solutions you build and offer you the freedom to choose the right tools for the job.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You will spend time on:
Automation:
Design, develop, and implement automation solutions for new and existing services.
Continuously enhance our automation processes, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and secure.
Utilize tools like Ansible for configuration management and automation.
Collaboration:
Work closely with different teams to gather requirements and implement automation solutions that meet their needs.
Ensuring operational excellence of your services / applications.
Collaborating and sharing knowledge with others across the group.
Exhibiting passion and showing commitment to drive change.
Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.
Security:
Implement and manage security best practices using tools like HashiCorp Vault.
Ensure all automated solutions and infrastructure deployments comply with security standards.
Version Control and CI/CD:
Utilize Git and GitLab for version control and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Programming:
Write and maintain scripts and tools using Python to support automation and infrastructure management tasks.
We are looking for these skills:
Technical Skills:
Strong experience with automation tools, particularly Ansible.
Proficient in Git and GitLab for version control and CI/CD.
Solid understanding of AWS services, including EKS and EKS Anywhere.
Experience with Kubernetes, including EKS (Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service) and EKS Anywhere.
Experience managing on-premises infrastructure.
Familiarity with Rancher for managing Kubernetes clusters.
Knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure as code.
Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.
Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation tasks.
Experience working with REST APIs for integration and automation tasks.
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset.
Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Willingness to learn and adapt to modern technologies and processes.
Our work language is English, so it is important to have a proficient level both written and spoken.
Another valuable knowledge:
Knowledge of Cloud Computing technologies.
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
Experience with REST APIs
Good understanding of multithreading and concurrency
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Maybe you will appreciate this information:
Part of Sportradar MSS Engineering (team of ~200)
Which is part of Sportradar.com (team of more than 3000)
We also offer:
Continuous learning program with technical internals sessions for continuous improvement.
Access to our online e-learning platform.
Internal training sessions during office hours to learn and grow, such as “Coding Dojo” sessions which we have to learn and share coding techniques.
Additional Information
At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) – we believe skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!