About this role
As a System Operations Manager at MRG Gametek, you will manage the team responsible for all aspects of the configuration and maintenance of our production platform. You will be a part of a team with other system administrators, security specialists, DBAs, project managers, DevOps engineers and together with them you will gain and share plenty of valuable experiences. Roles and responsibilities: • Lead IT Operations Team to ensure that they efficiently meet up with internal and external business requirements. • Define IT Operations strategy and ensure its being executed on. • Reach out to external suppliers and third parties to build a work relationship from an IT perspective. • Build processes for tasks and implement a workflow for delegation and priorities. • Develops the system architecture, application implementation plans and testing procedures. • Choose, deploy and manage tools and technologies to build and support a robust infrastructure. • Be responsible for identifying bottlenecks and improving performance of all our systems. • Ensure all necessary monitoring, alerting and backup solutions are in place. • Provide technical expertise and be the “go-to-person” for “your” responsibility area. Formal role requirements: • At least one year of professional experience in iGaming industry working within IT Operations team. • 4 or more years of professional experience managing technical teams. • 5 or more years of professional experience with Linux/Unix system administration. • 2 or more years of professional experience with Windows system administration. • 2 or more years of professional experience within Postgresql, Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL system administration. • Strong network security knowledge and experience with processes and tools (including but not limited to firewalls, proxies, load balancers, SSL certificates, antimalware, IDS and IPS systems). • 4 or more years of professional experience within mission-critical enterprise applications including support for high-availability and security. • Industry certification in Linux distributions preferably RedHat. • Industry certification in Big Data (Hadoop) cluster administration. • Industry certifications such as MCPS, CCNA, RedHat, etc. Desired skills: • Be able to communicate your ideas well to different stakeholders. • Knowledge within programing languages or frameworks (Ruby, Python, Javascript). • Knowledge within agile methodologies. • Knowledge within Microservices/REST APIs. • Knowledge within DevOps processes and tools. • Basic knowledge within NoSQL databases. • Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.