Cloud Engineer – iGaming

About This Opportunity

We are building a talent pipeline on behalf of a confidential iGaming client for experienced Cloud Platform Engineers at both Senior and Lead levels. Our client is preparing for anticipated growth and we are connecting with strong technical professionals who can design, build, and operate cloud-native platforms that enable development teams to deliver reliable and scalable applications.

This is a hands-on role requiring deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps practices combined with a strong operational mindset. You will maintain the health and evolution of containerized workloads, enhance developer experience, and drive continuous improvements across infrastructure and platform services.

For Lead-level candidates, this role combines technical excellence with team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and delivery planning. You will translate platform priorities into coherent roadmaps while ensuring your team has the clarity and support needed to deliver effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own and support the operational health, reliability, scalability, and performance of Kubernetes-based platforms and containerized workloads
• Manage and evolve Kubernetes environments, including workload deployment, configuration management, cluster operations, and platform upgrades
• Drive and maintain GitOps practices to ensure consistent, automated, and auditable infrastructure and application deployments
• Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure-as-code solutions to support scalable, repeatable, and secure cloud environments
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery and improve deployment reliability
• Manage and optimize cloud-native and managed platform services, including capacity planning, performance tuning, cost optimization, and lifecycle management
• Partner with software engineering teams to support application deployment, troubleshooting, observability, and platform adoption
• Monitor platform health and respond to incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements
• Identify technical debt and contribute to platform roadmaps focused on operational excellence, security, automation, and developer productivity
• Champion best practices in cloud architecture, security, reliability, and platform engineering
• Participate in on-call support and incident management activities as required

Additional responsibilities for Lead-level candidates:

• Own the platform engineering roadmap, working with stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and align delivery against wider program goals
• Lead and mentor a team of platform engineers, providing technical guidance and supporting professional growth
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for platform-related matters across engineering, product, and operations teams
• Translate platform priorities into clear, actionable plans with defined objectives, dependencies, and delivery timelines
• Contribute to resourcing, planning, and prioritization discussions, balancing technical debt, reliability, and new feature delivery
• Provide regular updates on roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies to relevant stakeholders

What We're Looking For

Essential requirements:

• Strong experience operating Kubernetes in production environments, including cluster administration, workload management, networking, security, and performance optimization
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, with strong understanding of managed cloud services
• Hands-on experience with GitOps methodologies and related tooling
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and experience building and maintaining automated delivery pipelines
• Experience working with container technologies and cloud-native architectures
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and incident management practices
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across infrastructure, platform, and application layers
• Experience supporting software development teams in deploying and operating distributed applications
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Betting and gaming domain knowledge required

Additional essential skills for Lead-level candidates:

• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring engineers, with ability to balance technical leadership with people development
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with ability to translate business priorities into technical roadmaps
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable operating across both technical and non-technical audiences

Desirable skills:

• Experience with managed Kubernetes platforms such as Amazon EKS
• Familiarity with Flux, Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize
• Experience supporting managed data and messaging platforms such as RDS, Kafka, or equivalent services
• Knowledge of application runtimes and services built using Java, Kotlin, Python, or similar technologies
• Experience implementing cloud security controls, governance, and compliance requirements
• Exposure to site reliability engineering (SRE) practices and platform engineering frameworks

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening to understand your experience and career goals. If there is a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly, as all applications must be coordinated through our recruitment process to be considered.

Our client offers flexible working arrangements, including remote and hybrid options. This position is remote-based with occasional travel as needed.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience level and the specific role (Senior or Lead).

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive recruitment practices. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are happy to discuss any adjustments or support you may need during the application process.