Platform Engineer

William Hill

  • Leeds
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job descriptionHere at evoke, working with us in Leeds, you will be at the heart of the technological revolution of one of the world's most trusted betting and gaming companies. We deal with projects ranging from mobile Casinos to online Sportsbooks and everything in between. The platform you support will process 500 online bets per second, accommodate 20 million users, and process 160 terabytes a day. You can be sure there are many challenges waiting for you.Our mission is to empower technology teams to deliver business value with ease, speed and efficiency. We simplify technical complexities and maintain a steadfast focus on enhancing the developer experience throughout the Software Delivery Lifecycle.We do it by crafting products to improve development teams' experience across the organisation. Our solutions are fully automated and configurable, allowing us to deploy changes across an extensive cloud estate. To achieve that goal, we work with cutting-edge technologies, leading technological change within the organisation. We pride ourselves on nurturing a supportive culture where knowledge sharing is paramount within the team and with external collaborators. Our agile methodologies ensure flexibility and rapid iteration, allowing our engineers to continually improve innovation.What you will be doing:
  • Based in Leeds, developing scalable systems using AWS Cloud, Kubernetes, Helm, and related technologies.
  • Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated, reliable deployments.
  • Integrating with observability platforms with tools such as Splunk and New Relic to ensure system health and performance visibility.
  • Defining standards, patterns and ways of working policies that will be followed by numerous teams.
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
  • Promoting best practices in automated testing and professional documentation to uphold high-quality standards.
Who We Are Looking For:We are committed to responsible gambling and building a resilient, scalable, and secure platform. We are looking for people who share our ethos and can drive our infrastructure forward. To apply for this role, you will have:
  • Knowledge in Kubernetes (and based in Leeds), preferably automatic provisioning & configuring EKS clusters and addons for a fleet of clusters distributed across multiple accounts
  • Familiarity with AWS Cloud: ideally automatic provisioning and configuring networking, computing, storage, security components, especially EKS (including karpenter and managed addons), ECR, NLB, S3, CloudFront, EBS, IAM, SG, DBs like RDS and DocumentDB
  • Infrastructure as Code: skills in tools like Terraform(Terragrunt), Crossplane, and other tools for automating infrastructure provisioning and management.
  • Flunet in CI/CD: Familiarity with creating and maintaining pipelines using tools like Gitlab CI, experience with ArgoCD and other Argo Products with operational readiness: Experience being on call and familiarity with Incident Management process.
What we offer:Our roles offer more than just a job, you'll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:
  • Family Support Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
  • Perks and discounts- Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
  • Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
  • Health & wellbeing Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
  • Hybrid working Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!
More about evoke:We're a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn't be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That's the future. That's evoke.At evoke, you'll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We'll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We'll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that's right for you.Apply:At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!Business evoke

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