Head of Information Technology

Our client, a startup iGaming operator is looking for a Head of Technology to join their team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance through proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning
• Develop and maintain incident response processes, including root cause analysis and postmortems
• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure on platforms like Azure or GCP
• Support business units, such as the Data team, to meet all business needs
• Automate cloud resource provisioning, configuration management, and deployments using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
• Implement security best practices for cloud and infrastructure, including IAM policies, VPC configurations, and encryption protocols
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA, and product managers, to ensure infrastructure aligns with business requirements

Required Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Russian and English languages
• 4+ years of experience in SRE/Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Programming or scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, HTTP, VPN, etc)
• Experience with message queues and data pipelines (Kafka, Rabbit MQ)
• Exposure to database administration and deployment (SQL and NoSQL)
• Experience with disaster recovery and high-availability strategies