Principal Platform Engineer

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment we play an essential role in the Groups goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.

We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.

Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths backgrounds and new perspectives we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

The Role

The UKI Infrastructure and Platform team provide core services to our product and technology teams to enable them to have delivery and execution independence. As a Principal Platform Engineer in the Flutter UKI Infrastructure and Platform team your role is crucial in guiding and supporting the department alongside critical input into themaintenance and evolution of the organizations technology infrastructure to enhance our consumers enablement.

Responsibilities include platform design development and maintenance system monitoring and optimization capacity planning infrastructure automation security and compliance incident management and support. Alongside these the role requires technical leadership & direction mentoring collaboration and influence with key teams outside of the Infrastructure squads. The team functions as a 24/7 operational support unit with on-call availability.

What Youll Be Doing

• Demonstrates outstanding knowledge of Infrastructure & Platforms systems: Applies comprehensive understanding of group engineering systems managementas key responsibility involves designing implementing and maintaining the Flutter UKI platform infrastructure. This includes both the development of new platforms and the enhancement of existing ones to meet evolving business needs.

• Driving Improvements: Proactively drive and contribute to opportunities to improve processes adopt new technologies and enhance the reliability performance and security of the platform as well asdrive thecloud cost management plans.

• Automation Contributor: Demonstrate a proactive approach in identifying potential areas for automation collaborates with management to priorities these opportunities and spearheads the implementation of automated solutions adhering to an Automation First principle. You are driving theself-service principle across the business.

• Ownership:Exhibit ownership of squad deliverables and KPIs/SLAs demonstrating a sense of responsibility and accountability. Lead and take charge of a work stream or incident.

• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to other members in the squad actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills.

• Role Modelling: Serve as a role model both behaviorally and in terms of capabilities inspiring Associate/Graduate Engineers through their actions.

• Squad Technical Direction and innovation: Demonstrates proactiveness by taking responsibility of guiding the technical direction of the squad providing clarity and vision

What Youll Bring

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) level knowledgeof PlatformEngineering Principals

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) level knowledge of using the supported products in a production environment:

1. CDK

2. Kubernetes/Docker

3. Networking

4. AWS

5. Git

6. Jenkins (or similar CI system)

7. ConfigurationManagement (Chef Ansible)

8. General Linux operations.

9. InfrastructureSpecific Products (Virtualization Storage technologiesHardware appliances)

• Proven track record for evaluating and embracing new technologies and tooling.

• Vast experience with managing high-load high-performance high-availabilityapplications.

• Strong AWS experience supporting cloud native infrastructure through tooling and automation.

• Able to drive the ways of working and structure of the squad

• Developing engineers both behaviorally and in terms of capability

• Delegating tasks and serve as a reliable deputy when

• Identify and fill skills gaps.

Wed Like You To Master In

• Tribe Awareness and Contribution: Demonstrates a proactive awareness understanding and actively contributes to the broader infrastructure and platforms strategy roadmap and resolving challenges.

• Engineering Practices Consultation: Actively participate in the review and enhancement of engineering practices and operational methods within squads actively contributing to the ongoing process of continuous improvement.

• Strategic Roadmap Definition: Demonstrates ownership of the strategic roadmap outlining key technological directions for the team or project. Promotes efforts on project-based work including in-squad operational initiatives.

• Stakeholder Management: Exhibit comfort in engaging with non-technical stakeholders showcasing effective communication and high-level engagement.

• Collaboration: Demonstrating effective collaboration through active communication building relationships and influencing. Acting as a consultant for other teams providing expertise on complex technical decisions whilst respectfully challenging decisions and direction from Leadership

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Equal opportunities

At Blip we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgroundsways of thinking and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyoneregardless of their race disability age gender identity sexual orientation and religion.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you dont have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

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