Senior Platform Engineer (Storage & Backups)
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Job Summary
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
As a Senior Platform Engineer youll play a key role in building and maintaining our on-prem infrastructure platform. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure scalable and observable infrastructure services that empower development teams and support business-critical workloads.
This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic influence. Youll treat infrastructure as a product championing developer experience operational excellence and platform reliability across the organisation.
What Youll Be Doing
Deliver and Operate Core Infrastructure Services
Deploy and manage Platform as a product - Netapp PureStorage with OpenStack integrations in private cloud environments;
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Ansible and other IaC tools.
Improve Reliability and Observability
Integrate observability tools (e.g. Splunk) for monitoring and alerting;
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis;
Contribute to operational runbooks and documentation.
Collaborate and Enable Platform Adoption
Work with application and network teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions;
Build reusable automation patterns and templates;
Participate in technical deep-dives and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Grow Technical Expertise and Influence
Stay current with emerging technologies and propose improvements;
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of learning;
Support platform strategy through hands-on contributions and feedback.
What Youll Bring
Very Strong Experience withNetAppPure Storage andFSxNin enterprise storage environments;
Experience with OpenStack Linux systems and virtualisation (KVM libvirt);
Proficiency in Ansible Python Bash and automation workflows;
Hands-on experience with DNS DHCP NTP LDAP and Bastion hosts;
Familiarity with Infoblox or similar IPAM/DNS platforms;
Experience with observability tools (Splunk preferred);
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP routing VPNs);
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows;
Strong communication and documentation skills.
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So ... are you in
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.
If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs please send an email to.
We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
INTERNATIONAL TEAM. AWESOME TECHNOLOGY. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AT ITS FINEST. Based in Porto, Blip is a software engineering company with a difference. Founded in 2009, we already have 320 Blippers. And we’re still growing. We’re in the API Billionaire’s Club alongside Twitter, Faceboo ... View more
