Senior DevOps Engineer

Rokker; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rokker, a remote-first software provider for the gaming industry, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a strong DevOps background to design, implement and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You will work with AWS, EKS, Terraform and GitLab to deliver reliable CI/CD pipelines and robust operational practices.

You will monitor performance, drive cost forecasting, enforce security best practices, and coach teams on automation and IaC across a 24/7 online gaming stack.

Qualifications

• AWS Certified
• 8+ years of infrastructure engineering with a DevOps approach
• Automation tools and scripting experience
• Experience with cloud services and containerization technologies
• Ability to document infrastructure and systems efficiently

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud-based infrastructure solutions
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure changes
• Monitor system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability
• Design and implementing early alerting solutions
• Cost control and forecasting on cloud infrastructure
• Ensure security best practices are integrated into the infrastructure
• Coach/advice others on automation skills

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Automation & scripting

Containerization

Monitoring & alerting

Security best practices

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab

Go

PostgreSQL

Kafka

SonarQube

Cloudflare

Job description

Rokker serves the gaming (gambling) industry with a range of software-based products, in addition to providing bespoke software development services and teams. We are a remote-first business with a global team, made up of passionate technologists. From Product and Project Managers to Engineers, we provide the full development skill set and lifecycle from inception to delivery through to operations.

Why Rokker?

• Ambitious and driven business with a clear strategy.
• Dynamic and fast-paced environment which values those who embrace empowerment.
• Passionate about the ethos of Agile Software Development. We value people before process, and active collaboration!
• Remote-first - and always will be! You can work from home, or wherever you like.
• Local time zone and flexible working day - structure your day in accordance with your team(s).
• Collaborative, friendly and rewarding working environment. We’re good people!

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior hands-on Infrastructure Engineer with a strong DevOps background and at least 8 years of practical experience. The candidate should be adept at designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable infrastructure solutions, with a focus on automation, IaC, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. Our core providers/technologies are AWS, Cloudflare, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka, SonarQube and we run backend infrastructure for online gaming providers 24/7:

• Expert knowledge of EKS and Terraform
• Design and manage cloud-based infrastructure solutions
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure changes
• Monitor system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability
• Desing and implementing early alerting solutions
• Cost control and forecasting on cloud infrastructure
• Ensure security best practices are integrated into the infrastructure
• Coach/advice others on automation skills

Required Qualifications

• AWS Certified
• Minimum 8 years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a DevOps approach
• Proficiency in automation tools and scripting languages
• Experience with cloud services and containerization technologies
• Ability to document infrastructure and systems in an efficient manner