Tech Ops Engineer

Scientific Games; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Games is seeking a Technical Operations Engineer to join its lottery solutions team. The role covers tier 2 support, incident resolution, and collaboration with Infra, Dev, and Test teams across Windows Server, SQL Server, IIS, and WildFly environments.

Some Ubuntu work is required, with on-call responsibilities in a 24x7 rotation. You will troubleshoot performance and availability issues, monitor capacity, and contribute to knowledge bases and runbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science with 3+ years of Windows administration experience.
• 5+ years in system administration within high-availability environments.
• Experience with SQL Server, AlwaysOn, and database diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Provide tier 2 support for lottery platforms and customer solutions.
• Triages, troubleshoots, and resolves issues affecting availability and performance.
• Monitor capacity and plan for future needs in large-scale environments.
• Address security concerns and ensure SLAs are met.
• Define and track Service Level Objectives and create KB articles.
• Create and maintain support documentation and procedures.
• Participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation.

Skills

Windows Server administration

SQL Server administration

Bash scripting

PowerShell

Python

On-call support

Communication

Documentation

Active Directory

Web security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

IIS

WildFly

Unix/Linux

Ansible

Git

Job description

Scientific Games: Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

Position Summary SG Lottery is looking for a self-motivated, experienced Technical Operations Engineer to join a Technical Operations team that supports our lottery solutions. Our team works closely with our Infrastructure, Development, and testing teams to identify issues while also suggesting and implementing corrective actions. You will work on both standard support issues - ensuring a smooth operation of our platform, and on project specific work including new product releases, enhancements, and upgrades of the product for existing and new customers. Our environments run predominantly Windows Server and SQL Server. IIS and WildFly are used throughout environments. There is some Ubuntu server support required.

Job Duties / Key Accountabilities

• Provides tier 2 support for the lottery platforms.
• Support new customer implementations as well as support and maintain existing customer solutions.
• Triage, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with system availability, latency, or performance.
• Ensure system capacity is being monitored and considered in planning.
• Identify and address system security concerns.
• Ensure Incidents assigned to the team are being managed within agreed SLAs.
• Define, refine, and track Service Level Objectives
• Setup and maintain monitoring of system and ensure all alarms are documented in up-to-date Knowledge Base Articles
• Create and maintain support documentation and procedures.
• Participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation

Qualifications Required

• 5+ years of experience working in a system administration role in a high demand, highly available environment
• SME level knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server with a focus on system administration, configuration, and diagnostics
• Basic skills working with Ubuntu Linux; familiarity with command line, bash scripting, basic configurations, etc.
• Solid understanding of SQL Server database engine including configuration, data analysis, and replications including AlwaysOn Availability Groups.
• Working knowledge of common protocols such as SFTP, SSH, SMTP, DNS, and HTTP/S
• Familiarity with web certificate management
• Proven communication, presentation, and documentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Time management and prioritization skills
• Desired SME level knowledge of Active Directory and domain administration
• Familiarity with WildFly and Java based application
• Scripting skills using PowerShell, bash, or Python
• Experience with WAF solutions such as Imperva or Cloudflare
• Basic PostgreSQL administration knowledge.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible.
• Education Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences with 3+ years’ experience with Windows administration

SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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