Senior DevOps Engineer

Our Priority

Here at Rootz, we believe in a flexible working environment, with a hybrid approach where a mix between working from the office and remote working is possible. Our team consists of industry experts that focus on automation, allowing our people to target their attention on creative energies to push the boundaries of what an iGaming brand can be. Whilst having our own inhouse Rootz platform, we focus more on our most important resource, which is our customers.

Our Culture and Benefits

What matters in Rootz are our values. We create value through accessible collaboration, eliminating barriers, and most of all we really trust and believe in our people! We are a diverse and multi-cultural team currently consisting of twenty-seven different nationalities based mostly between Malta and Finland. We look forward to recruit more qualified applicants coming from different backgrounds and experiences.

What we offer

Private health insurance, team-building events, wellness, professional development benefits as well competitive salaries are just a few examples of the benefits we offer!

Senior DevOps Engineer at Rootz

Our mission in the Tech team is to develop innovative new features while maintaining high quality of the systems. The ideal candidate will report to the DevOps Lead and together you will explore new opportunities for Rootz to further automate business functions and infrastructure.

A taste of what you will be doing:

• Work with developers to address issues and resolve within given SLA constraints
• Assist with deployments and debugging of applications within the environment
• Responding and reporting critical security events, including taking corrective measures according to defined security policies and procedures
• Following up on issue resolution and documentation with vendors and other IT staff
• Installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting productions systems with AWS, Cloudflare and Kubernetes
• Closely monitor our existing infrastructure and act if any anomalies arise as well as improving and evolving our monitoring and alerting system
• Support and improving CI/CD systems
• Proficient in at least on scripting language (preferably bash / python)
• Help define, document, evolve and evangelise high engineering standards and best practices across multiple areas
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in DevOps, cloud computing, and software delivery
• Provide consumer-focused solutions and innovative ideas to enhance the user experience and drive business growth.
• Develop complex workflows and design architectures to support the company's business objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 4 years of experience in a DevOps role / System Admin / SRE.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent level of technical background gathered from other certifications and/or working experience
• Experience in working with Linux operating systems
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud providers / CDN - such as AWS, Cloudflare
• Experience with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Gitlab
• Previous work experience with CI/CD
• Manage and deliver high-value projects, demonstrating strong project management skills.
• Familiarity with technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis, Aurora, and RDS would be considered an asset
• Knowledge of Go, Javascript and Clickhouse is a significant advantage

The type of profile we are looking for:

• Well organised with excellent attention to detail
• Team player and be able to work with teams that are in multiple locations
• Personal initiative and drive with the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Passionate and consistently reads and collaborates with others to stay up to date with the latest best practices
• Research new technologies which can add value to our system
• Team player with good communication skills and the ability to get your ideas across effectively.
• Passionate about improving developer experience and streamlining the software development lifecycle.
• Strong self-initiative, driven attitude, and eagerness to learn and understand new technologies quickly.

Starting date: The recruitment for this position is ongoing so there is no specific start date!

We look forward to receiving your application!