Join Playtech as a Senior Database Administrator to ensure optimal database performance and security in a dynamic igaming environment.
Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B business. By leveraging its proprietary technology, Playtech delivers innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining gaming experience. As the gaming industry's leading technology company, it combines business intelligence-driven software, services, content, and platform technology to drive excellence and innovation across the sector. Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Embracing differences and maintaining transparency in our processes is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices.
You will...
- Monitor database health, performance, and availability by identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in complex production environments while ensuring business continuity requirements are met.
- Perform regular health checks and vulnerability assessments while performing proactive capacity planning and database optimization activities.
- Ensure database security standards and best practices are implemented and maintained.
- Plan and execute database migrations, upgrades, and platform refreshes.
- Diagnose and resolve critical production incidents within agreed SLAs.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using Shell, Python, PL/SQL, or similar technologies.
- Improve operational efficiency through automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
You have...
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on Oracle DBA experience.
- Minimum 2+ years managing Oracle Database 19c environments.
- Experience supporting large-scale production systems with high availability requirements.
- Extensive knowledge of:
- Oracle RAC
- Oracle ASM
- RMAN Backup & Recovery
- Database Security and Auditing
- Performance Tuning and Optimization
- Partitioning
- SQL and PL/SQL
- Experience with:
- Shell scripting
- Database upgrades and migrations
- Capacity planning
- Monitoring and alerting platforms.
You'll get extra points for...
- Any experience in the betting industry and betting systems will be considered an advantage.
- Database administration experience with PostgreSQL.
- Backup/recovery, replication, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of PostgreSQL environments.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with Google BigQuery.
- Basic knowledge of:
- Elasticsearch
- Grafana
- Splunk
- Other web-based monitoring and data analysis platforms.
You'll enjoy...
- A professional and fun team environment, where we offer you proper training and knowledge sharing.
- Your personal and professional growth.
- Variety – no day is the same.
- An active lifestyle and provide you with a well-being package.
- Work-life balance, flexibility.
- Fun and engaging company events.