Senior Cloud Engineer

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Austin, TX
Hybrid
Senior level
Gaming • Mobile
SciPlay is a developer and publisher of fun, authentic digital games millions of users enjoy.
The Role
The Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing and deploying scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing tools like Terraform and Docker. This role involves automating infrastructure, managing CI/CD pipelines, optimizing costs, and providing leadership and mentorship to team members.
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Position Summary

SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.
SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live, and Solitaire Daily Break with offices all over the world!

Essential Job Responsibilities:

  • Cloud Architecture & Design: Architect, design, and deploy highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable infrastructure on AWS. Ensuring proper security best practices are implemented through proper role and secret management.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use Terraform to automate the deployment and management of AWS infrastructure. Develop and maintain infrastructure templates to ensure repeatable and scalable infrastructure provisioning.
  • Automation & Configuration Management: Automate the provisioning, configuration, and maintenance of AWS resources
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker.
  • CI/CD Integration: Design and implement CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins for seamless application and infrastructure deployments.
  • Networking & VPC Management: Design and manage network setup.
  • Monitoring & Logging: Implement comprehensive monitoring using Open Telemetry, Grafana, Mimir, and Prometheus.
  • Database Management: Manage AWS database services like Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon ElastiCache, ensuring optimal performance, high availability, and cost efficiency.
  • Cost Optimization: Identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize cloud resource utilization.
  • High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Design and implement disaster recovery strategies
  • Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting: Use AWS-native tools and services to troubleshoot performance issues and optimize infrastructure
  • Collaboration & Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, collaborating with development and operations teams to deliver high-quality cloud solutions.

Qualifications

Education: 

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience

Required Experience:

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS): Extensive hands-on experience with core AWS services
  • AWS Security: Strong experience in implementing IAM roles and policies
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficient in using Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure as code in AWS.
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise in deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Docker.
  • Scripting & Automation: Strong scripting skills for automating cloud infrastructure management tasks.
  • CI/CD Pipelines: Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
  • Networking & VPC Management: Deep knowledge of AWS VPC, security groups, network ACLs, Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), Route 53, and AWS networking best practices.
  • Database & Storage: Experience with Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, and Amazon S3.
  • Disaster Recovery & High Availability: Proven experience in designing disaster recovery plans, failover mechanisms, and highly available AWS architectures.

We are SciPlay! We make games!

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally, and we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our ability to stay ahead of the game! We are the brainiacs behind-the-scenes; innovating, dreaming, and navigating the social gaming world. Together, if we stay passionate and ambitious with our goals, no one can stop us from becoming the #1 social and casual gaming company.

A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:

·        Competitive salaries

·        Annual bonuses, matching 401k

·        Hybrid work model (3 days in office)

·        Fun environment: Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks. Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.

·        Food! Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks, as well as company-paid lunches 2x/week

·        Paid Family Leave

·        Paid Volunteer Time

·        Annual 2-night company retreat

Read More About Our Values Here:

https://www.sciplay.com/life-at-sciplay

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Both professionally and personally, we believe our differences are key to unlocking our superpowers. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have! #beYOU 

SciPlay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Light & Wonder, Inc. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games! Learn more at www.lnw.com.

SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SciPlay 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. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEOC Poster. 

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Light & Wonder 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. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.

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The Company
HQ: Cedar Falls, IA
800 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games, providing entertaining free-to-play casual and social games to millions. Our data-driven approach, advanced game economy and high-quality content offer a thrilling experience. Our games are true to the authentic spirit of the world’s biggest casino brands and bring users hours of fun.

Why Work With Us

At SciPlay, we think untraditionally and believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our unique blend of top technologies, talent and inclusive culture celebrating creativity, new ideas, innovation and individuality. Together, we create industry-leading games by collaboratively embracing our unique backgrounds and talents.

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SciPlay Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

SciPlay has a 3 day in-office work policy whereby ALL our studios around the world work from the office on the same days. The remaining 2 days can be spent in-office or at home.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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