Platform Engineer I
As a Platform Engineer I, you will be responsible for helping implement the design, automation, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure systems that support our products and services. You will ensure the platform is robust, reliable, and ready to meet demand. Reporting to your Tech Lead, you will be part of the Platform Engineering Team, who build and maintain the core infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and an Internal Developer Platform to enable self-service capabilities for development teams. You will work closely with development and operations teams to enable rapid delivery of high-quality software while ensuring system stability, scalability, and security. In the world of AI you will be responsible for creating Agentic AI workflows to accelerate colleagues across product & technology. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge DevOps practices, container orchestration, cloud-native solutions, and developer experience optimisation in a high-impact role. You will be empowered to make strategic decisions on tools, processes, and architecture — including shaping our Internal Developer Platform to empower engineers and accelerate delivery.
- Support implementation and evolve an Internal Developer Platform that provides self-service capabilities for provisioning environments, deploying services, and managing infrastructure.
- Shell scripting, Python/Java, and Ansible.
- Help implement and create agentic AI workflows.
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and deploy containerised applications at scale.
- Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack/Datadog.
- Ensure infrastructure security best practices and maintain clear documentation.
- Collaborate with developers to improve onboarding, service templates, and workflows within the IDP.
- 1 or more years of experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or similar role (required).
- Proven experience in designing or contributing to an Internal Developer Platform or developer productivity tools (required).
- Strong skills in Shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) and programming (Python or Java) (required).
- Hands-on experience with Ansible, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD (required).
- Proficiency with Git version control and branching strategies (required).
- Strong AI skills use (required).
- Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and logging solutions (ELK/Datadog) (required).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP (required).
- Strong understanding of infrastructure and application security best practices (required).
- Competitive salaries
- Option to buy/ sell and carry over annual leave
- Additional days leave to take on Christmas eve or NYE
- Private Healthcare
- Hybrid working - 2 days a week on site
- Room to grow and develop throughout the business
- Chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes
Welcome to Entain. Our journey as Entain began when we evolved from GVC Holdings on 9th December 2020, but our brands have been paving the way and making history since the 1880s. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming entertainment groups – a FTSE 100 company that is home to more than 25 widely recognised brands, such as bwin, Coral, Foxy, Gala, Ladbrokes and partypoker. But that’s just the beginning. We’re constantly broadening our horizons and expanding our global influence. For example, our partnership with MGM Resorts International has allowed us to make waves in the US by powering BetMGM with our bespoke and top-of-the-line technology. It’s with this unique technology that we’re revolutionising our industry, and we’re boldly working towards being THE world leader in sports betting and gaming. Really though, it’s the people that truly make us who we are. There’s over 30,000 of us around the world and counting, but we all play for the same team. We’re proud to promote a culture that shatters barriers to unite, and encourages uncompromised diversity of background, thought and experience. When we win, we win together. If you share our values and want to be part of the revolution, we want you on our team. With offices across 19 different countries, we have an excellent history of identifying and nurturing the finest talent on a global scale. We’re all about putting our customers at the heart of the action and, with us, you can help bring moments of excitement into people’s lives.