Web Developer at Digital Gaming Corporation (DGC)

Purpose of the Role:

Digital Gaming Corporation is looking for a Cloud Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a team of Architects, Data Engineers, Developers and Product Managers, aiming to provide operational support, and managing our cloud-based systems and processes.

The ideal candidate is responsible for developing key services that power DGC cloud solutions across all layers of the IaaS/SaaS/PaaS stack. Our primary focus areas are scale, security, performance, and reliability in an Azure cloud hosted environment.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• You will collaborate with architecture, engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions.
• You will collaborate with diverse tech teams to ensure the performance, security, and business requirements are aligned.
• Create a strategy for establishing a secure and well-managed enterprise environment in Azure
• Develop scripts to automate the deployment of resource stacks and associated configurations
• Provision Dev Test Prod Infrastructure as code using Azure
• Implement observability patterns using Azure Monitor Azure Application Insights and Log Analytics Workspace.
• Manage stability and reliability, including dedicated root cause analysis, proactive monitoring, and long-term remediation.
• Developing and maintaining cloud solutions in accordance with best practices
• Adapting to fast-changing business requirements in a dynamic environment as well as be able to translate customer requirements into robust innovative solutions.
• Manage cloud deployments with cloud administration tools and management frameworks with a focus on deploying Infrastructure as Code.
• Working alongside the architects to improve and implement best practices across DGC’s cloud solutions.
• Implement and analyse service metrics to drive service quality and improvements, e.g., metrics for monitoring and alerting.
• Continually evaluate service and infrastructure usage to effectively manage resources, capacity, and cost.
• Building CI/CD pipelines using automation tools (Azure DevOps, Gitlab), able to build and manage a pipeline from start to finish.
• Educating teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives and providing associated training as is required.
• Identifying, analysing, and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
• Regularly reviewing existing systems and making recommendations for improvements.

Essential Criteria:

• At least 3 years of experience in the field of cloud computing.
• Proven ability with virtualization and cloud infrastructure experience.
• A deep understanding of serverless technology and web application hosting.
• Proven understanding of virtual machine technologies, database, networking, and storage systems.
• Experience with distributed, highly scalable, multi-node environments.
• Strong understanding of common network protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, SSL/TLS, and relevant diagnostic tools.
• Familiar with at least one API/Unit testing framework.
• Strong sense of responsibility and result oriented.

Desirable Criteria:

• 3+ years of experience with Azure.
• Familiar with the following programming languages: JavaScript, C#.
• Experience with SysOps.
• Implementing Security, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Auditing, Monitoring and Alerting solutions in Azure.
• Automating tasks in Azure using Powershell/CLI.
• Predicting costs and optimizing spending in Azure.
• Message Queues (Kafka).
• Python / PySpark.

Person Specifications:

• Accountability and Execution
• Resilient
• Self-Starter
• Problem Solving
• Good logical and structural thinking.
• Collaborative Relationships
• Influences effectively
• Time management
• Adaptability / Flexibility
• Attention to detail
• Good sense for quality, teamwork, and innovation.
• Able to work independently or with limited assistance.