Fronend DevOps Team Lead

Location:

Roma, IT, 00154

Requisition ID: 18957

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. We have a longstanding commitment to Responsible Gaming (RG) that is engrained within our core business and the products we offer to customers and players worldwide. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.

Overview

Our team is growing and Brightstar is seeking a talented DevOps engineer to join our team to build world class Lottery products. As part of our integration team, you will lead a dedicated team responsible for automating the delivery process of our latest product offerings. You will also oversee deployment activities, resolve issues and maintain the overall health of customer environments. If you are passionate about joining an awesome team to build top quality products, we want to talk with you!

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of DevOps professionals focused on customer maintenance and support
Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture
Strive for continuous improvement in efficiency and governance of workflows
Design and develop tooling that will drive the efficiencies in workflows
Work closely with requirements engineers to estimate quality products 
Promote high quality and timely completion of projects
Oversee the deployment activities related to customer-released sites
Monitor and ensure the quality of deployments, addressing issues promptly Implement measures to enhance the quality of deployments and reduce human errors
Work with onsite and remote teams 
Develop and implement strategies to ensure continuous learning and skill development within the team
Provide technical solutions to complex problems and write technical documents
Deliver top quality feature rich software on time on budget
Responsible for support 24/7 support of solutions in specialized or disaster situations

Qualifications

5+ years of software development experience or related scripting
5+ years of experience working with software development pipelines
Computer Science Bachelor's degree, College degree or equivalent experience

Required Skills

Strong experience supporting Next.js / modern front-end applications in production environments
Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker) and deploying applications to Azure Container Apps / Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python for automation and operational tasks
Experience with build and packaging tools relevant to front-end ecosystems (npm, yarn, pnpm, webpack, etc.)
Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts, including automated testing, build optimisation, and environment promotion
Extensive experience with Git-based version control workflows Familiarity with production deployments, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting in cloud environments
Understanding of security best practices for containerised and web applications Ability to pass a security investigation Strong communication skills and professional-level English

Preferred Skills

Advanced Linux system administration experience
Strong Microsoft Azure cloud knowledge Experience with GitHub SCM, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Packages
Experience designing and operating Docker/Kubernetes-based infrastructure and microservices architectures
Experience with configuration and provisioning tools such as Ansible or Puppet
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including Terraform, Pulumi, or Azure ARM templates Experience with Azure Load Testing

Success Profile

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Brightstar is committed to sustaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the global customers and communities we serve, and to creating a fair and inclusive culture that enables all our employees to feel valued, respected and engaged. Brightstar is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, covered veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, federal laws or other laws. We thank all applicants for applying; however, only those selected to interview will be contacted.

All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.

For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.