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Platform Engineer II
Platform Engineer II – Entain
About the Role
There’s nothing like a career at Entain—a leading, global sports betting and gaming company delivering entertainment-driven experiences through cutting-edge technology, with best-in-class player protection as a core pillar.
As a FTSE-listed global brand with 28,000 passionate employees across five continents, we own iconic brands like Ladbrokes, Coral, BetMGM, Eurobet, and bwin. With a game-changing environment and your ability to drive impact, you’ll thrive professionally while contributing to millions of unmatched player experiences daily.
This isn’t just a job—it’s a career catalyst for engineers, marketers, and leaders who want to grow alongside a business at the forefront of AI-driven, scalable technology and competition.
The Position: Platform Engineer II
As a Platform Engineer II, you will lead the design, automation, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure systems underpinning Entain’s products and services. Your mission? To construct a platform that’s not just robust and reliable, but prepared for rapid demand expansion—at the scale of a global market leader.
You’ll report to a Tech Lead and operate as part of the Platform Engineering Team, responsible for building and sustaining the core infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and an Internal Developer Platform (IDP). Your work ensures development teams can self-manage their environments, services, and deployments—driving rapid, high-quality software delivery without compromising stability or security.
In an AI-first world, you’ll pioneer agentic AI workflows to accelerate innovation for product and technology colleagues.
What You Will Do
- Design a self-service Internal Developer Platform (IDP) providing:
- On-demand provisioning of environments
- Seamless service deployment workflows
- Infrastructure management automation
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Develop automated infrastructure Across redundant scripting (shell, Python/Java) and Ansible for orchestrated deployments.
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Invent AI agentic workflows – Automate repetitive tasks, enabling accelerated innovation.
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Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters
- Deploy containerized applications at scale.
- Optimise cluster performance and resource allocation.
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Construct and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines
- Automate testing, building, and deployment phases.
- Foster a dev-first culture of continuous delivery.
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Implement monitoring, logging, and alerts
- Set up Prometheus for metrics, Grafana for visualisation, and ELK/Datadog for logs.
- Establish alerts to ensure 24/7 resilience.
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Enforce infrastructure security best practices
- Keep configurations secure and compliant.
- Maintain clear, persistent technical documentation.
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Collaborate with developers
- Improve onboarding, service templates, and internal workflows.
- Strengthen the Developer Experience ecosystem within the IDP.
Requirements
Experience & Technical Expertise
- 4–7 years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related where you’ve led, designed, or contributed to significant systems.
- Proven expertise in Operating or supporting an Internal Developer Platform or developer productivity tools.
- Strong command over shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) and full-stack programming (Python/Java).
- Hands-on experience with Ansible, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD.
- Proficiency in Git version control systems and cutting-edge branching strategies.
- Advanced AI skills (Agentic workflows, automation, deep integration with systems**) – this is not your first chatbot.
- Deep knowledge of monolithic/promiscuous monitoring stacks:
- Prometheus / Grafana dashboards
- ELK Stack for structured logs
- Datadog activity monitoring
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP are preferred.
- Last but not least: Critical awareness of infrastructure application security best practices.
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Soft Skills
- A knack for agile collaboration with dev, product, and ops teams.
- Passion for fixing problems and scaling solutions with elegant simplicity.
- Clear, consistent documentation mindset.
Why This Role?
At Entain, we know teammates are our greatest asset. Top-tier players often drive personalised contracts and benefits—and at Entain, you deserve the same.
Team First Wins
As a base-level member of our winning team, you’ll experience:
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Hybrid Work
- 2 days in-office, 3 remote from our London or Gibraltar campus offices.
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Committment to Care
- Private medical insurance
- Beautifully subsidised and optional private dental schemes
- Optional buys, sells, and carry-over of national holidays
- Exceptional additional days on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve for relaxation (or pre-season training)
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Career Growth
- Develop in a business that celebrates intiative and achievement.
- Spotlighting rising talent for potential rewards with prompts from leadership teams.
Most attractive of all? What happens when you join Entain continues for life. We don’t just value today’s you—we invest in every version of you.
Our Community Face: 🎯 Inclusivity. You’ll find opportunities to support, recognise, and spark innovation across Gen Z, LGBTQ+ spaces, marginalised groups, and neurodiverse communities. ‘Development’ here is not just skills. It’s a culture of belonging.
🔄 Make an adjustment request? Whether accommodate disabilities, religious ways of working, or cater to your needs at application or interview stage, we’re here. Contact us early.
You ready?
apply now for your next chapter—at Entain.
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