Senior Platform Engineer - Flutter UKI, Hybrid
BetfairAbout the role
About Betfair Romania Development:
Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.
Our Values:
The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.
Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact
About Flutter UKI:
Flutter UK & Ireland are the UKI region of Flutter Entertainment. They unite a dozen brands, including powerhouses Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola and Sky Betting & Gaming, bringing together hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues, who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.
Role Overview:
As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building and maintaining our on-prem infrastructure platform. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and observable infrastructure services that empower development teams and support business-critical workloads.
This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic influence. You’ll treat infrastructure as a product, championing developer experience, operational excellence, and platform reliability across the organisation.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Deliver and Operate Core Infrastructure Services
- Deploy and manage Platform as a product - Netapp, PureStorage with OpenStack integrations in private cloud environments;
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Ansible and other IaC tools.
Improve Reliability and Observability
- Integrate observability tools (e.g., Splunk) for monitoring and alerting;
- Participate in incident response and root cause analysis;
- Contribute to operational runbooks and documentation.
Collaborate and Enable Platform Adoption
- Work with application and network teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions;
- Build reusable automation patterns and templates;
- Participate in technical deep-dives and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Grow Technical Expertise and Influence
- Stay current with emerging technologies and propose improvements;
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of learning;
- Support platform strategy through hands-on contributions and feedback.
Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:
- Very Strong Experience with NetApp, Pure Storage, and FSxN i n enterprise storage environments;
- Experience with OpenStack, Linux systems, and virtualisation (KVM, libvirt);
- Proficiency in Ansible, Python, Bash, and automation workflows;
- Hands-on experience with DNS, DHCP, NTP, LDAP, and Bastion hosts;
- Familiarity with Infoblox or similar IPAM/DNS platforms;
- Experience with observability tools (Splunk preferred);
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, VPNs);
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows;
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
Why This Role Matters
- You’ll help scale and modernise our infrastructure platform;
- You’ll contribute to automation, observability, and operational excellence;
- You’ll be part of a high-impact team driving platform adoption and reliability.
Benefits:
- Hybrid & remote working options
- €1,000 per year for self-development
- Company share scheme
- 25 days of annual leave per year
- 20 days per year to work abroad
- 5 personal days/year
- Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
- Extended health, dental and travel insurances
- Customized well-being programmes
- Career growth sessions
- Thousands of online courses through Udemy
- A variety of engaging office events
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