Lead System Engineer

Lead System Engineer Location: Remote from Spain (an indefinite Spanish employment contract)

Client is a leader in iGaming innovation, creating cutting-edge games and solutions, including the globally popular Aviator. They focus on redefining the online gambling experience with next-generation products tailored for dynamic and engaging gameplay. Requirements: 7+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer (AWS primarily). Strong expertise in Kubernetes (networking, security, service mesh solutions like Istio, policies, CNI) and Terraform. 4+ years of extensive experience in Linux System Administration and services around it A-to-Z (RHCE-applicable level, certification NOT required). Proficiency in Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools used in SDLC. Experience with storages, clustering, load balancing, server provisioning and management, virtualization. Skilled in automation with Ansible. Knowledge of High-Availability patterns and solutions. Familiarity with ELK stack and Prometheus-Grafana for monitoring and logging. Broad exposure to various DevOps-related technologies. Comprehensive understanding of the DevOps lifecycle, including configuration management, orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and security practices. Proven experience leading and managing a DevOps or System Engineering team (task planning, prioritization, workload distribution). Ability to act as the primary coordination point between engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders. Experience running day-to-day delivery: sprint planning support, task tracking, dependency management, and delivery follow-up. Strong ownership mindset: accountable for team outcomes, stability of environments, and operational continuity. Ability to mentor engineers, support onboarding, and grow less-senior team members. Comfortable operating in a regulated or security-restricted environment, balancing delivery speed with compliance. Hands-on technical background sufficient to review designs, challenge solutions, and guide discussions, without being the main technical decision-maker. Clear communication skills, especially for explaining risks, trade-offs, and progress to non-technical stakeholders. Ability to identify process bottlenecks and drive incremental improvements in team efficiency and collaboration. Responsibilities: Own day-to-day leadership of the DevOps / System Engineering team, ensuring predictable delivery and operational stability. Plan, prioritize, and coordinate team workload in alignment with architects, product owners, and stakeholders. Ensure high availability, reliability, and security of cloud and on-prem infrastructure. Oversee infrastructure changes implemented via Terraform, Kubernetes, and automation tools, ensuring quality and consistency. Guide and review CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure designs, and operational practices without micromanaging implementation. Act as the first escalation point for delivery, operational, and environment-related issues. Balance delivery speed with compliance, security, and regulatory constraints. Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements. Mentor team members, support onboarding, and help engineers grow technically and professionally. Drive continuous improvement of DevOps processes, tooling, and collaboration patterns. Communicate risks, dependencies, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Coordinate with other teams to ensure smooth integration, handovers, and shared responsibility models. Maintain documentation standards where needed, while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy. Ensure accurate time tracking, reporting, and alignment with agreed delivery expectations.