Database Administrator

Company Description

About Playtech                                   

Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B business. By leveraging its proprietary technology, Playtech delivers innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining gaming experience.

As the gaming industry's leading technology company, it combines business intelligence-driven software, services, content, and platform technology to drive excellence and innovation across the sector. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtechpeople.com and www.playtech.com
 
Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Embracing differences and maintaining transparency in our processes is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices.

Ready to level up your career?

Playtech‘s Infrastructure unit is looking for a Database Administrator a proactive mindset and strong analytical thinking.

Job Description

Your influential mission. You will...

• Work with the company’s global database platform daily operations - from initial setup to tools development 
• Work with high-volume databases in a complex environment with many moving parts 
• Plan and execute all aspects of database administration to achieve maximum stability and availability 
• Install and upgrade databases and high-availability solutions for databases 
• Develop automation, monitoring and other tooling 
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to support database‑related production incidents

Qualifications

Components for success. You...

• Have solid hands‑on experience with MySQL database administration.
• Have good understanding of general IT concepts, especially networks and Linux/Unix operating systems.
• Are a collaborative team player who is open to new ideas and modern approaches.
• Enjoy solving technical problems and can handle moderately complex challenges.
• Are proactive — when you notice something isn’t working as expected, you naturally look into it and help get it resolved.
• Are motivated to grow your technical expertise and continuously expand your knowledge.
• Have basic to intermediate scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar) to support automation and tooling.

You'll get extra points for...

• Knowledge or hands‑on experience with PostgreSQL.
• Experience working with AWS database services.
• Exposure to running databases on Kubernetes, especially using MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL operators

Thrive in a culture that values...

• Empowerment, support and mentoring. Initiative-taking, positive and confident approach at the workplace.
• Global scope and inclusive working environment.
• Constant learning and development opportunities.
• Active lifestyle and mental well-being.

Additional Information

INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM
Our global infrastructure spans 18 countries and 38 data centers, supporting a large and diverse database estate that includes 888 MariaDB, and 220 PostgreSQL databases.
Impressive? We think so too.
Using cutting-edge technologies, we provide central IT infrastructure service to business and internal customers all over the world.

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.