IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.
Position Overview:
IGT, the global leader in gaming, is looking for a Senior Cloud Design Architect who can drive and implement the technology roadmap of our PlayDigital platform, ensuring the latest and greatest technology guidelines and best practices are adopted.
As a Senior Cloud Design Architect, you must have a proven track record of defining architectural designs with a sense of Lean and Agile practices. You are willing to work with a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineering teams, subject matter experts, product managers to design, improve, and architect state-of-the-art digital platforms.
The Senior Cloud Design Architect is the owner of our PlayDigital platform architecture. You are responsible for ensuring rationalization, integration and scaling of the digital platform via collaboration with different teams across the company.
Bleeding edge technologies mixed with legacy modules are part of the daily work, with the aim of bringing the overall architecture to the next level of flexibility, performance, quality and ease of maintenance.
You will use your skills in these areas:
- Cloud architecture design and implementation
- Rationalize IGT technology offering
- Propose specific integration design
- Document architecture
- Evangelize engineering teams with guidance during implementation
- Support troubleshooting when required
Must have skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience in Azure cloud architecture design (3+ years strongly preferred)
- Experience in Kubernetes (3+ years strongly preferred)
- 5+ years’ hands-on experience in software development and/or architecture
- Proven experience leading through influence
- Experience in OOD & OOP (Java a plus)
- Experience in databases (PostgreSQL is a plus) and web technologies
- Experience in data analysis, conversion and migration, interfaces and reports
- Experience with system and solution design using configuration and/or customization, integration, testing and support
- Experience in Agile methodologies
- Deep understanding of standard architectural patterns and best practices
- Experience with CI/CD tools and related methodologies
- Strong knowledge of modeling tools (UML, Archi)
- Strong communication and excellent writing skills
- Experience with private and public cloud (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
- Hands on experience with IaC tools - Infrastructure as code
Nice to have skills:
- Transaction processing
- Architecture certifications (like TOGAF)
- Knowledge of NoSQL technologies
Keys to Success
- Building collaborative relationships
- Decision making
- Drive results
- Foster innovation
- Personal energy
- Self-leadership
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IGT 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. IGT 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.
