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Network Operations Manager

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Experience Level

Manager

Qualifications

Key Ingredients for Your Success: You…Possess Technical Excellence:Bring profound expertise in core networking technologies: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing/switching (BGP, STP), VLANs, VPNs (IPsec/SSL). Have substantial hands-on experience with:Checkpoint FirewallsF5 Load BalancersCisco routers & switchesDDoS protection technologiesExhibit strong capabilities in advanced troubleshooting, performance optimization, and fault-tolerant design patterns. Understand AWS cloud networking, VPCs, hybrid connectivity, and Kubernetes networking (e.g., Calico). Master Network Automation (Python, Ansible), APIs, IaC methodologies, and NetDevOps practices. Show a solid understanding of monitoring and alerting frameworks.

About the job

Your Impactful Mission: As a Network Operations Manager, you will…

Lead with a clear vision and operational excellence.

  • Manage, mentor, and elevate two specialized teams: Network Operations & Network Automation.
  • Establish strategic direction and a long-term roadmap for network operations that align with product priorities and business objectives.
  • Promote a culture of trust and high performance, grounded in operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Ensure resilient, secure, and high-availability network operations.

  • Oversee daily operations of globally distributed network environments that support mission-critical services.
  • Manage queue health, prioritize tasks, and handle escalation pathways throughout the complete lifecycle of network incidents.
  • Lead the response to major incidents, coordinating triage, decision-making, and cross-team collaboration in line with Playtech’s Critical Incident Management framework.
  • Ensure infrastructure is always audit-ready, secure, patched, monitored, and properly documented.

Design, innovate, and modernize the network architecture.

  • Direct the design and implementation of robust, secure, and fault-tolerant global network solutions.
  • Enforce network security standards including firewalls, segmentation, access control, and encryption.
  • Implement and optimize monitoring & alerting frameworks to enhance visibility and minimize MTTR.

Facilitate scaling through automation, IaC, and NetDevOps methodologies.

  • Drive forward-thinking Network Automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and API-driven operations.
  • Develop consistent change management processes that leverage automation to reduce operational toil and risk.
  • Collaborate with Platform, Security, and Infra Engineering teams to create standardized deployments, templates, and CI/CD-style network change pipelines.

Influence and collaborate across the organization.

  • Engage closely with senior leaders.
  • Manage vendor relationships, operational budgets, and technology procurement strategies.
  • Effectively communicate complex network issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About Playtech

About PlaytechFounded in 1999, Playtech is a leading technology company listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, focusing on regulated and regulating markets within its B2B sector. By leveraging proprietary technology, Playtech provides innovative products and services that ensure a safe, engaging, and entertaining gaming experience. As a pioneer in gaming technology, Playtech integrates business intelligence-driven software, services, content, and platform technology to foster excellence and innovation throughout the industry. Discover more about us at www.playtechpeople.com and www.playtech.com. At Playtech, we firmly believe that our people are our greatest asset. The diversity of thoughts, experiences, and individual traits enrich our work environment and lead to better business outcomes. Embracing differences and maintaining transparency are at the core of our values.

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