Job Description

About us:
We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group - a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. We have been officially awarded the Fourth Licence (10-year licence) to operate the National Lottery starting February 2024.
We've developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. Our aim is to create one of the UK's most inclusive organisations - where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.
While the main contribution of the National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey to build a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.
Role Purpose:
Part of the Cloud Centre of Excellence team, you will manage the day-to-day support and change activities across the new Microsoft Azure platform.
As the technical SME, your main responsibilities will be to support architects is designing, implementing and managing the Azure based solutions. This role ensures secure and efficient deployment of the company's Azure based systems, aligning with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
You will need to demonstrate a strong understanding of Azure components such as Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Application Gateways, Network Security Groups, Landing Zones, Management Groups and Azure Policies whilst maintaining the ability to be very "hands on".
The role requires experience and a proven track record of delivering Azure solutions to enterprise level organisations.
Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions using AWS/Azure resources
• Support architecture in translating business requirements into technical specifications
• Analyse current systems and infrastructure to identify areas for improvement
• Provide SME support and guidance to other team members regarding our cloud eco-system
• Ensure the cloud environment meets compliance and security standards
• Ability to identify, analyse, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Support the Documentation of designs for architects and have the skills to present to various Governance boards for approval
• Good experience with Terraform and the principles of best practice with IaC
• A willingness to get "stuck into the code" rather than needing to wait for a developer to explain how it works

Key Measures of Success:

• Day to day task focused management on technical delivery for the portfolio, taking full accountability in adhering to the agreed plan
• Working in alignment with suppliers, the Technical Delivery team and the PMO to ensure that the appropriate technical solutions are available
• Working closely with third parties, internal technology team, external technology suppliers, other Technical Delivery Managers and functional SME's
• Detailed Management of the Critical Path ensuring any potential deviation is identified and or escalated as appropriate
• Ability to problem solve as appropriate; addressing challenges and issues that arise during the scope for the project and escalating to the relevant stakeholders where necessary

Key Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in supporting architects with designing and implementing Cloud systems
• Strong understanding of Cloud concepts, practices and procedures
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent Stake Holder management skills both technical and non-technical
• Excellent documentation skills using Confluence, Word and Vision
• Work within an Agile framework using Jira
• Proven experience managing cloud computing platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Passion for technology and a commitment to continuous learn
• You thrive on responsibility and completing tasks in a timely manner with good, clear communication
• You are equally comfortable working independently, and in a team to deliver excellence, working across boundaries and within the wider technology function
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to explain complex technical challenges in a simple and effective manner
• Determined to succeed, high energy with humility and a strong personal drive

Our goal is to create one of the UK's most inclusive organisations - where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.
Allwyn is an equal opportunity employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Benefits

• 26 days paid leave (plus bank holidays)

• Annual bonus scheme

• 2 x Life Days

• 4 x Salary of Life Insurance

• Pension: we'll match your contribution up to 8.5%

• Single Private Health Cover

• 500 Wellness Allowance

• Income Protection

• Enhanced parental leave (maternity and paternity)

• Eye Care, Dental and Cycle To Work schemes