🎯 Join INTRALOT as a Data Cloud Platform Engineer (DBA) - AWS Infrastructure
At INTRALOT, we shape the future of gaming through innovation and technology. Our global presence, diverse culture, and dynamic teams set the foundation for a people-first strategy. We’re looking for a Data Cloud Platform Engineer (DBA). Are you a passionate professional ready to take the next step in your career? At Intralot Canada we're transforming the gaming industry with scalable, reliable, and cutting-edge systems. Here’s your chance to make a difference and grow with a dynamic team that thrives on innovation and collaboration
Your Role:
As a Data Cloud Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation, stability, and continuous improvement of existing database platforms running on AWS. You will ensure databases remain secure, highly available, performant, and recoverable, supporting production workloads and business-critical applications.
This role focuses on operational excellence, troubleshooting, automation, and incremental optimization, working closely with DevOps, Platform, and application teams.
🛠️ Operate & Support Existing AWS Databases
Support and maintain production databases running on Amazon RDS, Aurora, and self-managed databases on EC2.
Ensure database availability, integrity, and performance across multiple environments.
Respond to database-related incidents, alerts, and service degradations.
🔍 Monitor, Troubleshoot & Optimize Performance
Monitor database health, performance, capacity, and replication using CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and native database tools.
Diagnose and resolve performance issues such as slow queries, locking, resource contention, and replication lag.
Perform capacity planning and proactive tuning.
🔐 Security, Backup & Data Protection
Enforce database security best practices (access controls, encryption at rest/in transit, credential management).
Manage and validate backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures.
Support compliance, audit, and data protection requirements.
⚙️ Automation & Infrastructure as Code (Incremental)
Maintain and improve database provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code where applicable (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Automate routine DBA tasks such as backups, patching coordination, health checks, and reporting.
Reduce manual operations while ensuring operational safety.
📈 Change Management & Upgrades
Plan and execute database upgrades, patching, and configuration changes with minimal service disruption.
Coordinate changes with application, DevOps, and platform teams.
Participate in release planning and change control processes.
📚 Documentation & Operational Hygiene
Maintain accurate database documentation, schemas, runbooks, and recovery procedures.
Ensure operational standards and best practices are documented and followed.
Perform housekeeping activities to keep environments clean and supportable.
🤝 Collaborate Across Teams
Work closely with application developers to support schema changes, query optimization, and release readiness.
Partner with DevOps and Platform teams on availability, automation, and monitoring improvements.
Provide database expertise during incidents and post-incident reviews.
What You’ll Bring
🎓 Education & Experience
A College Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
2+ years of experience in Database Administration supporting production systems.
🔧 Technical Skills (AWS-Focused)
AWS Databases: Amazon RDS, Aurora (MySQL/PostgreSQL), self-managed DBs on EC2.
Database Engines: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server (one or more).
Monitoring & Performance: CloudWatch, Performance Insights, query analysis tools.
Backup & Recovery: Automated backups, snapshots, point-in-time recovery, DR testing.
Security: IAM integration, encryption, secrets management.
Automation & IaC: Terraform / CloudFormation exposure preferred.
🧠 Mindset & Working Style
Operations-driven with strong troubleshooting skills.
Detail-oriented and reliability-focused.
Comfortable supporting existing/legacy database environments.
Automation-minded and improvement-oriented.
Clear communicator with a documentation-first mindset.
Fluent in English and French (Fluent/optionally), able to coordinate across teams delivering thrilling player experiences.
Nice to Have
Experience with high-availability and multi-AZ architectures.
Exposure to database replication and migration strategies.
Familiarity with SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, incident management).
AWS certifications (e.g., Database Specialty, Solutions Architect).
Apply now and help us build the future of talent at INTRALOT.
About Us: INTRALOT, a publicly listed company established in 1992, is a leading gaming solutions supplier and operator active in 40 regulated jurisdictions worldwide. With a global workforce of approximately 1,700 employees, INTRALOT is committed to redefine innovation and quality of services in the lottery and gaming sector, while supporting operators in raising funds for good causes.
INTRALOT has been awarded the prestigious WLA Responsible Gaming Framework Certification by the World Lottery Association. We always act with integrity and enjoy what we do.
Why Join Us:
💸 A competitive compensation package combined with additional benefits.
💻 Hybrid working model.
🏥 Private Insurance for you and your family.
📚 An extensive training program upon induction and throughout employment.
🚀 Exceptional opportunities to learn and develop in a multinational environment.
🌎 Prospects for professional growth both locally and globally.
Employment Eligibility Verification
Must possess valid documentation to establish identity and Canadian employment eligibility.
Security Requirements
Submission to, and ability to pass, a thorough pre-employment background check by the required State or District Lottery and Intralot, Inc. is a requirement of employment. A pre-employment drug screening is also a requirement.
Intralot, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Skills Required
- College degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience in database administration supporting production systems
- Experience supporting AWS databases, including Amazon RDS, Aurora, or self-managed databases on EC2
- Experience with one or more database engines: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server
- Experience with database monitoring and performance tools, including CloudWatch, Performance Insights, or query analysis tools
- Knowledge of automated backups, snapshots, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery testing
- Knowledge of IAM integration, encryption, and secrets management
- Fluency in English
- Fluency in French
- Exposure to Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience with high-availability and multi-AZ architectures
- Exposure to database replication and migration strategies
- Familiarity with SRE practices, including SLIs, SLOs, and incident management
- AWS certification, such as Database Specialty or Solutions Architect
- Valid documentation establishing identity and Canadian employment eligibility
- Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screening
What We Do
Bally’s Intralot is a newly formed company established through the combination of INTRALOT and Bally’s International Interactive, positioning the group as a top iGaming operator and a leading global provider of lottery solutions. Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, Bally’s Intralot benefits from access to international capital markets to support growth and strategic initiatives, strengthening its presence and competitiveness both locally and globally. Building on Bally’s proven digital B2C operational expertise and INTRALOT’s long-standing leadership in lottery regulated gaming across all five continents, Bally’s Intralot is uniquely positioned across digital online gaming markets, lottery, iLottery, and sports betting. This strategic combination brings together complementary strengths to form a scaled, independent global champion, capable of addressing a significantly expanded addressable market while operating with deep regulatory expertise across multiple jurisdictions. With a unified, vertically integrated structure in the online gaming and lottery sector, a global outlook, technological excellence, and presence across all forms of modern gaming, Bally’s Intralot enables operators to modernize their retail and digital offerings, deliver personalized and responsible player experiences, and operate with greater agility and efficiency in an increasingly converging gaming ecosystem. Operating at the intersection of technology, regulation, and entertainment, Bally’s Intralot is optimally positioned to capitalize on strong global growth trends driven by digital adoption and regulatory expansion across lottery and iGaming markets. Through its global footprint, advanced technology, and commitment to long-term value creation, Bally’s Intralot aims to shape the future of regulated gaming and deliver sustainable benefits for operators, players, and communities alike.
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