Network Engineer

At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak.

We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward-thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our customers worldwide.

As a Network Engineer, you will be responsible for deploying and maintaining our global enterprise network.

Join our dynamic team as a Network Engineer, playing a pivotal role in maintaining and evolving our highly resilient Core Network Platform.

You'll be instrumental in ensuring the operational efficiency, reliability, and security of our global infrastructure, with a specific focus on the Americas region. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a rapidly evolving industry, collaborating with market-leading technologies and global, cross-functional teams to deliver robust network solutions that support our platform's continued growth.

You'll be empowered to take ownership of tasks, working both independently and as a key team player to drive innovation and maintain seamless connectivity for our cutting-edge technology.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy. The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 annually.

• Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting network infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers).
• Strong knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, Ethernet, VLAN s, OSPF, and BGP.
• Familiarity with network troubleshooting tools to diagnose and resolve network issues.
• Understanding of network security principles, including access control lists, firewall policies, and VPN configurations.
• Experience working with low-level network protocols and technologies, such as DHCP, DNS, NAT, and IP addressing.
• Ability to perform basic network device configurations, including firmware upgrades, port configurations, and VLAN assignments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to quickly identify and resolve network issues.
• Excellent documentation skills to maintain accurate records of network configurations, diagrams, and troubleshooting steps.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members, provide technical support to end-users, and explain technical concepts clearly.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

• Responding promptly to incidents and service requests, providing technical support to end-users and resolving network related issues.
• Supporting and maintaining our network infrastructure to ensure seamless connectivity, high availability, and optimum performance.
• Configuring and troubleshooting network devices, including routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers.
• Monitoring network performance and proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal uptime, throughput and latency.
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to understand business requirements and provide network solutions that align with organisational objectives.
• Performing network upgrades, including firmware updates and hardware replacements, while minimising disruption to the operation.
• Documenting network configurations, diagrams and troubleshooting guides to maintain an accurate record of the network infrastructure.
• Ensuring network compliance meets our networking standards.
• Liaising and working collaboratively with the UK Core Network Platform Team.
• Using initiative working on assigned operational and project related work.

bet365 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.