Sr. DevOps Engineer

Exacta Systems is an industry leader providing robust, innovative solutions to gaming entertainment. As a rapidly growing company, we are committed to delivering exceptional support to our customers and regulators. Our development team leads this mission, consistently delivering custom solutions and enhancing our product offerings. Now part of the Churchill Downs family, we’re backed by a storied legacy of excellence in racing and gaming, bringing exciting opportunities for growth, stability, innovation, and impact.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Sr. DevOps Engineer to join our growing engineering organization. This individual will play a critical role in bridging development and operations, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our central determinant gaming systems. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and enjoys building and optimizing infrastructure that powers real-time gaming applications.

The Sr. DevOps Engineer will partner closely with software engineering, QA, and IT operations teams to streamline deployment processes, enhance system monitoring, and improve overall system resilience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the DevOps Team to develop tools and administer our products.
• Develop and enhance build processes and tools.
• Provide second-to-third-tier customer support, assisting the operations team with engineering-related issues.
• Collaborate with internal and third-party development partners.
• Configure and deploy modern observability tools for system performance, availability, and security monitoring.
• Support database deployment processes and environment consistency across development, staging, and production.
• Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure, deployment processes, and system architecture.
• Partner with QA and developers to support test environment stability and reliability.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Senior-level experience with MongoDB database.
• Senior-level knowledge of modern software architecture including inversion of control, test-driven development, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Git and GitHub, Gulp, and NPM.
• Experience with cloud deployment environments such as Amazon Web Services.
• Development experience with casino gaming systems is preferred.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, system security, and performance optimization.
• Senior-level experience with web technologies and programming web-based user interfaces (C#, Node.js, AngularJS, HTML, CSS, etc.).

Skills

• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to travel occasionally to support system deployments or operational needs.