Betfair Ltd

Location - Leeds/Dublin/London. Hybrid. Permanent. About the Role In Flutter COO we work with experts across Flutter to build, deploy and communicate the Flutter Edge. We cover Product&Payments, Technology, Sportsbook Product&Trading, People, Property, Corporate Communications and Strategic Partnerships&Transformation. We are seeking a Principal Data Solution Architect to design and deliver distributed data platforms that power Flutter's applications across Gaming and Sportsbook. The role is focused on execution and solutions delivery - building scalable, high performance data platforms that enable real time and batch data processing at scale. Responsibilities Drive platform capability improvements - continuously enhance distributed data platforms using knowledge of Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Pulsar, Cassandra, and object stores to maintain best in class capabilities. Enable application data consumption - understand how applications produce and consume data, designing solutions that enable efficient data access patterns, real time streaming, and batch processing for application needs. Architect data streaming solutions - design and implement real time data streaming architectures using Kafka and Pulsar, ensuring low latency data delivery to downstream applications and services. Design distributed data structures - work with engineering teams to design effective data structures for distributed systems like Cassandra, optimizing for read/write patterns, scalability, and performance. Deliver cloud native data solutions - architect and implement data platforms on AWS leveraging cloud native services, Databricks, object stores (S3), and distributed compute frameworks. Provide technical leadership and mentoring - mentor engineers and architects on distributed data platform patterns, helping teams deliver robust solutions and grow their technical capabilities. Develop executable roadmaps - create pragmatic technology roadmaps that deliver near term business value while progressing toward target state architectures for distributed data platforms. Partner with engineering teams - build strong relationships with engineering teams across Gaming and Sportsbook, understanding their data needs and translating them into scalable platform solutions. Design solutions for projects - deliver ADRs, data models, technical designs, and assessments to support delivery of business goals, working with engineering teams to bring solutions to life. Influence technical strategy - shape the technical direction of data platforms, considering future application requirements and emerging technologies in distributed systems and data streaming. Manage technology risk - identify, communicate, and mitigate technology risks associated with distributed systems, data platform decisions, and system integrations. Ensure operational excellence - design solutions with security, cost optimisation, performance, regulatory requirements, and compliance in mind. Contribute to architecture governance - support architecture forums and governance processes, ensuring timely review and alignment across Flutter. Requirements Distributed data platforms expertise - extensive experience designing and implementing distributed data platforms at scale, with deep understanding of distributed systems principles and trade offs. Data streaming architecture - proven track record architecting and implementing real time / low latency data streaming platforms including patterns for event driven architectures. OLTP, NoSQL and distributed databases - experience with Cassandra or similar distributed databases, understanding data structures, partitioning strategies, consistency models, and performance optimisation, as well as OLTP databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL. Distributed compute frameworks - strong experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing, including optimisation, performance tuning, and large scale batch/streaming workloads. Cloud native data platforms - demonstrated experience with any Cloud Providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, including Databricks. Application aware data architecture - strong understanding of how applications produce and consume data, designing platforms that serve application needs efficiently across real time and batch use cases. Large scale platform delivery - track record of delivering large scale data platforms for high volume B2C software businesses, preferably in Gaming, Sportsbook, or similar real time domains. Data transformation experience - demonstrated experience contributing to data modernisation and migration initiatives and ability to drive a data first approach within the organisation. Solutions delivery focus - proven ability to execute and deliver practical solutions, working closely with engineering teams to bring architectures to life. ML/AI platform enablement - demonstrated experience productionising data science and ML/AI capabilities through the data lifecycle, including feature stores, training pipelines, model serving patterns, and data platforms that enable ML at scale. Regulatory & compliance experience - designed and implemented compliant data solutions across regulated environments (PCI/SOX/HIPAA), ensuring adherence to industry standards and data protection requirements. Benefits Bonus scheme Uncapped holiday allowance Enhanced pension scheme Private healthcare Life assurance Income protection £1,000 annual self development learning fund Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme Enhanced parental leave

Betfair Ltd is seeking a Principal Data Solution Architect based in Leeds/Dublin/London for a hybrid permanent role. The successful candidate will design and deliver scalable data platforms that power applications across Gaming and Sportsbook. The position requires expertise in distributed data solutions, real-time data streaming, and cloud-native architectures, along with a focus on technical leadership and mentoring. Benefits include a generous bonus scheme and enhanced pension.

Business Change Lead Location: Leeds/Dublin/London Contract type: Permanent Flutter Overview Flutter consists of two commercial divisions (FanDuel and International) and our central Flutter Functions, which include COO, Finance and Legal. In Flutter Functions we work across all divisions and regions to deliver the Flutter Edge - the combination of Product, Tech, Expertise and Scale that powers our brands and divisions. Within the Flutter COO, we partner with experts across Flutter to build, deploy and communicate the Flutter Edge, covering Product & Payments, Technology, Sportsbook Product & Trading, People, Property, Corporate Communications and Strategic Partnerships & Transformation. Role Purpose The Business Change Lead is responsible for leading change delivery across various programmes. The role ensures impacted people are prepared, supported and equipped to adopt new tools, processes and ways of working. You partner closely with programme and delivery teams as well as functional teams to translate change impacts into practical plans across communications, engagement, training and readiness, drive adoption outcomes and embed change into day to day operations. Accountabilities & Responsibilities Change Leadership & Delivery Define and be responsible for the end to end change approach for assigned programmes in alignment with programme goals and value realization. Lead how AI will transform change management at Flutter and how AI will impact end users through their change journey. Conduct structured partner analysis and develop user personas to understand who is impacted, their needs, motivations and difficulties, using these insights to shape the change approach across all workstreams. Lead change impact assessments to understand people, role, behaviour and mentality impacts across impacted teams and adjacent functions. Proactively identify adoption and resistance risks and put effective mitigation strategies in place; raise issues early with recommended actions. Design and deliver targeted change interventions, including communications, engagement, training and reinforcement activities tailored to technical and non technical audiences. Partner with leaders to coach and support them in their role as change sponsors. Define and oversee measures of change success, including adoption metrics, behavioural outcomes, engagement indicators and business impact tracking. Planning & Coordination Align change activity to the delivery roadmaps and key achievements, bringing structure and discipline to change delivery within Agile environments. Support dependency mapping and sequencing of change activity across teams to avoid overload and conflict. Maintain visibility of intersecting initiatives and changes impacting the same communities; work closely with delivery and planning colleagues to ensure change activities are realistic, prioritised and achievable. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Conduct structured partner identification and profiling, distinguishing between end users, leaders, champions and resistant groups. Develop clear, consistent communications aligned to project landmarks and audience segments. Create messaging that explains the "why", "what" and "what it means for me" for engineers, product teams, leaders and support functions. Establish and run change champion networks and feedback loops to support two way engagement and local adoption. Equip leaders and managers with talk tracks, materials and coaching to support their teams through change. Training, Adoption & Enablement Partner with subject matter experts and training teams to define training needs and develop learning approaches. Design interventions with AI embedded into delivery and adoption. Design role based learning pathways that translate technical AI capabilities into accessible, practical guidance for different audiences. Ensure people have the knowledge and support to adopt change, including performance support, on the job resources and post go live reinforcement. Build and support communities of practice (e.g. change champions, user groups) to sustain adoption momentum. Readiness & Sustainment Assess organisational and team readiness prior to major rollouts; anticipate resistance and implement targeted interventions. Plan for change embedding through handover activities, collaborator ownership assignment and alignment with operational processes (e.g. onboarding, BAU documentation, performance measures). Establish reinforcement activities to sustain behaviour change and prevent regression post launch. Key Skills & Capabilities Delivery focused: Plans and delivers change activity at pace, balancing competing priorities and delivering to timelines. Comfortable operating in ambiguity with a pragmatic, outcome focused approach. Handles shifting priorities in fast paced Agile environments; stays calm, solutions focused and resilient. Structured thinking & planning: Applies change frameworks and translates ambiguity into practical, actionable plans. Comfortable with dependency mapping, roadmap alignment and programme sequencing. Brings discipline to change delivery within flexible, agile contexts. Strong collaborator & engagement skills: Builds trust quickly with diverse audiences (engineers, product teams, senior technical leaders). Manages expectations and navigates differing views to maintain momentum. Demonstrates high emotional intelligence and can coach leaders in their change sponsor role. Comfortable in matrixed, cross functional environments with multiple partner groups. Clear communicator & storyteller: Produces high quality communications and can adapt messaging for varied audiences. Translates complex technical change into clear, relevant and compelling narratives. Excellent written and verbal communication; skilled facilitator. Comfortable using digital communication and content tools (PowerPoint, SharePoint, email platforms, video tools). Analytical & evidence led: Uses insights, feedback and adoption metrics to steer change activity and improve outcomes. Comfortable defining and tracking adoption measures (qualitative and quantitative). Interprets data and presents insights to project leadership; adjusts approach based on evidence. Collaborative: Works effectively with Delivery Managers, Product Owners, SMEs and Technology Leaders. Comfortable in matrixed environments; builds credibility across technical and non technical audiences. Shares standard process and supports peer change professionals. Technical awareness: Curious about AI tools and capabilities; translates technical features into business and user facing benefits. Understands Agile delivery principles and how to sequence change within sprint cycles. Qualifications & Experience Proven experience (typically 3-6+ years) delivering change management on projects, programmes or operational transformation initiatives. Working knowledge of change methodologies/tools (e.g. Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, Lean change approaches) and practical application. Experience designing and delivering collaborator engagement, communications and training/adoption plans. Comfortable working in a delivery environment and partnering with delivery managers. Relevant change management certification (e.g. Prosci) desirable; equivalent experience acceptable. What's in it for you Flexible working - balance personal commitments and hobby. Bonus scheme. Uncapped holiday allowance. Enhanced pension scheme. Private healthcare, life assurance and income protection. Hybrid working. Annual self development learning fund (£/€1,000). Paid volunteering days. Enhanced parental leave. Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year). Recognition programmes. Gym membership, discounts, vouchers and much more. Equal opportunities At Flutter we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working styles to apply. We are committed to including everyone regardless of race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

Delivery & Performance Manager Location: Leeds/Dublin Hybrid Role purpose: The Delivery and Performance Manager is accountable for driving effective and consistent software delivery across their Domain, encouraging an environment where teams are engaged, supported, and set up to succeed. They provide oversight and clarity through appropriate tooling, ensuring the right structures, practices, and governance are in place. Accountabilities Team Leadership & Development - People manager for 2-3 Delivery Leads, providing guidance, coaching, and development opportunities. Sets high standards of execution and accountability, and models standard delivery processes. Continuous Improvement - Identifies and addresses opportunities for improving ways of working, promotes collaboration across teams, works with Head of Product & Head of Engineering to resolve delivery inefficiencies, embeds agile procedures, balances workloads, and manages delivery performance against targets. Delivery Community - Contributes to growth and development of the Delivery community, promotes agile methodologies and intelligent tooling, and supports social learning and knowledge sharing initiatives. Experience Led Agile delivery across cross functional engineering and product teams, ensuring timely execution of roadmap commitments and alignment with business priorities. Established delivery metrics and reporting frameworks using cycle time, lead time, and throughput data to identify risks and drive continuous improvement. Partnered with senior collaborators across Product and Engineering to remove blockers, optimise workflows, and improve cross team collaboration. Championed Agile best practices and coached teams on delivery excellence, resulting in improved execution consistency and operational efficiency. Provided strategic delivery leadership across multiple teams, shaping delivery direction, influencing organisational priorities, and engaging with senior partners for effective decision making. Benefits Uncapped holiday allowance Enhanced pension scheme Private healthcare, life assurance, income protection Hybrid working flexibility £1,000 annual self development learning fund Invest via the Flutter Sharesave Scheme Paid volunteering days Enhanced parental leave Wellbeing fund (£250 a year) Recognition programs, gym membership, discounts and vouchers Equal Opportunities At Flutter, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and do not require all listed qualifications. We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.

Cloud Engineering Manager Role purpose: Flutter Technology is recruiting a Cloud Engineering Manager responsible for leading a team of engineers that will drive the implementation, automation, and operation of our greenfield AWS cloud platform. The platform will underpin the global services consumed by the group's well known betting brands. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to influence the technology choices across Flutter's cloud hosting platforms. You will work with all brands across the group to migrate and modernise their services, deliver technology solutions to meet their needs, and promote knowledge sharing within the engineering community. You will also contribute to the evaluation and selection of AWS services, code and configuration management tools, and other components essential for achieving our group's strategic objectives. You must be effective at articulating technology requirements, promoting cloud enablement, migrations and the methodologies required to reduce risk and achieve desired outcomes. Responsibilities Team Leadership & People Management Lead and scale engineering teams of 5+ members, demonstrating ability to hire, develop, and retain high performing talent. Manage performance reviews, capability assessments, and conduct difficult conversations (performance improvement plans, terminations). Build psychological safety and foster collaborative team cultures in technically demanding environments. Communicate complex technical concepts and infrastructure decisions to non technical audiences. Network Implementation & Engineering: Support the implementation of scalable, secure, and high performing cloud network solutions across multiple AWS regions based on approved architectural designs. Network Implementation & Engineering Build and operate Flutter's global hybrid network infrastructure, utilizing primarily AWS native services alongside on premises solutions, implementing advanced routing architectures, IP address management, centralized ingress/egress control, and enterprise wide network security services. Spearhead network deployment and operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies with tools such as CDK, Typescript, Terraform or CloudFormation. Ensure compliance with security frameworks, regulatory requirements, and industry standards across all network implementations. Contribute to network technology roadmaps and strategy based on hands on implementation experience and operational insights. Set technical implementation standards, enforce networking best practices, and provide mentorship to engineering teams. Support cloud architecture and Flutter Function leads with developing the cloud technology roadmap and strategy. Operational Excellence Create and drive adoption of standard operating procedures, policies, runbooks, and operational manuals. Assume guardianship of network infrastructure code and artefact repositories, ensuring adherence to best practices. Proactively identify and mitigate network risks, ensure robust disaster recovery strategies, and lead major incident response efforts. Write and review platform code, offering constructive feedback to ensure code quality. Drive continuous improvement in network monitoring, observability, and performance optimisation. Build and maintain on call rotations; manage escalation paths and ensure appropriate coverage for 24/7 operations. Establish and enforce service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) for infrastructure services. Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing Facilitate the development and communication of Flutter Group standards for network design, development, and deployment. Enable and support engineering teams with the adoption of cloud networking services through training initiatives and workshops. Cultivate relationships with other pivotal Flutter group functions and identify opportunities for strategic collaboration. Liaise with third party vendors, AWS, and partners on networking solutions and integrations. Write and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, runbooks, and operational guides. Competencies Building Support: We establish close relationships with our stakeholders, underpinned by trust, integrity, and respect, and can build awareness, understanding, and positive momentum behind the group technology strategy, often without being able to assert authority. Objective: We are impartial and unbiased, ensuring equal treatment for all and that decisions are based on objective criteria. Collaborative: We work effectively and in partnership with our stakeholders on shared goals that align towards the achievement of the group strategy, fostering a collaborative environment and assuming the role of leader when required. Adaptable: We understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue and can adapt our approach to achieve a successful outcome. Strategic Thinking: We think about the big picture and use that perspective to support our divisions to achieve competitive advantage through greater agility, faster time to market and a better customer experience. Strategic Communication: We are proactive and considered in our approach to stakeholder communications, actively listening, providing constructive feedback and helping others to consider new perspectives. Experience Proven experience leading and managing engineering teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development of engineers at varying levels of seniority. Experience building and operating network infrastructure across multiple AWS accounts and regions, supporting high availability, multi region workloads. Deep understanding of AWS networking services including but not limited to: Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, VPC design, AWS Network Firewall, Direct Connect, VPN, Route53, Outpost, VPC Endpoints, load balancing services (ALB, NLB, GWLB), and VPC Lattice. Proven experience with network security implementation, including firewall policy development (AWS Network Firewall, Palo Alto), IDS/IPS management (Suricata), network segmentation, and compliance frameworks. Experience with source control management (Git, GitHub) and CI/CD pipeline integration for network automation. Demonstrated experience mentoring and coaching engineers at varying levels of seniority, with a track record of supporting career progression and capability uplift within teams. Leads engineering teams using agile delivery methodologies; applies agile principles pragmatically to infrastructure work including sprint planning, backlog management, and continuous improvement. Leads incident response, change management, and problem resolution processes, accountable for post incident reviews, risk identification, and implementation of corrective actions. Bonus Bonus points for previous software engineering experience (Python, TypeScript, Go), Wi Fi infrastructure (Cisco, Aruba), container networking (EKS, ECS), AWS certifications, or experience in highly regulated industries.