Project Manager

Brightstar Lottery is a global leader in the lottery industry providing both B2C and B2B solutions and services.  We aim to advance lotteries by delivering insights-driven, future-ready innovative solutions that bolster our customers, inspire their players, and contribute to a sustainable future. 

Brightstar is looking for passionate technologists to help shape the future of our industry leading solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our journey - where your ideas, skills, and initiative will directly influence our products and services. You’ll collaborate with talented colleagues, work with the latest technologies, and have the freedom to innovate and solve complex challenges. If you’re eager to make your mark in a forward-thinking environment that values creativity, teamwork, and impact, we invite you to join us and help drive our transformation.

Role Overview

The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of customer dynamics and evolving business needs, with a strong emphasis on leveraging cloud technologies to drive scalability, enhance security, and improve performance. This role involves planning and coordinating all phases of engineering projects from concept through execution. The candidate consistently delivers actionable outcomes that align with business goals, on schedule and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Assigned to multiple projects, including those leveraging cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS)

• Coordinates the activities of multi-disciplinary teams in the achievement of project objectives and outcomes, including cloud migration and integration efforts

• Facilitates the flow of information among team members on assigned projects, ensuring alignment on cloud architecture and deployment strategies

• Participates in removing project barriers and roadblocks, including those related to cloud security, compliance, and performance

• Develops, tracks, and reports on project progress, schedules, and project metrics—including cloud resource utilization and cost optimization

• Completes the full scope of large, complex assignments/projects that involve multiple technology systems, including hybrid and cloud-native environments

• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills and qualifications

• 5 to 10 years managing IT projects, including cloud-based initiatives

• 2 to 4 years of project or team lead experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical qualifications from a recognized institution

• Effective communication skills

• Advanced knowledge of project management applications

Preffered skills and qualifications

• Experience managing engineering projects with increasing complexity, including cloud transformation efforts

• Project leadership on multifaceted projects involving cloud infrastructure and services

• Has advanced knowledge of/skills in engineering fields like software, hardware, and project management techniques and methods, with emphasis on cloud-native development and DevOps practices

• PMP Certification

• Scrum Master Certification (PSM or CSM)

• Proficiency in Clarity and JIRA is highly desirable

• Previous experience in a similar gaming industry setting, especially with cloud-hosted platforms

Keys to Success

• Building collaborative relationships across on-prem and cloud teams

• Decision making with cloud cost-efficiency and scalability in mind

• Drive results through agile cloud delivery models

• Foster innovation using cloud-native tools and services

• Personal energy

• Self-leadership

We are offering

• contract of employment in a stable working environment

• great atmosphere (we have plenty of people who are very long with us)

• set of benefits (Multisport, medical care, insurance, pension, car allowance)

• possibilities to move internally (many of our employees are changing teams)

• hybrid work (2-3 days in the office per week)