Net Entertainment
Do you want to work
in a development company with good odds?
We are looking for people who can contribute to Net Entertainment's success and want to work in a creative, engaging, and enthusiastic environment for a profitable and growing company.
Our market is international and our customers are all over the world. Product development, testing, operation and support are located at our headquarters in central Stockholm. We work in teams, usually in short projects using Scrum as the methodology. We primarily work with Java, Flash, Linux, Windows and SQL Server.
Release Manager
SE-AB-Stockholm
About the position:
Net Entertainment is now seeking a Release Manager for our application management department.
As a Release Manager within Net Entertainment you will be part of a team working with all the activities related to the delivery of the product CasinoModule™ and enable games as a service to Net Entertainment customers. This includes working with the release of software, from development until operational stage. To be able to do this you will co-operate with many of the other teams within the company. The work includes third line application support that is related to the build and deploys of the CasinoModule™ software and the games.
The Application management team members contribute to successful upgrades, stable and reliable production and test systems, detailed deploy schedule for new releases, accurate customer configuration records and customer satisfaction in the support and management processes.
As a Release Manager you will responsible for release planning and improvement work to the release process. You will be the key figure that keeps track of the progress of current releases and gathers the information on upcoming releases. You will also be responsible for decisions on whether release dates are feasible in conjunction with other releases as well as for areas concerning the release of software.
What's your background?
We believe the ideal candidate has at least 4-5 years of experience from working with IT and software and previous experience of release management in a dynamic environment.
It is preferably that you also have the following:
An academic degree within computer science
Good knowledge of ITIL and/or process improvement
Basic project management skills
Basic technical IT skills
Fluency in English, both written and oral
Who are you?
We are looking for a candidate who is well organized has the ability to stay calm and focused in stressful situations complemented by a positive, can-do attitude. You need to have good communication skills and attention to detail with accuracy and consistency in work. You are also a pro-active problem solver and a team player with flexibility to work across different units.
We look forward to your application in English including a letter in which you
introduce yourself and tell us about your interest in the specific position.
Vision:
Driving the Online Casino Market through Better Games
Mission:
Providing leading edge solutions enabling the ultimate entertainment experience.
Great employees – Great success
We are looking for talents who are enthusiastic to contribute to Net Entertainment’s success and want to work in an atmosphere that is characterized by creativity and passion in an industry that is constantly changing.
New markets are opening up for online gaming and evolving technology gives us the opportunity to create innovative products. In addition, the players’ continuously hunger for entertainment increases the complexity of the games developed.
Product development, quality assurance and operations are located at our headquarters in central Stockholm as well as in our game studios in Gothenburg and Kiev (Ukraine). Product management, customer support, sales and account management are located in Malta.
We’re all about winning entertainment. This is why we need Net Entertainers who are fun and committed to success.
Together We Win.
In order to succeed as a Net Entertainer, you need to be passionate about complex development without over complicating matters, since we also believe in Simplicity in All We Do.
Leading the forefront of online gaming means we need to Think Ahead, and Be Ahead. Combine this with our Passion for Gaming, and you will understand why we look for colleagues that are always on their game, and infuse any position with their enthusiasm.
As one of the pioneers of this industry, with stable ownership, we offer the winning combination of a vibrant organisation with solid resources. In short, We Act Speedsmart. Do you? Then you will appreciate your 350 peers. Your new colleagues await you in Stockholm, Göteborg, Kiev, Gibraltar and Malta. They will all think that working with you is one of the biggest advantages of working for NetEnt. Along with the room for creativity. And the actual rooms. We may work in an open environment, but there are many rooms to enter when the mood strikes you. Literally as well as figuratively. And yes, if you see somebody playing video games on the big screen in the cinema room, it’s probably part of their job. After all, we’re in entertainment.
The online gaming market is virtually exploding – as only one of a handful of enterprises worldwide, doing what we’re doing, we’re riding the blast wave. To spell it out – we’re not a disorganized start up. We are an international enterprise with wildly creative people.
Ambition is an asset, but without company assets your ambition will only take you so far. With a substantial annual net revenue, in a market with low volatility, employing only the people we consider to be exactly right, we guarantee that if you have the drive, we have the destination. It’s your drive we’re looking for. Because at the end of the day, we drive the online casino market through better games, and it can’t happen without you.
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Net Ent as Employer
Net Entertainment's employees possess a wide variety of skills and expertise. We work hard to foster a close-knit organization with strong teams that foster the use and sharing of those skills across the entire company. Net Entertainment has a corporate culture in which creativity is a key ingredient and where no ideas are too outlandish to consider. Through a perfect blend of skills, creativity, and people we achieve our goals.
To achieve success in a fast-growing industry, Net Entertainment works actively to attract the best people. We also want to provide a stimulating work environment with great variation. Our employees should be able to develop professionally and personally.
Net Entertainment is a fast growing company and recruited 102 new employees in 2010. Many of those recruits work with development or IT Operations. The Company has also recruited a number of middle and executive managerial personnel in the areas of account management, project management, product ownership, and finance.
Finding the right person with the right skills is a challenge. This is why the Company often use third party recruitment services. At the end of 2010, the Company had a total of 191 employees and 113 consultants.
More new recruits in 2011
Net Entertainment will further expand its employee base in most skill areas throughout 2011.
A mix of skills and expertise
The Company's systems manage billions of transactions each year which means that its employees are expected to demonstrate good judgement and have both the appropriate background experience and education.
Net Entertainment recruits its employees from different sectors with a particular focus on banking and finance for platform development and on the video gaming sector for gaming development. The systems should be reliable, secure and also thoroughly creative. Such a mix requires a fine balance of skills. One advantage of employing people from different industries is that Net Entertainment can constantly expand its portfolio of expertise and abilities. New employees contribute in numerous, positive ways to the Company's development with innovative ideas and experience of various working methods and organisations.
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