Lottery Backend Solution Expert

About the Position

The National Lottery is undergoing a major transformation, progressively replacing current gaming systems. We are seeking an experienced Lottery Backend Solution Expert with in-depth knowledge of the lottery environment and the current Brightstar Lottery solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a strategic program within the National Lottery, ensuring continuity and successful transition to a new gaming platform.

Responsibilities

1. Production Systems Support

• Coordinate and manage changes within the current gaming environment
• Ensure the stability and continuity of production activities
• Support the controlled decommissioning of legacy components in line with the migration roadmap

2. Test Environment Management

• Manage and maintain lottery test environments
• Support production activities and integrations with new systems
• Ensure that test environments accurately reflect production configurations when required
• Coordinate the availability of test platforms with IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors

3. Migration Testing Support

• Provide active support during the different testing phases within the migration program:
  • System Integration Testing (SIT)
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Pre-production validation
• Facilitate the transition from legacy systems to the new platform
• Identify and resolve defects at an early stage
• Contribute to readiness for production deployments

Requirements

Lottery & Business Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge (minimum 10 years) of:
  • Draw games, instant scratch games, and digital instant games
  • Different sales channels (Retail, digital B2C and B2B)

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of the current Brightstar Lottery gaming systems
• Knowledge of / experience with:
  • Central game system (ES platforms): game lifecycle of draw & scratch games
  • Business Object (ES-BI)
  • For multi-jurisdictional games, integration with the dedicated lottery community systems (SLE and Viking Lotto)
  • Retail Channel and Management + Terminals and connectivity WAN
  • Digital Channel (i-Lottery): Play Command, Player Wallet, Draw game integration, various RGS integration, etc.
  • Integrations between the lottery gaming systems and the different lottery IT system including Microsoft 365, SAP S/4HANA, WareHouse Management system, etc.

Testing & Migration

• Strong expertise in testing within lottery gaming systems
• Experience in planning and coordinating testing activities in lottery migration projects

Languages

• Dutch: Native
• French: Native
• English: Active knowledge

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a leading lottery organization
• Be part of a transformative project within the National Lottery

About the Company

De Nationale Loterij vierde in 2024 haar 90ste verjaardag en blijft tot op vandaag trouw aan haar historisch model: veel spelers, met matige inzetten, een van nature verantwoord spelaanbod van iconische en traditionele spelen en een sterke betrokkenheid van alle Belgen, met name dankzij de steun aan diverse goede doelen.

"We zijn uitgegroeid tot één van de grootste e-commerce-ecosystemen van het land. En toch blijft onze grote sterkte dezelfde: een loterij van nabijheid, zowel fysiek als online", zegt Jannie Haek, CEO van de Nationale Loterij.