Niku Toivola

Niku Toivola has extensive experience in technical leadership and system administration within the online gaming and telecommunications industries. Currently serving as Technical Lead at Sulake since March 2006, Niku oversees the Technical Operations team and manages production and support systems. Previous roles include Senior and System Administrator at Sulake, where responsibilities encompassed managing a distributed network for online gaming services across over 20 countries. Earlier positions include software engineer at zed Ltd, contributing to the European delivery centre, and system specialist at Sonera Media Communications, focusing on server management and automation. Niku began a career as a system analyst at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, gaining foundational skills in Unix server management and network security. Niku holds a degree from the University of Helsinki, completed in 1998.