Fanatics

Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Fanatics

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $168,000 - $330,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoGrafanaJavaJenkinsKotlinKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

  • Manage and mentor a cross-functional team of platform and security engineers
  • Define, implement, and maintain a scalable CI/CD pipeline aligned with GitOps principles
  • Architect and oversee SRE practices including observability tooling, chaos testing, incident management, and capacity planning
  • Develop, enforce, and continuously improve security standards and controls
  • Drive a data-driven platform & security roadmap with meaningful KPIs and executive reporting
  • Partner with Product, Platform Engineering, and engineering leadership to prioritize initiatives and integrate security early
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance for critical deployments and lead troubleshooting of high-severity incidents
  • Build relationships with stakeholders across FEX and FBG and present insights and recommendations
  • Stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud, platform engineering, and security
  • Travel occasionally to Fanatics Betting & Gaming and offices for conferences, meetings, and team-building events

Requirements

  • 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing high-performance engineering teams
  • Proven expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK), chaos engineering, and incident management frameworks
  • Deep familiarity with CI/CD and GitOps workflows (e.g., Jenkins, Argo CD, GitHub Actions)
  • Strong background in security engineering: OWASP, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, IAM, and incident response
  • Proficiency in one or more languages (Java, Go, Python, Kotlin)
  • Excellent communicator and presenter with experience influencing executive decision-making
  • Data-driven mindset with strong analytical, problem-solving, and prioritization skills
  • Experience managing distributed or remote teams in a fast-paced, regulated environment is a plus
  • Experience or interest in sports betting, financial markets, or other regulated industries is highly desirable