Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Fanatics

full-time

Posted on: 9/5/2025

Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $168,000 - $330,000 per year

Senior

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

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