Job Title: SRE Director

Location: Tempe, AZ or Los Angeles, CA

Type: Fulltime

Job Description:

We're on the lookout for visionary individuals to join our pioneering team, tasked with shaping the future of streaming products. Now is your chance to be part of creating and delivering extraordinary digital experiences spanning Sports and Entertainment.

As a key member of our team, you'll drive innovation and significantly contribute to our mission of pioneering the next generation of streaming products. Your opportunity to create unparalleled fan experiences for these iconic sports events is here. Our current advanced digital solutions, accessed by millions across web, mobile, and living room devices, signify just the start of our ambitious journey.

About The Role:

Client is hiring a Director, Site Reliability Engineering to manage and own the infrastructure and platform to support APIs around our live direct to consumer video APIs for events such as the Super Bowl, World Cup, and World Series. The Director will be ultimately responsible for the throughput of the Platform Engineering team and the implementation and operation of the platform. The Director will need to partner with multiple teams from the application team to finance to 3rd party partners to be successful.

A collaborative, peacemaker mindset is a must while fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement for the team. The ideal candidate should have excellent people management, project management, workflow visualization and conceptualization skills as well as a technical background.

A Snapshot of Your Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation and operation of cloud infrastructure and EKS-based platform supporting direct to consumer APIs to solve thundering herd problems associated with live events.
• Work closely with Video & Player Engineering and 3rd party partners to enable scalability, cost visibility and observability throughout the platform.
• Conceptualize and develop a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the Site Reliability Engineering team.
• Manage expectations for project and team deliverables, manage stakeholder communications, and help drive an effective system of project status tracking.
• Create visibility and confidence in project delivery timelines, as well as a working environment where the team can be focused, efficient, and creative.
• Proactively identify and implement quality and change control procedures to ensure that all executions are complete, error-free, produced according to established standards and delivered on time.
• Implement on-call and support coverage schedules for live and crown jewel events throughout the year.
• Be fluid and open to change and evolving processes and tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Experience working in a large enterprise IT setting.
• Strong manager with experience in managing up and managing out when required.
• Strong abstract reasoning and ability to conceptualize systems and processes.
• Strong communication and cross-functional skills, with the ability to engage, listen, and collaborate with internal departments/teams to align from strategy through execution.
• Engineering background with understanding of EKS and related cloud concepts and underlying technologies
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks and visualize workflows.
• A self-starter, able to take initiative and work independently.
• Highly motivated with strong work ethic and an aptitude for problem-solving
• Collaborative working style and team-player attitude
• Strong decision-making abilities along with creative, project and time management skills

Nice To Have, But Not a Dealbreaker:

• BS or equivalent