Manager, Platform Ops Engineering

Company Description

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment – home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most. As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks – including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!,

SYFY, and Golf Channel – with dynamic digital and direct‑to‑consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Golf Now, Golf Pass, and Sports Engine. Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service. VERSANT is an industry‑changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward‑looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever‑evolving world.

Sports Engine is looking for a MANAGER, PLATFORM ENGINEERING to build our next big thing in platform growth across Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango at Home, Sports Engine, and Sports Engine Play.

We are looking for a Manager of Platform Engineering to lead a team of platform engineers while maintaining strong technical involvement. This is a player‑coach role: you will provide technical guidance, mentor and develop your team members, and contribute hands‑on to the design and implementation of our cloud and platform services. If you enjoy solving complex problems, building for scale, developing talent, and making a measurable impact – we'd love to meet you.

• Lead and develop a team of platform engineers, providing mentorship, career guidance, and growth opportunities while fostering a collaborative and high‑performing team culture
• Drive and participate in solution architecture and delivery across diverse domains, offering expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and resources, containers (ECS/Kubernetes) and cloud‑native architectures
• Develop, enhance, and operate platform capabilities including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, reusable patterns, and automation solutions that enable rapid, reliable, and secure deployments
• Design and implement standardized, reusable cloud infrastructure patterns and templates that help teams adopt best practices while maintaining security and compliance requirements
• Enable the platform team in delivering consistent adoption of software delivery practices and solutions that optimize for fast feedback, observability, and operational excellence
• Evaluate existing standards and practices, identify gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen Development, Security, and Operational practices across the organization
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills through proactive status updates, clear documentation, knowledge sharing, and effective collaboration when facing technical challenge
• Partner closely with engineering teams to understand their needs, refine requirements, and deliver solutions that enhance developer productivity while meeting project objectives
• Manage team priorities and workload, balancing project demands with team capacity and individual development goals
• Collaborate with leadership on roadmap planning, resource allocation, and strategic initiatives for the platform organization
• Work with emerging technologies around AI, MCP, and RAG to drive innovation within the platform space

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure/platform/operations engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership or team lead role
• Strong hands‑on expertise in AWS, Python, Terraform, and Git Ops (ArgoCD)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (Postgres, MySQL)
• Demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and developing engineers
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Track record of balancing technical contribution with team leadership responsibilities

• AWS
  
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