Fanatics · 17 hours ago
Staff DevOps Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $258K/yr
8+ years expFanatics is a growth-focused startup within the Fanatics ecosystem, leveraging exclusive rights to merchandise from major sports leagues. The Staff DevOps Engineer will lead efforts in building greenfield products and setting the technical foundations for future work, focusing on optimizing systems, processes, and tools to support scalable and reliable applications.
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Responsibilities
Infrastructure Automation: Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Terragrunt
CI/CD Pipelines: Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar tools. Ensure efficient, automated testing and reliable release processes
Kubernetes Administration: Manage, administer, and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS or GKE) for container orchestration and scalability
Cloud Infrastructure: Manage and optimize cloud environments (AWS, GCP), ensuring best practices in scalability, cost management, performance, and security
Monitoring & Logging: Implement and maintain observability solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog
Collaboration: Partner with development, QA, and product teams to design and implement solutions that improve reliability, performance, and developer productivity
Security Best Practices: Integrate security into infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and deployments, ensuring compliance and data protection
Incident Management: Serve as a key responder for system outages and performance issues. Lead root cause analysis and drive long-term remediation
Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and practices to improve DevOps workflows and system resilience
Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers. Promote engineering excellence, best practices, and knowledge sharing
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a related role
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience
Expertise in Kubernetes administration (EKS or GKE)
Strong experience managing public cloud providers (AWS, GCP) in multi-account and multi-org setups
Hands-on experience with GitOps practices and tools (ArgoCD, FluxCD)
Experience with designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt)
Experience with monitoring and logging platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Strong skills in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Go, etc.)
Deep knowledge of version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket)
Expertise in networking and load balancing
Strong understanding of cloud security best practices
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern software development workflows
Company
Fanatics
Fanatics is a global sports platform reimagining the fan experience across gear, trading cards, sports betting, content, events, and more. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.9BKey Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M
Leadership Team
J
Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Michael Mahan
CEO
Recent News
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