Overview: As a Senior Manager, Security &amp; Platform Engineering at Fanatics, youll build the technical foundation for our sports-futures trading platform while fostering a culture of transparent collaboration and continuous learning. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will define and execute our platform and security engineering strategy through people-centered leadership—creating processes, tooling, and best practices that ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of both internal services and customer-facing products. Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Manage and mentor a cross-functional team of platform and security engineers through transparent communication and dedicated personal development, focusing on building, deploying, and maintaining cloud-native services and infrastructure while prioritizing individual growth and team cohesion.</li> <li>Define, implement, and maintain a scalable CI/CD pipeline aligned with GitOps principles and industry best practices, fostering collaborative decision-making and knowledge sharing throughout the process.</li> <li>Architect and oversee Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices including observability tooling, chaos testing, incident management, and capacity planning, emphasizing proactive problem identification and data-driven continuous improvement.</li> <li>Develop, enforce, and continuously improve security standards and controls (e.g., vulnerability management, secure coding guidelines, incident response playbooks) through collaborative solution development and mutual respect for diverse perspectives.</li> <li>Drive a data-driven platform &amp; security roadmap with full transparency: establish meaningful KPIs, track metrics with clear context, and provide honest status and risk reporting to executive audiences.</li> <li>Partner authentically with Product, Platform Engineering, and engineering leadership to prioritize technical initiatives, integrate security requirements early in the lifecycle, and ensure alignment with business goals through open communication.</li> <li>Provide hands-on technical guidance for critical deployments, lead troubleshooting of high-severity incidents with psychological safety, and conduct thorough post-mortems with actionable follow-through and learning opportunities.</li> <li>Build and maintain genuine relationships with stakeholders across FEX and FBG, presenting insights, metrics, and recommendations with clarity and vulnerability when appropriate.</li> <li>Stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud, platform engineering, and security through continuous learning—evaluating and adopting new tools and practices collaboratively with the team.</li> <li>Travel occasionally to Fanatics Betting &amp; Gaming and offices for conferences, meetings, and team-building events to strengthen personal connections and shared understanding.</li> </ul> Skills and Qualifications: <ul> <li>8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing high-performance engineering teams with demonstrated people-centered leadership approach.</li> <li>Proven expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) with ability to teach and develop others.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK), chaos engineering, and incident management frameworks, preferably with experience fostering blameless post-mortem cultures.</li> <li>Deep familiarity with CI/CD and GitOps workflows (e.g., Jenkins, Argo CD, GitHub Actions) and collaborative implementation practices.</li> <li>Strong background in security engineering: OWASP, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, IAM, and incident response with experience building security-conscious team cultures.</li> <li>Proficiency in one or more languages (Java, Go, Python, Kotlin) and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions through transparent stakeholder communication.</li> <li>Excellent communicator and presenter with experience influencing decision-making at the executive level through authentic relationship-building and data-driven insights.</li> <li>Data-driven mindset with strong analytical, problem-solving, and prioritization skills, balanced with human-centered decision making.</li> <li>Experience managing distributed or remote teams in a fast-paced, regulated environment with emphasis on psychological safety and open communication is a plus.</li> <li>Positive, collaborative attitude with genuine commitment to transparent feedback and willingness to embrace new initiatives through continuous learning.</li> <li>Experience or interest in sports betting, financial markets, or other regulated industries is highly desirable.</li> </ul> The expected salary range for this role is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award. *Salary range is listed in USD; actual salary will vary based on location. *Salary Range: $168,000 - $330,000 per year (actual salary will be determined in part by a successful candidate’s geographic location). In addition to base salary, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off, and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, and more. We’ll also give you $700 to set up your home office!

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