Senior Manager, DevOps

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Company Overview

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We’re home to the world’s best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter. 
 

Department Overview
 

Studio & Industry Engagement serves the audience of decision-makers who engage with several lines of business in the company. We are a team with unparalleled capabilities for managing exclusive access to content and information. We use these capabilities to provide the solutions for Warner Bros. Discovery to deliver marketing materials and screening experiences to internal teams, third-party clients, and the press, driving the global monetization and success of WBD’s content.
 

Role Overview

The Senior Manager of DevOps is responsible for infrastructure architecture and management of the devops team, which builds and maintains tools and mitigate security risks in systems utilizing public cloud. In addition to being an expert DevOps Engineer, our ideal candidate is an IT generalist, who has the know how to quickly isolate problems, even if they haven’t been encountered before, and come up with practical solutions efficiently. Other requirements include exhibiting expertise with all levels of the tech stack and being able to work independently.
 

The Daily

• Architect, manage, build and implement development tools and infrastructure with Azure and AWS
• Drive operational excellence for the group
• Responsible for design, code quality, testing and deployments
• Troubleshoot and fix bugs, security vulnerabilities, and operational issues
• Document technical solutions and articulate these solutions to both a business and technical audience.
   

Responsibilities:
 

The Essentials

• 7+ years of hands-on DevOps experience, including 2+ years working with Azure DevOps Services
• 3-5+ years of experience managing or leading teams of DevOps engineers
• 5+ years of established track record implementing large-scale, high-quality software applications
• Expert knowledge of AWS (hands-on experience preferred)
• Expert knowledge of best security practices for cloud apps
• Expert with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Azure Pipelines
• Experience with Azure Key Vault, Azure service principal accounts (creation, maintenance, etc.), and Azure Active Directory security
• Terraform development experience
• Proficient with C#, Python
• Experience with media/video encoding (bonus if it’s with Azure Media Services) and knowledge of various video containers
• Experience working with containerization platforms, such as Docker
• Experience working with batch jobs and serverless functions (Azure Functions)
• Databases/Storage knowledge: PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Azure Storage Accounts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable with shell scripting
• Git/GitHub experience
• Proven problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Solid foundation in troubleshooting application and data issues in a distributed environment
• Drive to master emerging technologies and share experiences with team members
• Ability to understand goals, strategies, and needs of the business as they relate to infrastructure and application development
• Ability to work both as a part of the team and operate independently
   

Nice to haves

• Experience working with CDNS such as Akamai and Edgio
• Working knowledge of creating and using Cloud Port workflows in Telestream Cloud
• Working knowledge of Aspera and setting up transfer nodes
• Experience with GitH