YES Network · 2 months ago
Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expYES Network, through its joint venture G.A.M.E., is seeking a Manager, Site Reliability Engineering to enhance the stability and security of their digital sports streaming application. The role involves leading a technical team, ensuring platform reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and security.
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Hiring Manager
Teresita Escobar
Responsibilities
Own the reliability, performance, and security of the platform infrastructure that supports our live and on-demand video streaming app
Lead a small technical team and act as a hands-on mentor and contributor
Design and maintain robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure visibility, fast incident response, and high availability
Define and enforce operational best practices including disaster recovery, redundancy, backup, and failover strategies
Investigate and resolve complex issues across the application stack — from infrastructure and APIs to video delivery and playback
Lead incident response efforts and participate in an on-call rotation during peak traffic events (typically evenings EST)
Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to guide architectural decisions that prioritize platform resilience, scalability, and security
Partner with L1 Operations and Customer Care teams to triage issues, drive incident resolution, and close the loop on recurring or systemic problems
Own the implementation and continuous strengthening of platform security, including identity management, secrets handling, IAM policies, and AWS-level hardening
Evaluate and introduce new tools, technologies, and architectural patterns to improve the reliability of the system
Track and improve SLAs, SLOs, and operational KPIs related to uptime, latency, video playback quality, and security posture
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform infrastructure roles, with 2+ years in a team lead or manager capacity
Experience operating and scaling production environments in AWS, including services like CloudFront, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, and CloudWatch
AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or similar) or equivalent deep hands-on experience
Strong background in system observability, with experience using tools like Datadog, CloudWatch, and Conviva for monitoring, distributed tracing, and alerting
Deep understanding of video streaming architecture including HLS/DASH, CDNs, DRM, SSAI, and multi-platform delivery (mobile, web, CTV)
Expertise in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar, with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Proven ability to lead platform security initiatives, including IAM policy management, token handling, and securing service architecture
Experience collaborating with engineering teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure changes, and support safe production releases
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across application, network, and video delivery layers
Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment and manage vendor relationships
Comfortable working in a hybrid work environment (3 days/week on-site in NYC)
Participation in an after-hours on-call rotation is expected, particularly during live sporting events and high-traffic periods
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance
FSA/HSA
Parental leave
Transit commuter benefits
401k w/ employer match
Company
YES Network
YES Network is a sports broadcasting network featuring teams from the New York area.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2014-01-24Acquired
Leadership Team
Jon Litner
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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