Versant Media · 22 hours ago
Director, Platform DevOps & DevEx
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$170K/yr - $210K/yr
10+ years expVERSANT Media is a leading force in news, sports, and entertainment, known for its iconic brands and commitment to innovation. The Director, Platform DevOps & DevEx will be responsible for designing and evolving the CI/CD platform and cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on improving software delivery and developer experience through automation and intelligent tooling.
Media and EntertainmentInformation TechnologyBroadcasting
Responsibilities
Serve as the architect for VERSANT’s DevOps and delivery platforms, defining the technical vision, reference architectures, and long-term roadmap for CI/CD and automation
Design and oversee the implementation of enterprise CI/CD architectures, ensuring scalability, resilience, security, and consistency across teams and products
Architect cloud-native and container-based platforms, establishing standards for Kubernetes, serverless, hybrid infrastructure, networking, and runtime environments
Define and govern automation frameworks, including the strategic use of AI-powered tools to improve build, test, deployment, observability, and incident response workflows
Set architectural standards for infrastructure as code, pipeline design, environment promotion, and deployment strategies
Embed DevSecOps principles into platform architecture through automated security scanning, policy enforcement, and compliance-by-design controls
Architect and guide the implementation of observability and reliability platforms, including metrics, logging, tracing, alerting, and AI-assisted anomaly detection
Review and approve platform designs, pipeline changes, and automation approaches, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and best practices
Provide architectural guidance and technical mentorship to DevOps, platform, and application engineering teams
Partner with engineering, security, and infrastructure leadership to align platform architecture with business, reliability, and scale requirements
Remain hands-on where necessary to validate designs, prototype solutions, and resolve complex technical challenges
Drive continuous evolution of the DevOps platform architecture based on emerging technologies, industry trends, and organizational needs
Qualification
Required
BA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Architecture roles
Demonstrated experience serving as a lead or principal architect for CI/CD platforms, DevOps tooling, or large-scale delivery ecosystems
Deep hands-on expertise designing and operating CI/CD architectures using modern tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD, etc.)
Advanced experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, and/or Azure) and cloud-native architectures, including Kubernetes and serverless technologies
Strong background in infrastructure as code and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)
Proven ability to architect DevSecOps pipelines, integrating automated testing, security scanning, policy enforcement, and compliance controls
Experience designing observability platforms, including metrics, logging, tracing, alerting, and reliability dashboards
Demonstrated success driving platform standards and architectural decisions across multiple engineering teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
A variety of other discounts and perks
Company
Versant Media
Versant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2026-01-05IPO
Leadership Team
Steve Arocho
Vice President Corporate Communications
Recent News
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