[Remote] Sr. Platform Ops Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Versant Media is an industry-changing media and entertainment business home to trusted brands that shape culture and inform audiences. They are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and maintain core platform infrastructure that supports their engineering teams, driving platform enhancements and enabling developer productivity.ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain core platform infrastructure that serves as the foundation for engineering teams across the organizationDrive and participate in solution architecture and delivery across diverse domains, offering expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and resources, containers (ECS/Kubernetes) and cloud-native architecturesDevelop, enhance, and operate platform capabilities including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, reusable patterns, and automation solutions that enable rapid, reliable, and secure deploymentsDesign and implement standardized, reusable cloud infrastructure patterns and templates that help teams adopt best practices while maintaining security and compliance requirementsDemonstrate, enable, and promote consistent adoption of software delivery practices and solutions that optimize for fast feedback, observability, and operational excellenceProactively collaborate with product and engineering teams, taking technical leadership in areas of cross-functional projects while sharing knowledge and best practicesEvaluate existing standards and practices, identify gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen Development, Security, and Operational practices across the organizationDemonstrate excellent communication skills through proactive status updates, clear documentation, knowledge sharing, and effective collaboration when facing technical challengesPartner closely with engineering teams to understand their needs, refine requirements, and deliver solutions that enhance developer productivity while meeting project objectivesWork with emerging technologies around AI, MCP, and RAGCost optimization - Monitor and optimize cloud spend, implementing cost governance strategies and right-sizing recommendationsService reliability Maintain SLOs/SLIs/SLAs, improve uptime targets, and help implement reliability engineering practicesMentorship - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, conduct design reviews, and raise the technical bar across the platform teamSkillsAWS Expertise: 6+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, with a focus on Infrastructure as CodeLinux Proficiency: Minimum of 4 years of experience managing and maintaining Linux systemsAutomation/Scripting: 3+ years of experience with Python for automation and scriptingGit and GitOps: Practical experience and comfortable using Git and automated workflowsAWS Security Knowledge: Familiarity with AWS security best practices, including DNS, secure VPCs, and database security (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)Communication & Collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiencesProblem-Solving Mindset: Eagerness to learn, grow, and tackle challenges in a fast-paced environmentTroubleshooting & debugging: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems issues across networking, compute, storage, and application layers. Comfortable with packet captures, log analysis, performance profiling, and diagnosing intermittent failures in productionTerraform / Infrastructure as Code: 3+ years of hands-on experience with Terraform, including module development, state management, and multi-environment workflows. Comfortable writing, reviewing, and maintaining IaC that provisions and manages cloud infrastructure at scaleNetworking fundamentals: VPCs, load balancers, DNS, CDNs, service mesh, network troubleshootingMonitoring/Observability: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK stacksIncident management experience: PagerDuty, on-call rotations, post-mortem cultureAWS Certifications: Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateBackground in building or maintaining systems that support scalable application environments and event-driven architecturesUnderstanding of container security and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)Fundamentals of running AI-related servicesExperience contributing to open-source projects or internal platform toolsMulti-account AWS strategy (Organizations, Control Tower, Landing Zones)Chaos engineering / game daysPlatform-as-a-product thinking (internal developer portals, Backstage)BenefitsHealth insuranceRetirement plansPaid time offCompany OverviewVersant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://versantmedia.com.Company H1B SponsorshipVersant Media has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11 in 2026. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.