Platform Operations Engineer

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment—home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most. As an independent, publicly‑traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks—including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!,

Syfy, and Golf Channel—along with dynamic digital and direct‑to‑consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Golf Now, Golf Pass, and Sports Engine.

VERSANT is an industry‑changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward‑looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever‑evolving world.

As a Platform Engineer on our team, you will:

• Drive and participate in solution architecture and delivery across diverse domains, offering expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and resources, containers (ECS/Kubernetes) and cloud‑native architectures.
• Develop, enhance, and operate platform capabilities including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, reusable patterns, and automation solutions that enable rapid, reliable, and secure deployments.
• Design and implement standardized, reusable cloud infrastructure patterns and templates that help teams adopt best practices while maintaining security and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrate, enable, and promote consistent adoption of software delivery practices and solutions that optimize for fast feedback, observability, and operational excellence.
• Proactively collaborate with product and engineering teams, taking technical leadership in areas of cross‑functional projects while sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Evaluate existing standards and practices, identify gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen Development, Security, and Operational practices across the organization.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills through proactive status updates, clear documentation, knowledge sharing, and effective collaboration when facing technical challenges.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to understand their needs, refine requirements, and deliver solutions that enhance developer productivity while meeting project objectives.
• Work with emerging technologies around AI, MCP, RAG.

• AWS Expertise: 3-5+ years of hands‑on experience with AWS, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code.
• Linux Proficiency:
  Minimum of 4 years of experience managing and maintaining Linux systems.
• Automation/Scripting: 2+ years of experience with Python for automation and scripting.
• Git and Git Ops:
  Practical experience and comfortable using Git and automated workflows.
• AWS Security Knowledge:
  Familiarity with AWS security best practices, including DNS, secure VPCs, and database security (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL).
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences.

• AWS
  
  Certifications:
  
  Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Familiarity with AWS, Terraform IaC, Configuration Management (Ansible & Puppet) Kubernetes, k9s, ArgoCD, Database Engines (Mongo, Postgres, MySQL).
• Background in building or maintaining systems that support highly scalable application environments and event‑driven architectures.
• Understanding of container security and orchestration such as Docker, Kubernetes Fundamentals of running AI related services.

Fully Remote:
This role has been designated as fully remote, meaning it is expected to be performed from a non‑Versant worksite, typically an employee’s residence.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in‑person interview with a VERSANT employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color,…