Engineering Manager (Platform/Devops), IMG ARENA

Job Description Contract Summary At IMG Arena, we acquire the official rights to the data and video streams of a diverse range of federations, tournament formats and sports such as basketball, football, golf, MMA, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and many more to come. We collect the player and ball tracking, scoring and other data at venues in real-time, augment it using mathematical models and deliver at low latency speed to customers across the world, as well as provide advanced visualisations for web and mobile, including 3D views. Company culture Our culture is based on the sense of ownership, innovation, collaboration, passion and quality. We solve problems together, run technology innovation days every quarter, have access to various online courses and support 10% of developers time for learning, progression and exploring the latest technologies to push the boundaries of our products excellence and proposition. As the Platform Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for for managing our talented platform engineers across several disciplines including SRE, DX and Cloud Platform. You will collaborate with people across the business, from agile development teams to business stakeholders, with the responsibility of defining the strategy and roadmap. You will be supporting the teams in delivering their best work and looking for ways to continuously improve processes and practices. This is an exciting and rewarding role working with an established group looking to make the next step. What will you be doing? Guide and drive the strategy, roadmap definition, prioritisation, execution, and team building for the team Work closely with other engineering teams and leaders to gather internal customer feedback and use it to influence the direction for the team Support the teams with their ceremonies with a strong focus on continuous improvement and ways of working Envision, plan, and communicate initiatives to improve our cloud, devops, and information security maturity Promote responsible engineering practices across the whole engineering organisation Work with leadership peers to refine and improve our innovative engineering culture Help engineers gain technical breadth and depth, improve judgment, and develop into tomorrow's leaders We're looking for: Strong leadership and people management Understanding of Agile practices and planning Extensive experience working and leading in the DevOps, Cloud Platform, or Information Security areas, including as a technical lead Customer empathy for internal and external customers
Knowledgeable about AWS services, patterns and best practices for resiliency, scalability, and security, Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps principles and patterns Workplace and Benefits Our office is in the beautiful Chiswick Business Park which has great amenities and seasonal events. The office is equipped with electric adjustable standing desks, high-resolution monitors, your choice of a high- spec MacBook Pro or Windows laptop, modern meeting rooms, breakout spaces and canteen with breakfast and fruit baskets. Hybrid workplace and remote working are supported in the technology team with the expectation of working in the office minimum 2 days a month. People are encouraged to come in once or twice a week for meetings and socialising. Some of us prefer to work in the office most of the time, which is also supported. Being part of the larger company Endeavor, IMG Arena offers great benefits: a discretionary bonus, 3% pension employer contribution in the first year, up to 7% in the following year, health and dental cover with Bupa, income protection, life assurance, subsidised gym membership, eye care, workplace ISA, cycle to work and green car benefits. We also enjoy a generous holiday package with an extra break in Winter from the 20th to the 31st, on top of our regular annual leave entitlement. At IMG ARENA the job is yours. We want you to be yourself. We are focused on building an inclusive and empowering environment that’s welcoming for everyone, where you are trusted and empowered to do what you’re good at. It’s your arena and your opportunity to shape it and your career. You’ll have the opportunity to pick up the latest technology, develop your own ideas and run with them. There’s loads of room for improvement and innovation. You get to prove and own the process from start to finish. Diversity Statement for Endeavor Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and allyship the way we do anything. Fiercely and Fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.