Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem.
The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.
As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support. We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.
The Role:
We are seeking a Director of Technology Infrastructure Engineering to lead our Data Center Operations, Networking, Database Administration teams. This role reports to our VP of IT and is responsible for defining, implementing, and executing against our technology strategy to support the launch of Fanatics Betting and Gaming.
Duties and responsibilities may include:
● Attract, build, and manage a best in class team of network and data center managers and engineers.
● Define and manage the network engineering roadmap, working closely with IT and engineering leadership.
● Partner with engineering to implement and support the BetFanatics AWS infrastructure.
● Collaborate with Fanatics commerce to implement and support the BetFanatics office locations.
● Provide leadership and technical expertise within the team. Be a mentor and role model for Engineering.
● Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate with leaders to support implementations.
● Provide leadership and technical expertise within the engineering team. Be a mentor and role model for Engineering.
● Help develop, implement and report SLAs and metrics for the network and data center environments.
What skills are important to us:
● 10+ years of IT experience and 7+ years of IT leadership experience.
● Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering and operations teams.
● Architectural understanding of AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure and are familiar with cloud native or serverless design patterns and DevSecOps principles (Infrastructure as Code).
● Experience in infrastructure operational support including having exposure to public cloud services and technologies
● Experience with multi-vendor modern network technologies and designs.
● Experience developing and managing internal and external service level agreements.
● Experience hiring, managing, and leading a team of IT professional
● Excellent influencing and problem resolution skills.
● Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives.