Platform Owner 21660-1

Job Description

Job Description

Apply now : Platform Owner, location is Hybrid (Burbank, CA). The start date is August 27, 2025 or two weeks from offer for this 1-year contract.

Job Title : Platform Owner

Location-Type : Hybrid (Tues–Thurs onsite)

Start Date Is : August 27, 2025 or two weeks from offer

Duration : 1 year contract

Compensation Range : $75.00 / hr – $85.00 / hr W2

Job Description :

Lead the strategy, architecture evolution, and operational excellence of the Studio Economics cloud-native platform, enabling reusable services, scalable infrastructure, and consistent technical alignment across multiple product domains.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities :

Set and Drive Platform Strategy : Define the strategic vision and roadmap for platform capabilities, ensuring modularity, scalability, and reuse across domains

Lead Architecture Evolution : Partner with Cloud and Data Architects to deliver secure, cost-effective, and governed AWS-native solutions

Enable Cross-Pod Delivery : Provide shared services (API Gateway, CI / CD, schema registries, observability tools) that streamline onboarding and reduce development friction

Champion Operational Excellence : Establish SLAs, automation standards, and observability baselines to ensure resilience and maintainability

Facilitate Collaboration and Governance : Manage platform intake, backlog prioritization, and represent the platform in executive and technical forums

Requirements : Must-Haves :

5–10 years in platform strategy, enterprise architecture, or technical product management in multi-product / multi-domain environments

Proven success delivering shared services, reusable components, and scalable infrastructure

Deep AWS expertise (Lambda, Step Functions, AppSync, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, Cognito)

Strong understanding of modular architecture, API design, domain-driven design, and CI / CD integration patterns

Experience implementing observability tooling (CloudWatch, OpenSearch, X-Ray) and operational metrics tracking

Nice-to-Haves :

Experience with real-time data processing and integration patterns

Background in governance and compliance for enterprise platforms

Familiarity with balancing technical standardization and flexibility across diverse teams