UTA seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to drive the design, automation, and scalability of the platforms that power our engineering services. In this role, you will provide technical leadership on cloud infrastructure, ensuring our systems are built for resiliency, security, and long-term growth. You will architect and deliver AWS-based infrastructure with Terraform, define platform standards, and enable development teams to ship quickly and safely. You will also help expand our ChatOps ecosystem, bridging development workflows and infrastructure automation, while mentoring peers and shaping engineering best practices.
The salary range for this role is $160,000 to $180,000 commensurate with experience and skills.
What You Will Do
Platform Architecture & Infrastructure
- Lead the architecture and automation of cloud infrastructure in AWS using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles
- Define and maintain platform modules that set security, compliance, and operational baselines for services
- Drive the migration of existing Azure infrastructure and applications to AWS with minimal downtime and maximum resiliency
- Design and manage secure, scalable infrastructure components including databases (RDS / Postgres), serverless (Lambdas), container platforms (ECS / EKS), authentication (IAM / SSO), and networking
- Establish operational patterns for monitoring, logging, and incident response across distributed environments
Cloud Operations & Automation
Champion the use of self-service tooling and ChatOps, enabling teams to manage infrastructure and deployments through Slack-based workflowsImplement robust CI / CD pipelines and release practices that integrate with GitHub Actions, Terraform, and other automation toolsMaintain familiarity with leading cloud monitoring and observability tools-including Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and similar platforms-to ensure effective infrastructure health monitoring, alerting, and incident management across multi-cloud environmentsLead efforts in cost optimization, performance tuning, and scaling strategies across multiple environmentsService Management & Deployments
Architect, build, and maintain automation solutions for deploying applications and services using trunk-based GitHub repositories and modern CI / CD toolingOwn end-to-end deployment workflows, ensuring that feature branches are reliably deployed to isolated environments and production deployments occur automatically on merges to mainDevelop, support, and improve ChatOps integrations, enabling developers to manage deployments, rollback, and monitor services directly from Slack or other chat platformsLead the design and implementation of "Make New App" vending machine style automations within Slack, enabling self-service provisioning of new applications with standardized infrastructure, security, monitoring, and deployment pipelines.Provide ongoing support for deployment pipelines, collaborating with application teams to resolve issues and enhance developer experience and deployment reliabilityEnsure all automation solutions align with platform security, compliance, and operational standards, partnering closely with Operations and Security teamsEngineering Excellence & Leadership
Establish and enforce engineering standards for IaC, container management, security configurations, and operational practicesMentor and coach engineers, sharing best practices in platform automation, cloud infrastructure, and DevOpsLead technical discussions, design reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions across teamsCollaboration & Strategic Alignment
Partner closely with application teams, product, and security functions to ensure infrastructure aligns with organizational and business goalsPartner closely with Operations and Security teams to ensure compliance, resilience, and operational excellence across all environmentsEvaluate emerging cloud and platform technologies, guiding adoption strategies to maintain modern, efficient, and secure infrastructureShape the long-term platform vision, balancing developer experience, system reliability, and organizational scalabilityWhat You Will Need
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience7+ years in platform, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering, with at least 3+ years in a senior or technical leadership capacityProven expertise with AWS services (ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS / Postgres, API Gateway, S3, IAM)Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, including building and maintaining reusable modules and operating in monorepo environmentsExperience designing, operating, and migrating enterprise-grade platforms with a focus on reliability, scalability, and securityPractical knowledge of modern CI / CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Terraform Cloud, or similar)Familiarity with Azure and cloud-to-cloud migrations is a plus.Demonstrated success in creating or enhancing self-service developer platforms and ChatOps automationsStrong communication and collaboration skills with an ability to influence across technical and business teamsAbility to lead while staying technically hands-on when needed.What You Will Get
The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companiesAccess to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellenceThe opportunity to do the best work of your careerWork in an inclusive and diverse company cultureCompetitive benefits and programs to support your well-beingExperience working in a collaborative environment with room to growAbout UTA
UTA unites ideas, opportunities, and talent. The company represents some of the world's most iconic, barrier-breaking artists, creators and changemakers-from actors, athletes and musicians to writers, gamers, and digital influencers. One of the most influential companies in global entertainment, UTA's business spans talent representation, content production, as well as strategic advisory and marketing work with some of the world's biggest brands. Affiliated companies include Digital Brand Architects, KLUTCH Sports Group, Curtis Brown Group, and MediaLink. UTA is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York, and London.
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UTA and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities.
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