Chief Cloud Platform & Reliability Leader

PlayOn; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible work environment

Company equity (stock options)

Open PTO policy

401K plan with company match

Job summary

PlayOn is seeking a strategic, hands-on VP of Cloud Operations to unify Cloud Engineering, SRE, and DevOps into a single cohesive org. The role focuses on scalable, cloud-native systems on AWS and close partnership with CTO, Security, Product, and Data leadership.

You will own platform reliability, FinOps, and IaC adoption, leading a cross-functional team to deliver high availability for NFHS Network, GoFan, MaxPreps, and PlayOn HQ.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of infrastructure/platform/SRE experience.
• 5+ years in senior leadership managing managers.
• Proven track record consolidating Cloud Eng, SRE, and DevOps into a single org.

Responsibilities

• Unify Cloud Engineering, SRE, and DevOps into one cohesive org with clear charters.
• Own platform reliability, SLOs/SLIs, and incident budgets for live streaming platforms.
• Build FinOps practice for visibility into AWS spend and cost efficiency.
• Deliver a self-service platform using Terraform and Kubernetes for product engineers.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS at scale

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

FinOps

Observability

Executive communication

Staffing and budgeting

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS preferred

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes / ECS

New Relic / CloudWatch / Datadog

Job description

PlayOn is seeking a strategic, hands-on VP of Cloud Operations to unify Cloud Engineering, SRE, and DevOps into a single cohesive org. The role focuses on scalable, cloud-native systems on AWS and close partnership with CTO, Security, Product, and Data leadership.

You will own platform reliability, FinOps, and IaC adoption, leading a cross-functional team to deliver high availability for NFHS Network, GoFan, MaxPreps, and PlayOn HQ.