Director DevOps & Cloud Engineering

MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC is seeking a Director of DevOps & Cloud Engineering to lead their cloud strategy, ensuring innovative solutions and high-quality technical delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technology leadership, particularly with public cloud services, and be a motivator for their team towards operational excellence and transformation. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the chance to work at a leading entertainment company.

Benefits

Upskilling opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology leadership experience at a Fortune 500 company.
• 15+ years in hands-on technical engineering or development role.
• Experience leading large-scale initiatives and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s Cloud and DevOps strategy.
• Architect and develop solutions for efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Engineering

Cloud Services

Automation

Problem Resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

Location: New York City, NY

Position Type: Full-time

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment, delivering unforgettable experiences while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company’s portfolio includes a collection of world-renowned venues – New York’s Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – that showcase a broad array of sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events for millions of guests annually. In addition, the Company features the original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for 90 years. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com.

Who are we hiring?

The Director DevOps & Cloud Engineering leads our cloud engineering standards and automation strategy for the organization while delivering an enterprise class ‘platform as a service catalog inclusive of database, application , and middleware services . Th e Director is primarily responsible for setting the standards, practices and business process around the automation and development engineering practices and pipelines , as well as the sustainment of all continuous delivery and continuous integration capabilities. The Director is expected to be a disruptive force in the business identifying processes and systems that would benefit from rethinking the way MSG scales our applications and workflows while simultaneously develop ing the roadmap to evolve past current DevOps standards to NoOps and beyond , leveraging emerging technologies including but not limited to AI. Lastly, this leader manages a team of highly skilled D ev O ps engineers who align closely with the application development , enterprise architecture and information security teams along with Agile processes .

What will you do?

• Lead the organization's Cloud and DevOps strategy, ensuring successful delivery of complex technical solutions across our operating companies
• Lead and manage the Cloud and DevOps Delivery team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to team members
• Track expenses to budget and always focus on optimizing the portfolio for streamlined operation
• Oversee the successful delivery of complex technical solutions, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery
• Be a hands-on code contributing member of the team – lead by example
• Architect and develop solutions to streamline and eliminate any inefficiencies
• Lead automation efforts wherever possible to constantly look for efficiencies for cloud engineering, application engineering and quality engineering
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement best practices for cloud and DevOps processes and tools
• Work closely with multiple stakeholders including Product Management, Engineering, QA, Information Security, System Administration, Networking and other customers in the business.
• Ensure compliance with security and data privacy protocols for all cloud and DevOps projects
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators and metrics for the Cloud and DevOps Delivery team
• Drive innovation and excellence within the team by promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement in Cloud and DevOps practices
• Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in Cloud and DevOps technologies, and make recommendations for their integration into the organization's strategy

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related technical field. Graduate degree preferred.
• 8+ years of Technology leadership experience preferably at a Fortune 500 company
• 15+ years in a hands-on technical engineering or development role - this role will require hands-on work
• Excellent people management and leadership capabilities and ability to effectively prioritize, execute, and delegate tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Direct management of cross functional, sourced, or matrixed teams specially working with outsourced suppliers
• 10+ years working with public cloud services providers specifically AWS – as a consumption of platform services and automation and scaling of services
• Experience with advanced platform-based technologies – docker, Kubernetes, cloud foundry and Jenkins as an example
• Ability to manage a budget and have a focus on optimization and cost management
• Experience working with a wide range of open-source tools and distribution engines
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale initiatives/transformations
• Deep understanding of infrastructure automation, instrumentation, and fulfillment technologies
• Strong negotiating, influencing and problem resolution skills
• Experience working on global projects and with globally distributed teams preferred

Special Requirements

• Periodic travel to NYC, Burbank and Las Vegas as business needs arise
• Ability to regularly work non-traditional work hours to meet the needs of our globally distributed organization

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Pay Range

$134,000 — $240,000 USD

At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.

We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.

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