Platform Infrastructure Architect

Washington Capitals; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) seeks a Platform Infrastructure Architect to guide engineering execution across infrastructure, cloud services, data platforms, automation, AI enablement, and enterprise software delivery. The role combines technical depth with strategic thinking and strong communication to solve complex problems in collaboration with teams.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in hands-on technical leadership, deep Microsoft stack experience (365/Azure/Windows),

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of hands‑on technical experience in engineering leadership, architecture, operations, or enterprise tech delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and remain a hands‑on contributor.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft technologies including Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows platforms, identity, collaboration, and enterprise administration.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, virtualization (VMware or similar), databases (SQL Server/MySQL), enterprise storage, backup and recovery, and production operations.
• Knowledge of networking technologies including firewalls, VPNs, IP routing, IP multicast, and secure connectivity.
• Ability to review architecture designs, code, scripts, deployment plans, and documentation to drive solutions.
• Experience leading complex technical projects, managing priorities, and communicating risks across teams.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, data protection, access control, secure operations, NIST cyber framework, and responsible AI governance.
• Experience with Azure, AWS and/or GCP, data platforms/pipelines (ETL/ELT, Spark, Delta Lake, Kafka, Azure Event Hubs), and AI/ML tech including Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML, MLflow, MLOps/LLMOps.
• Proficiency in Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript, PowerShell, DevOps and IaC tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes) with exposure to media/production/venue tech environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical design for enterprise cloud, infrastructure, data, automation, AI, and software platform initiatives.
• Partner with engineers, architects, and developers to design, build, review, solve, and continuously improve technical solutions.
• Provide senior-level support for complex incidents, performance issues, integrations, and production-impacting challenges.
• Establish and promote engineering standards for architecture, documentation, code reviews, automation, deployment, and operational readiness.
• Evaluate technical solutions considering scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, cost, and delivery speed.
• Guide deployment, configuration, operation, and optimization of enterprise platforms (Microsoft 365, Azure, SQL Server, VMware).
• Collaborate with data teams to support data platforms, pipelines, integrations, reporting, and performance improvements.
• Drive automation through scripting, IaC, CI/CD, reusable patterns, and tooling.
• Contribute to implementation efforts when senior technical expertise is needed to improve quality, speed, or risk management.
• Lead architecture and integration of enterprise AI solutions in partnership with business, data, security, and ops teams.
• Promote responsible AI governance, including governance, security, privacy, model evaluation, monitoring, and scalable adoption of high‑value use cases.
• Guide software development teams on architecture, platform integration, DevOps, code quality, lifecycle standards, and release readiness.
• Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, plans, risks, dependencies, and recommendations, managing multiple priorities.
• Partner with vendors, security, and infrastructure leaders to support roadmaps, budgets, compliance, resilience, monitoring, backup/recovery, and high availability.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Architecture design

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Security awareness

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

VMware

SQL Server

MySQL

Python

C#/.NET

TypeScript

PowerShell

Terraform

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure AI Foundry

Azure ML

Job description

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is one of the leading integrated sports and entertainment companies globally. MSE’s portfolio spans premier professional sports teams, world-class venues, and next-generation media properties, with marquee assets including the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Washington Mystics, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, Capital One Arena, andMonumental Sports Network, along with an investment in Team Liquid.

Rooted in the nation’s capital, MSE brings Washington, D.C's distinct influence, ambition, and leadership to the global sports and entertainment landscape. The companyharnesses the power of its platform to drive continuous innovation and deliver extraordinary experiences that inspire and unite our community, our fans, and our people.

Our success is powered by talented people who bring passion, creativity, and collaboration to everything they do. If you're looking to build your career in a dynamic, fast-paced organization that's shaping the future of sports and entertainment, we'd love to hear from you.

Position Overview:

The Platform Infrastructure Architect is responsible for guiding engineering execution, enterprise technology platforms, solution architecture, technical standards, and selected initiatives across infrastructure, cloud services, data platforms, automation, AI enablement, and enterprise software delivery. The ideal candidate combines practical technical depth with strong judgment, clear communication, and the ability to solve complex problems while collaborating closely with the team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture and technical design for enterprise cloud, infrastructure, data, automation, AI, and software platform initiatives.
• Partner with engineers, architects, and developers to design, build, review, solve, and continuously improve technical solutions.
• Provide senior-level support and guidance for complex incidents, performance issues, integrations, and production-impacting challenges.
• Establish and promote engineering standards for architecture, documentation, code reviews, automation, deployment, operational readiness, and supportability.
• Evaluate technical solutions and tradeoffs related to scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, cost, and delivery speed.
• Guide the deployment, configuration, operation, and optimization of enterprise platforms, including Microsoft 365, Azure, SQL Server, VMware, and related services.
• Collaborate with engineering and data teams to support data platforms, pipelines, integrations, reporting, and performance improvements.
• Drive automation through scripting, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, reusable patterns, and operational tooling.
• Contribute directly to implementation and solving efforts when senior technical expertise is needed to improve quality, speed, or risk management.
• Lead the architecture, evaluation, integration, and operational enablement of enterprise AI solutions in partnership with business, data, security, and operations teams.
• Promote responsible AI practices, including governance, security, privacy, model evaluation, production monitoring, and scalable adoption of high-value use cases.
• Guide software development teams on architecture, platform integration, DevOps practices, code quality, lifecycle standards, and release readiness.
• Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, delivery plans, risks, dependencies, and recommendations while managing multiple priorities and partners.
• Partner with vendors, security teams, and infrastructure leaders to support technology roadmaps, budgets, compliance, resilience, monitoring, backup and recovery, and high-availability solutions that support critical business operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of hands‑on technical experience, including engineering leadership, architecture, operations, or enterprise technology delivery.
• Demonstrable ability to mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and remain a hands‑on technical contributor.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows platforms, identity, collaboration, and enterprise administration.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, virtualization (VMware or similar), databases (SQL Server/MySQL), enterprise storage, backup and recovery, and production operations.
• Knowledge of networking technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, IP routing, IP multicast, and secure connectivity solutions.
• Ability to review architecture designs, code, scripts, deployment plans, user documentation, and solving strategies.
• Experience leading complex technical projects, managing priorities, communicating risks, and driving multi‑functional execution.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, data protection, access control, secure operations, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and responsible AI governance.
• Experience with Azure, AWS and/or GCP, data platforms and pipelines (ETL/ELT, Spark, Delta Lake, Kafka, Azure Event Hubs), and AI/ML technologies including Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML, MLflow, and MLOps/LLMOps.
• Proficiency in Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript, PowerShell, DevOps and IaC tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes), with exposure to media, broadcast, production, venue, or event technology environments.

Pay Range: $165k - $200k USD.

Benefit Eligibility: This role is eligible to participate in health and welfare benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.