Cloud Networking Engineering Manager

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.  

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE POSITIONOur roster has an opening with your name on it

We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineering Manager to help lead our Cloud Networking engineering team in our Foundational Infrastructure organization. The Cloud Networking team works to create a scalable and reliable Network layer to support FanDuel’s large-scale complex network architecture across several dozen deployment locations under unique geographic and regulatory constraints. 

You will have established Network Engineer capabilities. You’re excited to learn how to develop and grow Engineers. You’ll be responsible for providing outstanding employee experience tailored to your line report’s individual needs. You’ll be responsible for leading smaller projects or features within a team. If you’re interested in developing core leadership skills both from a technical and people management point of view and having an experienced mentor help guide you, then apply today!

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Manage and lead the Cloud Networking team which supports the development of performant and reliable networks across FanDuel.
• Lead conversations to remove blockers and foster collaboration across teams
• Collaborate with security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure reliable connectivity, performance monitoring, and traffic segmentation.
• Collaborate with various cross-functional software engineering teams to enhance and unify our overarching engineering culture.
• Translate overarching strategic goals into actionable and detailed plans that can be readily implemented by engineers.
• Demonstrate technical leadership across the organization.
• Shape and enact standards and baselines for uplifting engineering across FanDuel.

    THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cloud network engineers responsible for designing and operating virtual and hybrid cloud networks.
• Supervise the design and help maintain highly available, secure, and scalable large network architectures across multiple cloud providers (e.g. automated provisioning of network devices, experience with cloud networking technologies such as TGW, GWLB, AWS Network Firewall, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect).
• Oversee implementation of network and Infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)
• Drive cost optimization strategies and network observability improvements through tooling and telemetry.
• Manage incident response and root cause analysis for network-related issues across production environments.
• Transform strategic objectives into actionable programs of work, empowering engineers to execute effectively and drive successful outcomes
• Proficient in executing programs related to Platform engineering, Infrastructure engineering, Devops, etc..
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in cloud networking and propose solutions to continuously improve infrastructure efficiency.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits , pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

The applicable salary range for this position is $160,000 - $210,000 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

 

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