Senior Platform Engineer - NHL

ABOUT THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFounded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.  
With more than 1500 employees across the US and Canada, the NHL is a global sports and entertainment organization committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey.  At the NHL, we are looking for dynamic, energetic and impactful individuals who are committed to doing the same by sharing in our philosophy that Hockey is for Everyone. 
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

SUMMARY
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to work with our Architecture team to help design, build, and optimize the platforms that power our applications across both cloud and on-premises environments. The ideal candidate will be deeply experienced in containerization, orchestration, and automation, with strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and modern platform technologies.
This role will drive the reliability, scalability, and performance of our platforms, while collaborating with development and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless, self-service, and resilient environments for our engineering organization.
NOTE - This role is fully remote. 
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Platform Engineering & Operations*** Design, build, and maintain scalable platform solutions for hybrid cloud and on-premises workloads

• Develop, optimize, and support Kubernetes clusters (AKS, EKS, GKE, OpenShift, or on-prem distributions) and containerized applications
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent
• Ensure platform services are secure, resilient, and highly available

Automation & Orchestration* Create automated workflows for deployment, scaling, monitoring, and lifecycle management

• Implement CI/CD pipelines that integrate seamlessly with the platform
• Drive adoption of GitOps principles across platform operations.

Collaboration & Enablement* Partner with developers, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to define platform requirements

• Deliver self-service platform capabilities that empower engineering teams
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices, standards, and technical documentation

Monitoring & Optimization* Build observability frameworks (logging, metrics, tracing) to ensure performance and reliability

• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and orchestration issues across cloud and on-premises environments
• Continuously improving cost efficiency and platform utilization

QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge Areas/Experience***Required 7+ years of experience in platform, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles

• Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
• Familiarity with security best practices in containerized and hybrid environments
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Background in SRE practices and site reliability metrics (SLAs, SLOs, SLIs)
• Hands-on experience with hybrid networking, VPNs, and private connectivity between on-prem and cloud
• Familiarity with database and storage orchestration in Kubernetes environments
• Previous work in a large-scale enterprise platform or regulated industry
• Deep hands-on expertise with:
  • Containerization & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (managed and self-hosted)
  • Cloud providers: AWS, Azure, or GCP (multi-cloud experience a plus)
  • On-premises technologies: VMware, bare metal, or private cloud solutions
  • IaC & automation: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet/Chef, Helm, ArgoCD, Flux, or equivalent
  • CI/CD pipelines: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and similar

Education/Certifications* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field/experience

Required Skills* Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

CORE COMPETENCIES
These core competencies reflect the underlying values that are necessary to represent the National Hockey League:* Accountability

• Adaptability
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Inclusion
• Professionalism
• Teamwork & Collaboration

**The NHL offers U.S. regular, full-time employees:**Time to Recharge: Utilize our generous Paid Time Off (PTO) to focus on your well-being and ensure a healthy work/life balance.  PTO includes paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick days, plus an extra day off for your birthday.Ability to Focus on your Health: Along with competitive salaries, the NHL offers comprehensive health benefits to employees and their eligible dependents effective on their first day with us – there is no waiting period.  The NHL subsidizes a large portion of the health benefits costs, therefore your cost for medical, dental and vision coverage is minimal.   We also offer our employees and members of their household access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental, physical, and financial health.  In addition, employees have access to a digital wellness resource designed to improve health and happiness through courses in sleep, movement, and focus. These services are confidential and at no-cost to our employees.  Childcare Leave: Because your family is the NHL family, employees are offered comprehensive Childcare Leave to welcome your new addition. The primary caregiver to the child is entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child. Employees that are not the primary caregiver to the child are entitled to up to 6 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, which must be taken within the first 6 months following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.Confidence in your Retirement Goals: Participate in the NHL’s Savings Plan which includes a 401K(pre-tax and Roth options) plus non-elective (employer) contributions to keep your retirement goals on track.A Hybrid Work Schedule: The NHL recognizes the value of flexibility in work locations/schedules to help our employees balance work/life priorities.  Hybrid work schedules are available for a majority of our roles.  Our New Headquarters: Our new, state of the art, offices are located at One Manhattan West in Hudson Yards.  When you’re in the office, you can conduct meetings in one of our high-tech conference rooms, have lunch with a view or play in the game room. Employees can also enjoy New York’s newest neighborhood that is home to more than 100 shops, culinary experiences, and public artwork.A Savings for Commuting: Participate in the NHL’s pre-tax commuter benefit plan whichhelps offset the financial cost of traveling to and from our office.NHL Partner Rates: Unlock exclusive pricing from our Partners that include savings on travel, consumer goods and services, plus the NHL Store.Life at the NHL: In your first few days, you meet with your new teammates and the HR Team. You have the opportunity to learn more about the NHL and our workplace culture.  Employees are invited to play hockey during our Tuesday Night Skate at Chelsea Piers, join our Employee Resource Groups and more. You are a part of our team and we encourage you to be your authentic self, adding to our dynamic workplace culture.SALARY RANGE: $185-200K Actual base pay for a successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to: experience/training, market demands, and geographic location.When applying, please be sure to include a cover letter with your salary expectations for this role.  We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  NO EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS PLEASE. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.