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Platform Engineer III - (Infrastructure, Compute & Networking)
full-time•United Kingdom
About this role
Platform Engineer III - (Infrastructure, Compute & Networking)
Overview
As Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) accelerates Fanatics' mission to build the ultimate digital sports platform, the Platform Engineer III (Infrastructure, Compute & Networking) role empowers our engineering teams by delivering rock‑solid cloud foundations. Joining our OddsFactory division, you’ll focus on Azure best practices, networking, cluster/compute operations, and secure connectivity
OddsFactory powers in‑play features at massive scale (billions of simulations/month). Today we run Windows services on Service Fabric in Azure; we’re accelerating Kubernetes + GitOps (Argo CD) and exploring dual‑cloud opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Provision and operate compute foundations: VM Scale Sets, Service Fabric clusters (Windows nodes), and Kubernetes clusters (Windows/Linux node pools), including upgrades, node image/patching, and custom autoscaling solutions
- Implement secure‑by‑default and Zero Trust patterns across network and runtime (segmentation, least privilege, workload identity/OIDC, egress controls, policy‑as‑code).
- Build reusable IaC modules and guardrails (RBAC, Azure Policy) that standardize landing zones and paved paths for product teams.
- Collaborate with application/platform teams on connectivity patterns (service endpoints, private access, ingress/egress), documentation, and enablement.
- Establish SLOs and deep observability for infra/network (Datadog), including metrics, traces, logs, flow logs, dashboards, alerts, and actionable runbooks.
- Partner with teams to onboard to golden paths; provide enablement, examples, and reference implementations.
- Contribute to capacity planning, cost optimization (FinOps), and operational readiness.
- Participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring platform stability and providing critical support for operational incidents.
- Occasionally travel for essential offsite meetings, special events, or collaborative team sessions.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure roles operating Azure production environments.
- Hands‑on expertise in Azure networking and security services (VNets, routing, NSGs/ASGs, Firewall, WAF/AGW, Private Link/Endpoints, DNS, load balancing).
- Operations experience with Service Fabric and/or Kubernetes cluster administration in production.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform; Terragrunt preferred; ARM/CloudFormation a plus).
- Proficiency with programming/scripting (PowerShell & .NET preferred; familiarity with Go or Python is a bonus).
- Experience with observability (e.g., Datadog), chaos testing, and incident management.
- Strong problem‑solving and collaboration skills; comfortable partnering across international teams.
- Outcome‑oriented and data‑driven; balance reliability, security, and delivery speed.
- Effective communication skills, with experience collaborating across diverse teams.
- Positive, flexible attitude comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Resilience & Continuity: Multi‑AZ/region architectures; automated failover; defined RTO/RPO with regular DR/chaos exercises and recovery runbooks.
- Traffic & Policy Plane: Service mesh awareness (mTLS, policy) and edge/CDN/WAF patterns; Cloudflare integrations (WAF, Workers/Queues, Access/Zero Trust, CDN).
- Packaging & Delivery: Helm and/or kustomize for cluster add‑ons; Argo CD progressive delivery; multi‑cluster promotion; app‑of‑apps patterns.
- Secrets & Identity: External Secrets patterns; Azure Key Vault/AWS KMS; workload identity/OIDC; least‑privilege RBAC; policy‑as‑code (OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno).
- Familiarity or previous experience within the sports betting industry or strong interest in sports.
- Experience supporting scalable, real-time, or event-driven systems.
- Experience in fast-paced or start-up environments.
Ready to build the future of sports betting? If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply! Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position. We are open to fully remote candidates based in the United Kingdom, but we strongly encourage those who can join us on campus two days per week. Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend.
Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.
About Us
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
About the Team
Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.
What you'll do
- The Platform Engineer III will provision and operate compute foundations, implement secure networking patterns, and establish observability for infrastructure. They will also collaborate with teams to onboard to golden paths and contribute to capacity planning and operational readiness.
About Fanatics
The Topps Company, Inc. is the iconic, preeminent leader in physical and digital collectibles. Acquired by Fanatics Collectibles in January 2022, Topps is the company's cornerstone licensed trading card brand.
Founded in 1938, The Topps Company started in confections with "Topps Gum" (later introducing Bazooka Bubble Gum) and released its first trading card set in 1950. Today, the company produces trading cards and collectibles, custom cards, memorabilia, sticker album collections and more related to iconic and pop culture brands such as Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Star Wars, Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, World Wrestling Entertainment and Garbage Pail Kids. Fanatics Collectibles has also secured long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several additional sports properties, including NBA, NBPA and NFLPA, in the coming years.
Topps’ Digital Apps division produces, develops and operates mobile applications that give you access to an exclusive digital card collection at your fingertips that are sold via the Apple and Google app stores under the brand names BUNT, KICK, NHL SKATE, Star Wars Card Trader, The Walking Dead Universe Collect, WWE SLAM, Marvel Collect! and Disney Collect! https://play.toppsapps.com/.
Headquartered in New York City, Topps maintains offices in several countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, India and Brazil.
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