Staff Cloud Engineer, Database Infrastructure

Key Skills

Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, AWS, Database, MongoDB, NoSQL, Postgres, PostgreSQL, Python Programming, Terraform

Job Description

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative 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 over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores. 

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

The base salary range for this role is $176,000 per year - $264,000 per year, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award. *Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country of residence.

In addition to the base, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off, and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Shipt deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $500 to set up your home office!

For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/.

Overview

As a STAFF AWS CLOUD ENGINEER, Database Infrastructure at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to be part of the growing IT Infrastructure department. This engineer will be responsible for the availability, performance, capacity, and maintenance of our data environment and supporting infrastructure. Data is at the heart of our business and this role will enable our Compliance, Data Science, and Product Engineering teams to deliver and operate a world-class SportsBook and iCasino. The Engineer will be an expert technologist with experience in database administration, high availability, AWS infrastructure, writing self-service automation, and operational excellence. This team member will design and implement database hosting standards for PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, and Cassandra within an AWS cloud hosting environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing our MongoDB, Cassandra/AWS Keystore, and PostgreSQL data platforms to support the scaling of our Sportsbook and iCasino apps.
• Architect a multi-region fault-tolerant data replication strategy in AWS.
• Create programmatic databases as code pipelines to manage schema changes.
• Write Terraform to create/modify database clusters and their supporting AWS infrastructure using a GitOps methodology.
• Own our db_provisioner python code base that manages Postgres schema changes across environments.
• Maintain data integrity and quality through highly available cloud infrastructure and database backup and restore procedures.
• Design and implement the AWS services for a Data layer, including network, IAM, and other lower-level infrastructure.
• Implement and manage the security of our databases and corresponding data.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant technical experience.
• Experience working in a high-growth tech start-up.
• Experience selecting and maintaining the proper database implementation for customer needs.
• Experience with Terraform Cloud and managing database engines through Terraform code.
• Expert in Python programming language.
• Experience running transactional database systems at scale across multiple geographic regions.
• Experience with cloud-hosted NoSQL and relational database implementations.
• Familiar with database replication technologies.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects with a stellar track record of managing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Experience with implementing business continuity and disaster recovery programs.