About ScorePlay
ScorePlay is revolutionizing sports media by transforming how content is captured, managed, and delivered. Founded in 2021, our AI-powered SaaS platform streamlines workflows for over 200 customers, including top Premier League, Ligue 1, and LaLiga clubs, alongside major leagues and federations like UEFA, LFP, FIBA, and CAF. With 3x year-over-year growth and 100% retention, we're backed by 20VC, Seven Seven Six, and elite athletes like Kevin Durant, Raphaël Varane, Mario Götze, Edouard Mendy, and more. ScorePlay is at the forefront of modern sports storytelling, with its approach to empower organizations through dynamic technology to connect athletes, broadcasters, and sponsors worldwide, empowering organizations to engage fans in real time.
We’re growing
ScorePlay is currently recruiting for a Lead DevOps Engineer to work in our Engineering team. You will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our sports media platform. This role will work closely with the CTO and Site Reliability Engineer.
At ScorePlay, you will be joining a growing company, taking ownership and autonomy of your work, and contributing to building a product that changes the sports media landscape. We will provide you with a range of tools such as Linear, Notion, Claap, and Slack to help you with your work.
The position
ScorePlay is currently recruiting for a Lead DevOps Engineer. You will be reporting into the CTO.
Why would you want this role?
- You will be part of a fast-growing SaaS startup with tremendous market-altering potential.
- You will be given significant growth opportunities, with the ability to quickly develop and own part of the team’s work.
- Every day you will solve strategic problems – both for customers and for ScorePlay.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Strategy
- Define and drive the DevOps strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and key performance indicators.
- Serve as a technical authority on DevOps best practices, advocating for a culture of automation, scalability, and reliability.
- Mentor and guide junior DevOps team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
AWS-related DevOps
- Architect and manage robust AWS infrastructure, leveraging best practices, pricing models, and limitations to deliver cost-effective solutions.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment using tools such as Terraform or CDK.
Programming and Scripting
- Develop and maintain automation tools and utilities using programming languages such as Python or Go.
- Partner with developers to optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
Linux and Networking
- Lead efforts in system tuning, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for Linux-based environments.
- Utilize advanced networking skills to improve system stability and optimize network configurations.
Monitoring, Alerting, and Incident Management
- Design and implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems with tools like Datadog to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Own the incident management lifecycle, including triage, resolution, postmortem analysis, and implementing preventive measures.
CI/CD Pipelines and Testing
- Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery and deployment.
- Establish robust testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, to uphold code quality and reliability.
Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, customer support, and executive leadership to ensure technical efforts align with business priorities.
- Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for decision-making.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on the status of technical initiatives, system health, and potential risks.
Commercial Awareness
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of business drivers and how technical solutions impact overall organizational goals.
- Proactively identify opportunities to optimize costs, improve operational efficiency, and deliver value to the business.
- Participate in vendor evaluations and negotiate contracts to ensure the best return on investment for technical tools and services.
Compliance and Security
- Lead initiatives to maintain compliance with SOC2, GDPR, ISO27001, and other relevant frameworks.
- Collaborate with the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and technical leadership to ensure adherence to compliance and security standards.
- Define and uphold technical controls, processes, and documentation required for audit readiness.
Qualifications
- 8+ years in a DevOps Engineer role, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or senior capacity.
- Deep experience with AWS, infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK), CI/CD pipelines, Linux, networking, and monitoring tools.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go) for automation and tooling.
- Proven ability to align technical decisions with business goals and optimize costs.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a track record of effectively engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Adept at troubleshooting complex technical issues and implementing sustainable solutions.
- Familiarity with SOC2, GDPR, and ISO27001 frameworks and their application in technical environments.
This position is fully remote and we welcome candidates located in Europe.
Values
Design Thinking
We are rooted in design thinking. We believe in placing the end user at the heart of our creative process, fostering empathy and understanding.
Ambitious Yet Accountable
Ambition fuels our drive for excellence, propelling us to set bold goals and embrace challenges. We are determined to push boundaries and our ambition is coupled with a sense of accountability.
Two-Way Transparency
We believe in two-way transparency where open communication flows freely in both directions – from leadership to team members and vice versa.
Playful Professionalism
We embody the spirit of playful professionalism, blending a lighthearted approach with unwavering commitment to excellence.
Autonomous Collaboration
At ScorePlay, we champion autonomous collaboration as a core value that shapes our dynamic work culture.
