Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Versant Media is a leading force in news, sports, and entertainment, home to iconic brands that connect audiences to what they love. The Infrastructure Engineer role focuses on supporting and evolving core systems for identity, access, and platform reliability across cloud and enterprise environments.

Responsibilities:

• Administer and operate Okta, Active Directory, and identity systems including SSO, MFA, and lifecycle management
• Design secure authentication and authorization solutions across enterprise and cloud platforms
• Operate AWS infrastructure and support migrations from hosted/on-prem systems to AWS
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Implement reusable infrastructure patterns and automation
• Monitor system health using observability tools
• Troubleshoot incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or similar
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Document systems and promote best practices across teams

Requirements:

• 4–8+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Systems, or SRE roles
• Hands-on experience with Okta, Active Directory, or similar identity platforms
• Experience migrating infrastructure from hosted/on-prem environments to AWS
• Strong AWS knowledge and cloud infrastructure experience
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Solid Linux, networking, and security fundamentals
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Familiarity with containers (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
• Experience supporting production systems and incident response
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Identity federation (SAML, OIDC, Zero Trust)
• GitOps or ArgoCD experience
• Observability tools (Datadog)
• Compliance frameworks (SOC2, GDPR)
• AWS certifications
• Experience with AI/ML or AI-assisted tooling