Lead Platform Engineer

WME is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to help build, automate, and support the infrastructure platforms that power our technology ecosystem. This role will partner closely with infrastructure, security, and engineering teams to improve reliability, streamline delivery processes, and enhance operational efficiency across cloud and hybrid environments. This role reports to WME’s Sr. Global Director of Infrastructure and Enterprise Solutions based in Beverly Hills, CA. Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure automation solutions that improve consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency. Contribute to reusable infrastructure patterns, self‑service capabilities, and platform best practices that support engineering teams across the organization. Help develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code standards, reusable modules, deployment patterns, and environment strategies using Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar technologies. Support best practices around code quality, testing, documentation, and infrastructure lifecycle management. Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines that enable reliable software and infrastructure delivery. Partner with engineering teams to improve automation workflows, deployment processes, release management practices, and operational efficiency. Support guardrails that promote secure, repeatable, and auditable delivery. Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to incorporate security best practices into platform and deployment workflows. Support initiatives related to secrets management, policy‑as‑code, infrastructure security scanning, access controls, and compliance requirements aligned to organizational standards. Support operational excellence initiatives focused on reliability, automation, and observability. Contribute to monitoring, logging, alerting, troubleshooting, incident response, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance platform stability and reduce operational overhead. Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, implementation guides, and platform standards. Help drive adoption of platform capabilities through knowledge sharing, training, and collaboration with engineering teams. Provide technical leadership through collaboration, documentation, and best practices. Partner with infrastructure, security, and application teams to evaluate solutions, improve processes, and support the evolution of WME’s infrastructure platform. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or related technical roles, including experience leading technical initiatives or driving delivery across cross‑functional teams. Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform and/or OpenTofu in production environments, including reusable modules, state management, and environment strategy. Experience building and supporting CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions, Spacelift, or similar tooling. Demonstrated ability to establish engineering standards, documentation, and operational best practices. Working knowledge of DevSecOps practices and tools, including secrets management, policy‑as‑code, infrastructure security scanning, least‑privilege access, and auditability concepts. Experience supporting production systems, observability platforms, and operational reliability initiatives. Familiarity with cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure environments, preferably Microsoft Azure. Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across engineering, infrastructure, and security teams. Self‑directed, curious, and passionate about solving complex technical challenges. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code at scale across multiple environments. Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, or similar standards. Experience implementing automation that improves operational efficiency and developer experience. Exposure to cloud modernization, platform engineering, or infrastructure transformation initiatives. Pay & Benefits Hiring pay rates: Minimum $120,000 annually, Maximum $160,000 annually. In addition to base rate, may include short‑ and long‑term incentives, development opportunities, robust benefits such as health care, retirement, vacation, other paid time off, and additional offerings. Equal Opportunity Employment WME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. WME Group is a global network of businesses that represent the world’s leading talent, intellectual property and brands. #J-18808-Ljbffr IMG LIVE