Infrastructure Engineering Director
Core
Own FanDuel's foundational cloud and outpost-based infrastructure layer, establishing operational excellence, standardization, and reliability across compute, networking, Kubernetes, and cloud provisioning.
Role type
Director of Infrastructure Engineering
Builds
Foundational cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and hybrid AWS environments (including Outposts) for FanDuel's gaming and wagering platforms.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Gaming & Wagering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes architecture and scaling, AWS cloud infrastructure (VPC, networking, IAM, EC2, EKS), disaster recovery strategy, SLO/SLI definition, cloud cost optimization, vendor management, incident response, automation tooling, team leadership.
Preferred skills
Service mesh platforms (Kong Mesh, Istio), AWS Outposts/hybrid cloud operations, regulated industry infrastructure experience, CNCF Kubernetes certifications.
Technologies
AWS, Outposts, Kubernetes (EKS), Kong Gateway, Kong Mesh, Terraform, Helm, Datadog
Responsibilities
Establish infrastructure strategy and standards; build and scale the infrastructure engineering team; own disaster recovery strategy and testing; establish SLOs/SLIs; design and evolve cloud infrastructure for resilience; set standards for operational discipline; manage vendor relationships and cloud costs; lead complex production incident response; steward infrastructure platforms under regulatory requirements; partner with engineering leadership on platform direction.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise