Senior Cloud Architect

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mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part

of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize

the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we

co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and

aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

The Infrastructure & Media Technology department is a central technology

organization that sits within the Product & Tech team of Paramount Skydance. We

support multiple lines of business including Enterprise Applications, Ad

Platforms, Linear Broadcasting & Distribution and Media Supply Chain. It is a

fun and stimulating environment because the problems we solve are at tremendous

scale. If you are interested in spearheading technological change and making a

high impact at a premier media company, this is the role for you.

The Senior Cloud Architect is in charge of defining architectural standards,

security frameworks and automation goals for all cloud deployments operated by

Infrastructure & Media Technology. It is a high-impact and strategic role with a

large scope that allows the candidate to work with brilliant co-workers to help

solve some of Paramount’s most pressing technical challenges. The Senior Cloud

Architect will have the ability to greatly influence cloud policy as well be a

visionary for how Paramount should adopt the cloud over the next 3 to 5 years.

They will have an opportunity to lead a team and partner with a globally

distributed workforce to define and execute on a strategy to enable applications

to deploy to the cloud in a cost-conscious, repeatable and secure way.

Primary

Responsibilities

• Hands on engineering capability in support of Paramount Technology’s goal of
• migrating workloads between public cloud providers
• Define strategy for migrating applications from various Linux versions (Amazon
• Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc) to a standard running on Oracle Linux
• Collaborate and define, document and educate on standards to be followed for the
• following:
• * Foundational cloud architecture Automation framework, tools and taxonomy
• Continuous Integration / Deployment methodology
• * Security Governance (In collaboration with Information Security)
• * Partner with and advise Cloud Engineering organization on infrastructure
• architecture, cloud network design, infrastructure automation and security
• best practices
• * Drive infrastructure strategy for security operations Collaborate with
• Paramount Skydance Information Security organization on Company security
• standards
• * Lead team of Infrastructure Security engineers to detect and mitigate
• vulnerabilities in our environment
• * Continually evaluate the startup market for innovative solutions in the areas
• of infrastructure automation, cloud security and observability
• * Proficiency with Chef Automation Enterprise/OCI
• * Manage the full lifecycle of the Chef Automation Enterprise platform,
• including version upgrades, agent updates, and ongoing maintenance Develop
• and maintain Chef cookbooks to automate configuration management across a
• managed server ecosystem
• * Drive the certification process for new operating systems and software,
• ensuring compatibility and compliance standards are met
• Basic

Qualifications

• * The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, experience, and
• talents:
• * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer or Electrical Engineering,
• Mathematics, or a related field
• * 6+ years’ experience spanning at least 2 IT disciplines including technical
• architecture, network design, application development, middleware, database,
• OS or devops
• * Deep knowledge of multiple cloud provider offerings Amazon Web
• Services/GCP/OCI/Azure
• * Proficiency in Python or JavaScript or Terraform or Golang
• * Experience with large scale migrations of enterprise systems to public cloud
• * Experience working with cross functional teams across multiple time zones and
• varying cultural backgrounds
• * Experience designing, implementing and managing virtual private networks in
• public cloud ecosystems and connectivity to the physical layer
• Additional Qualification
• * 5+ years’ experience with the following technologies:
• AWS/Linux/Terraform/Chef
• * Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tooling and capabilities to enhance and
• accelerate coding / automation tasks (e.g. Cursor, GitHub CoPilot, Claude
• Code, etc)
• * Proven ability to influence peers on advantages of standardization,
• automation and shift left principles
• * Demonstrated ability to implement architectural standards in large companies
• working across diverse teams with varying business and application
• requirements
• * Experience drafting statements of work and providing feedback to legal
• department on business terms for data services contracts
• * Strong experience in building a highly effective and collaborative team
• culture that supports learning new technologies and challenges the status
• quo.
• * Highly effective at communicating complex ideas in easy-to-understand
• language
• #LI-RJ1
• Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) is a leading global media and
• entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences
• worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services,
• Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks,
• Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, and Pluto
• TV, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television
• audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries
• of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and
• digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in
• production, distribution and advertising solutions.
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Hiring Salary Range: $139,200.00 - 208,800.00.
• The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California,
• Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the
• successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but
• not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and
• education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental,
• vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition
• assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the
• appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.
• What We Offer:
• * Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our
• full list of benefits here: https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• * Generous paid time off.
• * An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most
• dynamic teams.
• * Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• * Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant
• community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• * Explore life at Paramount:
• https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount
• Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
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• on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee
• benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that
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