Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role:As the Portfolio Lead Engineering, Cross Platform apps, you will lead a team specializing in cloud-first, serverless microservices architecture, with a strong emphasis on PHP and the Symfony framework. You will drive the design, deployment, and optimization of scalable, cloud-native solutions, ensuring best practices in DevOps, automation, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). Your leadership will be pivotal in transforming legacy systems and enabling rapid, reliable delivery of business-critical applications.

Your Role Accountabilities:

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team.
• Provide career guidance, performance feedback, and foster a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Track, report and enhance the product delivery for India base managed capacity vendors.

Cloud Application Operations Oversight

• Monitor and provide health / cost reporting for all cloud-based environments within M&ST
• Provide strategic oversight for the operational health, reliability, and performance of all apps within their portfolio
• Lead efforts to proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve operational issues across the application landscape.
• Coordinate with vendors, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure seamless application support, compliance, and successful launches.

Dev/Enhance/Support of Cloud-Based Serverless Applications

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of new applications to meet evolving business needs. Including partnering with external vendors who may develop rapid prototypes.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineering teams, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
• Ensure new applications are built with scalability, security, and operational excellence in mind.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for application operations and development, supporting business users and technical teams.

Continuous Improvement & Optimization

• Implement automation, monitoring, and alerting solutions to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Analyze operational metrics and user feedback to recommend and implement enhancements.

Qualifications & Experiences:

Required

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud architecture, or software development.
• Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in PHP and the Symfony framework for backend development or Java Spring Framework dev and deployment.
• Proven experience designing and deploying serverless microservices in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong skills in CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred

• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and API management.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Background in media, entertainment, or technology industries.
• Advanced skills in monitoring, logging, and security for cloud-native applications.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.