Sr. IAC Engineer

Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy.  Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.  The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Engineer to build, automate, and operate the CI/CD pipelines and Terraform-based infrastructure that power CAA’s global platforms. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on implementing and enforcing standards established by Architecture while translating those standards into reliable, repeatable automation. The IaC Engineer will participate in design discussions, but will primarily lead the build, delivery, and continuous improvement of pipeline automation, Terraform modules, deployment workflows, and environment provisioning. This automation-first role is centered on Terraform, CI/CD, GitHub, and Azure DevOps, with responsibility for developing scalable pipelines, improving release automation, and ensuring infrastructure deployments are consistent, secure, and supportable across environments. The ideal candidate brings a strong working understanding of cloud platforms, networking fundamentals, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices, and works closely with engineering, security, architecture, and operations teams to turn infrastructure patterns into production-ready code. Above all, this role is for a forward-thinking engineer who thinks in code, eliminates manual effort, and builds automation that improves reliability. You will proactively develop daily health checks, validation routines, regression and resiliency testing, and self-healing workflows that identify and address issues before they impact the business. This is a high-visibility opportunity for an experienced IaC Engineer who is passionate about automation, operational excellence, and continuously raising the standard for how CAA ships and manages infrastructure.

Responsibilities

- Build, automate, and operate the CI/CD pipelines and Terraform-based infrastructure that power CAA's global platforms.

- Translate standards established by Architecture into reliable, repeatable automation, and enforce those standards across pipelines and modules.

- Lead the build, delivery, and continuous improvement of pipeline automation, Terraform modules, deployment workflows, and environment provisioning.

- Develop scalable pipelines in GitHub and Azure DevOps and improve release automation across environments.

- Design and maintain modular, version-controlled Terraform code that provisions cloud, network, and Kubernetes resources.

- Ensure infrastructure deployments are consistent, secure, and supportable across every environment.

- Participate in design discussions and turn agreed infrastructure patterns into production-ready code.

- Develop daily health checks and validation routines that continuously verify infrastructure and pipeline health.

- Build regression and resiliency testing into deployment workflows to catch issues before release.

- Implement self-healing workflows that identify and address issues before they impact the business.

- Eliminate manual effort by automating repetitive provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks.

- Partner with engineering, security, architecture, and operations teams to continuously raise the standard for how CAA ships and manages infrastructure.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of hands-on DevOps, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience, with a strong focus on infrastructure-as-code.

- Strong, hands-on experience with Terraform, including modular, version-controlled designs.

- Deep experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub (Actions) and Azure DevOps.

- Hands-on experience with Git branching strategies and merge/pull request workflows, including branch policies and pipeline gating.

- Fundamental understanding of cloud and network technologies (e.g., Azure or AWS, VNets, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls).

- Working experience with containers and Kubernetes (e.g., Docker and AKS).

- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or Bash), a forward-thinking automation-first mindset, and the ability to collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Relevant certifications such as HashiCorp Terraform Associate or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400).

- Experience with Kubernetes at scale and GitOps workflows (e.g., Helm, Argo CD, or Flux).

- Interest in media and entertainment technology or workflows.

- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and policy-as-code (e.g., OPA or Sentinel) and observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).

Location

This role is hybrid, based in our Nashville office.

Compensation  
The annual base salary range for this position is as follows:

Nashville, TN - $177,000 - $196,000

This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, wages may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Benefits

At CAA, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits* package for all regular full-time employees:

Benefits where the company pays 80%-100% of the cost include:

- Medical
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Telemedicine
- Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually or through text
- Paid Vacation / Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave and Other Paid Leaves of Absence
- NICU leave
- Bereavement resources
- Adoption Benefits
- Educational Assistance
- Mental Health Resources
- Employee Assistance Plan

Employees may also elect to participate in voluntary benefits:

- Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401K Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care)
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Perks:

- Commuter Benefits

Benefits offered also include other statutory mandated benefits

For more information and to submit an application, please apply here:

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.