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# Director, Engineering and Technology at Monumental Sports & Entertainment

- **Company:** Monumental Sports & Entertainment
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/monumentalsports/jobs/5200008007

## Job description

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is one of the leading integrated sports and entertainment companies globally. MSE’s portfolio spans premier professional sports teams, world-class venues, and next-generation media properties, with marquee assets including the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Washington Mystics, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, Capital One Arena, and Monumental Sports Network, along with an investment in Team Liquid.

Rooted in the nation’s capital, MSE brings Washington, D.C's distinct influence, ambition, and leadership to the global sports and entertainment landscape. The company harnesses the power of its platform to drive continuous innovation and deliver extraordinary experiences that inspire and unite our community, our fans, and our people.

Our success is powered by talented people who bring passion, creativity, and collaboration to everything they do. If you're looking to build your career in a dynamic, fast-paced organization that's shaping the future of sports and entertainment, we'd love to hear from you.

Position Overview:

The Director, Engineering and Technology is responsible for guiding engineering execution, enterprise technology platforms, solution architecture, technical standards, and selected critical initiatives across infrastructure, cloud services, data platforms, automation, AI enablement, and enterprise software delivery.

Do you enjoy leading engineering teams, driving technology strategy, and delivering innovative solutions? Apply today! We'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

- Lead architecture and technical design for enterprise technology initiatives, including cloud, infrastructure, data, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and software platforms.
- Partner with engineers and architects to design, build, solve, and optimize solutions while providing technical leadership for complex issues and key design decisions.
- Provide senior-level support for complex incidents, reliability issues, performance concerns, integrations, and production-impacting problems.
- Establish practical engineering standards for documentation, code review, automation, deployment practices, operational readiness, and supportability.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team by setting clear priorities, providing feedback, and supporting career growth.
- Lead the deployment, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise platforms, including Microsoft 365, Azure, SQL Server, VMware, and related technologies.
- Drive automation, platform improvements, and technical delivery through scripting, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and hands-on engineering support.
- Lead the design and enablement of enterprise AI initiatives by guiding architecture, platform selection, governance, security, while helping teams identify and implement high-value AI solutions that improve business outcomes.
- Collaborate with software development teams to guide architecture, delivery practices, code quality, lifecycle standards, and platform integration.
- Review designs, prototypes, automation, scripts, and code as needed to ensure maintainability, security, reliability, and alignment with enterprise standards.
- Define development patterns, DevOps practices, documentation expectations, and release-readiness criteria.
- Translate business needs into technical solutions, manage priorities, and communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Partner with vendors and team members to evaluate technology solutions, support budgeting, and develop technology roadmaps.
- Ensure technology solutions are designed and operated with appropriate security, compliance, resilience, monitoring, backup, recovery, and access-control considerations.
- Partner with security and infrastructure team members to align with relevant frameworks, controls, and organizational policies.
- Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive hands-on technical experience, including engineering leadership, architecture, operations, or enterprise technology delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical team members.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, virtualization (VMware or similar), databases (SQL Server or similar), networking, automation, and operational support in production environments.
- Ability to review architecture, scripts, code, deployment plans, technical documentation, and troubleshooting approaches.
- Experience leading complex technical projects, managing priorities, communicating risks, and driving execution across team members.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical audiences.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, data protection, access control, and secure technology operations.
- Experience with MySQL, enterprise storage, backup and recovery, network technologies, firewalls, VPNs, IP routing, and IP multicast.
- Experience with AWS and/or GCP in addition to Azure.
- Experience with data pipelines, data modeling, ETL/ELT, Spark, Delta Lake, Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, or similar technologies.
- Experience with AI platforms, AI workflow integration, MLOps/LLMOps, Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML, MLflow, model evaluation, or production monitoring of AI-enabled systems.
- Proficiency in one or more modern programming or scripting languages such as Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript, or PowerShell.
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes, or related tooling.
- Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Pay Range: $180k - $220k USD.

Benefit Eligibility: This role is eligible to participate in health and welfare benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

## About Monumental Sports & Entertainment

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is a private, family-owned sports and entertainment conglomerate that owns and operates eight professional sports teams, five venues, a regional media network, and a philanthropic foundation, primarily based in Washington, D.C.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Washington, D.C., USA
- **Founded**: June 10, 2010
- **Founders**: Ted Leonsis (Founder, Chairman, Managing Partner, and CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industries**: Sports management, venue management, media broadcasting, esports, live entertainment.
- **Target Customers**: B2C (fans, event attendees), B2B (corporate partners, advertisers, sponsors), and the broader Washington, D.C. community.
- **Mission/Purpose**: Guided by a "double bottom line" philosophy: to do well and do good, serving the community while delivering world-class sports and entertainment experiences. Their stated goal is to be "America’s leading sports and entertainment family."

## Products & Services
- **Professional Sports Teams**: Owns and operates championship-winning franchises across multiple leagues.
    - **Washington Capitals** (NHL)
    - **Washington Wizards** (NBA)
    - **Washington Mystics** (WNBA)
    - **Capital City Go-Go** (NBA G League)
    - **Wizards District Gaming** (NBA 2K League)
    - **Caps Gaming** (NHL Gaming League)
- **Venues**: Operates premier sports and entertainment venues.
    - **Capital One Arena**: A 20,000-seat venue in downtown D.C. hosting over 220 events annually. Undergoing a multi-year, transformative renovation to create a world-renowned entertainment district.
    - **MedStar Capitals Iceplex**: State-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals.
    - **EagleBank Arena** (at George Mason University): Managed by MSE.
    - **District E Powered by Ticketmaster**: A dedicated esports and live-event theater.
- **Media Platform**:
    - **Monumental Sports Network**: A regional media platform distributed on linear, digital, and OTT platforms. It is the exclusive local broadcast and streaming network for the Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics.
- **Philanthropy**:
    - **Monumental Foundation**: Unifies the charitable efforts of the teams, athletes, and fans to support local, regional, and national nonprofits in the greater Washington D.C. region.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Valued at **$7.84 billion** by CNBC in July 2025.
- **Key Metric**: **Net Revenue Goal of $1B+** and **850+ full-time employees**.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Minority shareholders include the **Qatar Investment Authority** and **Arctos Partners**. Other notable stakeholders include Jeffrey Skoll, Sheila Johnson, and Mark Lerner. The company has a long-term deal with the city of Washington, D.C. to keep the Capitals and Wizards at Capital One Arena through **2050**.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **$9.2 billion redevelopment** of downtown Washington, D.C. surrounding Capital One Arena.
    - Expansion into **Gallery Place** encompassing over 200,000 square feet of space.
    - Expansion of the Monumental Sports Network footprint to the Anacostia area.
    - Named a **Top Corporate Philanthropist** by Washington Business Journal in 2025, with over $4.5 million donated to local nonprofits.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated Ecosystem**: Unmatched vertical integration owning the teams, the venues, the media network, and the esports franchises, creating a unique, self-reinforcing business model.
- **Prime Real Estate**: The long-term, 2050 lease for Capital One Arena and the surrounding $9.2 billion redevelopment provides a stable, high-value physical and economic moat in the nation's capital.
- **Brand Power & Legacy**: Ownership of iconic, championship-winning teams (Capitals, Mystics) with decades of history and deep community roots.
- **"Double Bottom Line" Philosophy**: A strong focus on community impact and philanthropy enhances brand loyalty and attracts mission-driven talent.

## Strategic Focus
- **Fan Experience & Technology**: Integrating technology across all touchpoints to create immersive, data-driven experiences. The Capital One Arena renovation is a key priority.
- **Entertainment District Development**: Transforming the area around Capital One Arena into a world-class, year-round entertainment destination.
- **Media & Content Growth**: Expanding the Monumental Sports Network's reach and original programming.
- **Esports & Gaming**: Continued investment in and growth of its esports franchises (Wizards District Gaming, Caps Gaming) and the District E venue.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as "values driven," transparent, nimble, and collaborative. The organization emphasizes a "culture of teamwork and collaboration" and is consistently named a **"Top Place To Work in Washington, D.C."**
- **Mission-Driven**: Employees are part of a company that genuinely prioritizes community impact, philanthropy, and being "in service to the community."
- **Scale & Impact**: Opportunity to work across eight professional teams, five venues, and a media network, offering a diverse and large-scale operational environment.
- **Work Environment**: Based in Washington, D.C., at the heart of a major redevelopment project. Specific remote/hybrid policy not publicly disclosed but likely office-centric given the nature of venue and event management.
- **Leadership**: Led by Ted Leonsis, a well-known entrepreneur and venture capitalist, who is deeply involved in the community and the league governance (NBA, NHL, WNBA).

## Sources
1. [Monumental Sports & Entertainment - Who We Are](https://monumentalsports.com/who-we-are/)
2. [Monumental Sports & Entertainment - Brands](https://monumentalsports.com/brands/)
3. [Monumental Sports & Entertainment - Management](https://monumentalsports.com/group/management/)
4. [Wikipedia - Monumental Sports & Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Sports_%26_Entertainment)

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