TL;DR

Director of Platform & Infrastructure (Fintech): Lead the design, development, technical operations, and scaling of %hirify_global%’s core infrastructure and developer platforms with an accent on security, resilience, and high availability. Focus on driving initiatives in cloud architecture, developer experience, CI/CD, availability, automation, and scalability while ensuring reliability and compliance.

Company

%hirify_global% is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.

What you will do

Act as an escalation point for high-severity incidents on the Engineering side.
Monitor and optimize cloud spend and infrastructure costs, and manage vendor relationships.
Scale and improve common infrastructure elements and platform services.
Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams responsible for cloud infrastructure, DevOps, site reliability and technical operations.
Oversee availability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.
Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.

Requirements

5 years of experience in a similar leadership role in engineering.
Strong ability to work independently, lead and deliver on large tasks, and collaborate with other members of the organization or external partners.
Production experience with Kubernetes, Postgres, event brokers and any of the major cloud providers’ platform services.
Proven track record of building and scaling infrastructure in cloud-native, high-growth environments (preferably in fintech, brokerage, or other regulated industries).
Strong background in system design, observability, and incident response at scale.
Experience with event-driven architecture, security best practices, compliance frameworks, and regulatory environments relevant to financial services.

Culture & Benefits

Competitive Salary & Stock Options
Health Benefits
New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Director Of Platform & Infrastructure (Fintech)