New York City Hybrid $200,000 - $225,000 USD

MIO Partners is hiring a Director, Head of Platform Engineering

About the Role

Role Overview

You will lead the Platform Engineering and Cloud Engineering teams, setting the technical vision for infrastructure that is secure, resilient, and optimized for performance and cost. Your work will ensure alignment with cloud best practices while supporting the organization’s evolving needs across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of platform and DevOps engineers
  • Design and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure with a focus on security, scalability, and operational stability
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to streamline delivery
  • Implement infrastructure as code using CDK, GitLab, and AWS developer tools
  • Develop robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues
  • Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and define best practices tailored to business use cases
  • Ensure application architectures meet standards for reliability, security, efficiency, and compliance
  • Establish and enforce policies for system security, disaster recovery, and regulatory alignment
  • Drive cost optimization initiatives without compromising system performance
  • Collaborate across IT and business units to support full lifecycle development from concept to deployment and beyond

Required Qualifications

  • Deep technical expertise in AWS cloud platforms
  • Professional experience in financial services, including asset management, hedge funds, or brokerage environments
  • Proven ability to lead by example and work effectively in cross-functional, collaborative settings

Technology Environment

Our platform leverages AWS and Azure for cloud infrastructure, with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, CDK, and infrastructure-as-code methodologies at the core of development. Monitoring, logging, and alerting systems support operational excellence across environments.

Work Environment

This role operates in a hybrid model with team members across New York City, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, and the UK. The organization supports flexible work arrangements within its global footprint.

Culture and Values

We value intellectual curiosity, a commitment to excellence, and a mindset of continuous growth. Our environment emphasizes collaboration, diversity, ethical integrity, and a focus on investor outcomes. You’ll work alongside professionals who are driven by purpose and dedicated to improving systems and processes over time.

Required Skills
AWSAzureCI/CD pipelinesCDKGitLabInfrastructure as CodeMonitoring systemsLogging systemsAlerting systemsCloud engineeringFinancial services experienceCollaborative leadershipPlatform Engineering AWSAzureCI/CD pipelinesCDKGitLabInfrastructure as CodeMonitoring systemsLogging systemsAlerting systemsCloud engineeringFinancial services experienceCollaborative leadershipPlatform Engineering
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MIO Partners

MIO Partners Inc. (MIO) is a global investment and advisory institution with decades of experience guiding clients through multiple market cycles. It is a subsidiary of McKinsey & Company and a registered investment adviser regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

MIO provides objective advice on long-term wealth building and creates distinctive investment products that aim to deliver value over market-based benchmarks. The firm manages approximately $20 billion in assets across public and private markets, primarily through third-party managers in hedge funds, private equity, and alternative investments, while also pursuing internally managed macro trading strategies.

MIO's services include wealth advisory for McKinsey partners and investment management focused on risk-adjusted returns. Its operations are intentionally separated from McKinsey’s consulting business to avoid conflicts of interest, and it adheres to strict governance, compliance, and ethical standards.

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Department Enterprise IT
Category infrastructure
Posted 2 hours ago