MIO Partners, Inc. · 1 month ago
Architect, Platform Engineering
MIO Partners, Inc. is a registered investment adviser providing proprietary investment products and financial advice to McKinsey’s partners. The Platform Engineering Architect will lead the architecture and management of cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and efficiency while collaborating with various teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
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Responsibilities
Architect and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) with security, stability, and cost in mind
Design and oversee implementation of CI/CD pipelines and automation strategies
Establish infrastructure as code practices using CDK, GitLab, AWS developer tools
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform stability
Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies and develop best practices based on MIO’s use cases
Ensure application architectures follow cloud best practices for reliability, security, performance, and efficiency
Develop and enforce best practices for system security, compliance, and disaster recovery
Optimize infrastructure costs while maintaining performance standards
Develop reference implementations and contribute through hands-on coding as needed
Work with development teams to improve deployment processes and system reliability
Collaborate with business owners to translate business requirements into technical solutions with an eye toward technology consistency and best practices
Work with engineers, business users, and other stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure solutions align with business goals
Maintain detailed documentation for reference architectures, design patterns, and system configurations
Raise the bar on our development capabilities, standards, and processes
Synthesize requirements gathered from various teams within/outside of IT and suggest creative solutions; where appropriate, guiding MIO to 'do it the right way'
Following a scrum methodology, organize with end users, business analysts, and other architects and developers
Recommend positive steps toward standardizing development processes, including technology selection, deployment steps, code reviews, and IT tools
Partner with development, QA, and AppSecOps teams to promote standardization, consistency, and improved security posture
Qualification
Required
At least 8+ years of hands-on experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or cloud engineering roles
Bachelor of science in computer science or other related discipline (although strong experience with a less directly related degree will be considered)
Strong experience in AWS Cloud technologies
Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools (GitLab pipelines, Jenkins etc.)
Understanding of monitoring and observability tools (ELK, Dynatrace, Datadog etc.)
Experience with microservices, serverless architectures, and containerization
Proficiency in AWS cloud platform including infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines
Good intuition for end-user requirements gathering; iterative and collaborative approach to design
Strong client relationship management skills and excellent written/verbal communication skills to interact at all levels
Preferred
Formal problem-solving and/or analytical training/experience a plus, as is experience working with management consultants
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Telemedicine services
Life, accident and disability insurance
Parental leave and family planning benefits
Caregiving resources
A generous retirement program
Financial guidance
Paid time off
Company
MIO Partners, Inc.
MIO (and related entities) is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of McKinsey & Company and was formed in the early 1980s to provide asset management services for McKinsey’s retirement plan.