MFS Investment Management · 4 hours ago
Director, Systems Engineering
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$155K/yr - $233K/yr
12+ years expMFS Investment Management is dedicated to fostering a supportive culture that prioritizes teamwork and community. The Director of Systems Engineering will oversee Infrastructure, Cloud, Platform Engineering, and Platform Support, ensuring the availability and performance of these technologies while leading a team of managers and driving strategic direction.
EducationHigher EducationVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Lead Infrastructure, Cloud, Platform Engineering and Platform Support. This includes and is not limited to: Cloud (Azure), servers, storage, databases (Oracle, SQL, Sybase), and data center operations
Define Infrastructure, Cloud, Platform Engineering and Platform Support strategies/roadmaps that support MFS’ business goals and align with corporate IT direction
Ensure 24/7 systems availability across corporate headquarters and satellite offices
Direct and mentor managers across teams such as Platform Engineering/Support, Database Services, UNIX/Windows Systems, Web Services, and Storage
Oversee hiring, training, performance management, and career development
Set departmental goals and ensure alignment with organizational standards
Manage large-scale platform engineering/support and infrastructure projects, including planning, budgeting, implementation, and ongoing support
Establish and maintain technical standards and controls to meet audit, regulatory, and security requirements
Lead efforts to remediate audit/security gaps with clear operating plans
Build and maintain relationships with vendors, managing contract negotiations and SLAs
Collaborate across departments and with Business Relationship Managers to ensure technology solutions align with business needs
Present infrastructure strategies and updates to senior leadership
Develop and manage budgets for assigned areas and contribute to broader GIT financial planning
Propose and refine policies to improve resource efficiency, service delivery, and compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience
12+ years in IT within financial services, with 7+ years in management
Deep technical expertise in infrastructure, cloud migration, systems architecture, databases, platform engineering and support models
Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
Experience managing global IT operations, including off-hours support
Proven ability to coach and develop high-performing teams
Skilled in vendor management, contract negotiation, and setting service expectations
Committed to technology best practices and standardization
Benefits
MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps
Company
MFS Investment Management
Massachusetts Financial Services Company is a privately owned investment manager. The firm also provides retirement planning, college It is a sub-organization of Sun Life U.S..
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown1982-01-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Barnaby Weiner
Head of Sustainability and Stewardship
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