Technical Lead, Cloud Platforms
winston foxNew York (NY)
About the role
Help build the cloud platform behind one of the fastest-growing hedge funds in the industry. Our client is a technology-driven, multi-strategy hedge fund managing more than $10 billion in AUM, with ambitious growth plans and a modern cloud-first, hybrid infrastructure strategy. As only the third engineer joining the Cloud & SRE function, this is a rare opportunity to become a technical leader within a small, high-calibre team responsible for shaping the firm's cloud platform and engineering standards. This is a hands-on engineering role with significant ownership, influence and visibility across the business. Unlike many infrastructure roles, you won't spend your time delivering repetitive BAU work. The firm's managed service providers own the operational heavy lifting, allowing the internal engineering team to focus on architecture, automation, platform evolution and the technically challenging initiatives that create long-term business value.
The Opportunity:
You'll partner directly with Engineering, Security, Investment Technology and business stakeholders to design, build and continuously evolve a highly automated cloud platform supporting a rapidly growing global investment firm. You'll be expected to lead technically—driving architectural decisions, championing engineering best practices, introducing new technologies where appropriate, and delivering cloud platforms that are scalable, secure and built to last. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer who enjoys owning complex technical problems from concept through production and wants to make a genuine impact within a fast-moving organisation.
What You'll Be Doing:
Design, build and evolve cloud infrastructure across both AWS and Azure. Lead the delivery of cloud-native platforms using Infrastructure-as-Code, automation and modern engineering practices. Architect Kubernetes-based container platforms, microservices infrastructure and cloud-native application environments. Drive improvements across automation, CI/CD, platform reliability, observability and operational resilience. Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and influence platform strategy through thoughtful technical leadership. Partner with internal stakeholders and external MSPs to deliver complex infrastructure initiatives while maintaining exceptionally high engineering standards. Define technical standards, architecture patterns and reusable infrastructure that enable the business to scale efficiently. We're Looking For Engineers Who Have 5-10+ years' experience designing and engineering cloud infrastructure within demanding production environments. Deep expertise across AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes. Strong programming and automation skills using Python, Power Shell and/or Bash. A solid understanding of cloud networking, Kubernetes architecture, security, IAM and modern infrastructure design. Experience building CI/CD pipelines and applying Dev Ops and Infrastructure-as-Code The confidence to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural direction and work directly with senior stakeholders. Excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for engineering excellence, automation and continuous improvement. Why Join? This is a unique opportunity to join an investment firm at a pivotal stage in its growth, where you'll have the autonomy to shape the cloud platform rather than simply support it. You'll work alongside highly capable engineers in a collaborative, low-bureaucracy environment where technical excellence is valued, good ideas are implemented quickly, and your contributions will have a direct and lasting impact on the firm's technology strategy. The role is based in New York and operates a five-day onsite model, reflecting the highly collaborative nature of the engineering team. Outstanding compensation and benefits package, and the opportunity to become a key technical leader within one of the industry's fastest-growing hedge funds.
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