Director, Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure

IPC is a fintech company that focuses on the human element. With a global presence, we support local markets with our advanced cloud-based trading communications and managed connectivity solutions.

Through our portfolio of communications and connectivity solutions, we focus on solving business challenges and adapting to regulatory changes in the fast-paced global financial markets. This enables our clients to maintain consistent market access, a strong competitive advantage, and enhanced operational efficiency.

Join a team that is dedicated to delivering groundbreaking products and making a significant impact on our clients' success.

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Overview of the Team 

The Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure team is dedicated to designing, implementing, and maintaining robust cloud environments that support the company's strategic goals. The team ensures the scalability, reliability, and security of cloud-based solutions, enabling seamless operations and innovation.

 

Role Overview:

The Director of Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure will lead the strategic planning, development, and implementation of innovative cloud-based solutions, technologies and infrastructure.

• Responsible for ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of the company's cloud environments and technologies while setting strategic directions for cloud engineering, designing modern architectures for multi-cloud deployments, evaluating future technical solutions, and assessing security risks.
• Work closely with leaders in Product Engineering, Global Engineering, Infrastructure, Operations, Security Architecture, and solution stakeholders to develop a premier cloud ecosystem.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud technologies, infrastructure management, and team leadership.

 

How You Will Make an Impact: 

The Director of Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure will play a pivotal role in transforming the company's cloud strategy, ensuring that the infrastructure is scalable, secure, and efficient. By leading a talented team of cloud engineers and architects, they will drive innovation, optimize performance, and implement robust security measures. Their leadership will enable seamless operations, support business growth, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across the organization.

 

Essential Skills and Experience to be Successful in this Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related experience for a minimum of 7 years.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering and infrastructure management.
  Proven track record of leading and managing technical teams.
• Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Strong understanding of networking, security and compliance.
• Design, implement and manage scalable cloud architectures.
• Oversee the deployment, monitoring and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize cloud performance and costs.
• Implement automation and orchestration tools to streamline implementations and operations.
• Support the infrastructure, new development and users for the IPC Portal.
• Collaborate effectively across multiple organizations to achieve objectives.
• Agile/Lean background for projects and project delivery.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and workflow automation tools (e.g.; Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline solutions (e.g.; Jenkins)
• Experience with web service integration protocols and version control (e.g.; GIT)
• Certification in cloud technologies (e.g.; AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
• Experience with real-time monitoring and alerting (e.g.; Prometheus, ELK Stack, Elasticsearch, Logstash).
• Extensive experience with Cloud Identity and Access Management (Ping).
• Functional understanding of cloud networking principles, including firewalls, VPCs, secure gateways and more.
• Strong experience in designing, developing, and integrating cloud-based APIs to enable seamless communication between cloud services and applications.
• Proficiency in utilizing API management tools and ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient API interactions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.

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