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Director - IT Infrastructure - StoneX Group
Software Engineer
Lead global infrastructure operations, driving reliability, performance, and security for a Fortune 100 financial services firm. Oversee compute, OS, and database platforms, architect cloud solutions, and champion automation and security across a follow‑the‑sun environment.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a distributed team of infrastructure engineers, ensuring high availability and performance of core compute, operating systems, and database platforms.
- Architect and maintain scalable, secure cloud environments (primarily AWS) that support global trading, clearing, and settlement workloads.
- Drive automation and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to reduce manual effort and improve deployment consistency.
- Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to meet stringent uptime and SLAs.
- Collaborate with security, compliance, and network teams to enforce best practices and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in large‑scale IT infrastructure, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Deep expertise in AWS, Linux, and enterprise database technologies (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL).
- Proven track record of designing and operating high‑availability, low‑latency systems in a financial services context.
- Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, automation tools, and security hardening.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross‑functional teams.