Senior Associate Director, IT, Platform Engineering Lead

MUFG Investor Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MUFG Investor Services is seeking a Senior Associate Director to lead their Platform Engineering team. This role entails building and managing a cloud-native platform on AWS, ensuring operational excellence in a fast-paced financial environment. The successful candidate will drive technological innovation, manage vendor relationships, and foster a high-performing team committed to best practices in cloud development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in platform engineering or cloud architecture roles.
• Expert knowledge of AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and management of AWS cloud platform.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in cloud-native development.
• Foster a culture of innovation and accountability within the team.

Skills

AWS cloud-native architectures

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Security compliance

Monitoring and alerting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

Senior Associate Director, IT, Platform Engineering Lead

About MUFG Investor Services :

Experience something Brilliantly Different with a career at MUFG Investor Services.

Company Description :

Who are we? In a nutshell, MUFG Investor Services is part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and we partner with over 480 loyal global investment firms to provide them with administration, asset services, banking and fund financing. We’re in 14 global locations and provide an exceptional hub of Brilliantly Different talent to thrive.

Job Description :

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will be a critical leader responsible for building and managing our cloud-native platform infrastructure on AWS. You will ensure the platform is secure, scalable, and optimized to meet the demands of a fast-paced financial services environment. Collaborating with software and data engineering, security, and product teams, you will define and execute a strategic vision for platform engineering while driving operational excellence and innovation.

You Will :

• Strategic Leadership

Develop and execute the platform engineering roadmap to support business growth and technological innovation.

• Ensure alignment between platform engineering goals and overall business objectives.
• Advocate for best practices in cloud-native development, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Platform Development & Management

Oversee the design, implementation, and management of AWS-based infrastructure to support critical financial services applications.

• Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and resilience of the platform through architecture best practices.
• Provide a developer platform to software engineers based on the company’s service catalogue and best practices.
• Security & Compliance

Embed security and compliance principles into platform design and operations, ensuring adherence to industry regulations such as GDPR, SOC1, and SOC 2.

• Collaborate with security teams to implement advanced monitoring and alerting to support applications that demand high availability and resiliency.

Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing platform engineering team.

• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Define and monitor KPIs to measure team performance and platform reliability.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Partner with engineering, data, and product teams to align on infrastructure needs and deployment strategies.

• Act as a technical advisor to executive leadership, providing insights into platform performance and innovation opportunities.
• Manage vendor relationships with AWS and other technology providers to optimize services and costs.
• Operational Excellence

Drive automation in deployment pipelines, monitoring, and incident response.

• Implement and refine SRE practices, including Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).
• Own platform cost management, driving efficiency in cloud resource utilization.
• FinOps Initiatives

Lead the adoption of FinOps principles to enhance visibility and accountability for cloud spending across teams.

• Implement and manage tools to monitor, forecast, and analyze cloud expenditures.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure cost-effective resource utilization without compromising performance.
• Drive initiatives to optimize cloud usage, including automated resource scaling, workload right-sizing, and identifying unused resources.
• Establish governance processes to align cloud spending with business priorities while promoting financial discipline.

Qualifications : You Have :

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience :

10+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or cloud architecture roles.

• Proven expertise in designing and managing AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries will be considered an advantage.
• Technical Skills :

Expert knowledge of core AWS services, including EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, FSX, AWS Transfer Family, CloudFront, and Control Tower.

• Strong proficiency in DevOps tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and CI / CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and tools like AWS IAM, KMS, Snyk, AWS WAF, and GuardDuty.
• Advanced understanding of services architecture, serverless design, and containerization.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog.
• Leadership Skills :

Exceptional ability to lead platform engineering teams and influence stakeholders.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in complex, high-stakes environments.
• Proven track record of developing talent and building collaborative engineering cultures.

Additional Information :

MUFG is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level : Director

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Information Technology

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