CI Financial

Staff Infrastructure Engineer

CI Financial$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE engineering
  • Deep expertise in Azure services and security
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools
  • Familiarity with performance and observability tooling like Datadog or Grafana
  • Proficient in Python, Go, or TypeScript for automation
  • Strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks
  • Experience with serverless platforms (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda)

Responsibilities

  • Design and build Corient’s cloud infrastructure on Azure
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code frameworks using Terraform and CI/CD
  • Implement multi-region backup and disaster recovery strategies
  • Monitor database and storage backup processes
  • Establish observability and security for the cloud platform
  • Lead incident response and conduct root cause analysis
  • Architect serverless solutions to optimize costs and efficiency

Benefits

  • 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
  • Generously subsidized medical plan options
  • Employer-paid dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
  • Paid short-term and long-term disability
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
  • Corporate discount program for employees
  • Training and professional development reimbursement
  • Volunteer days for community service
Full Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Cloud administration

    • Design/build Corient’s cloud platform foundation across Azure (with potential multi-cloud Azure exposure with multi-tenant Azure and multi-geo for Microsoft 365)

    • Develop infrastructure-as-code frameworks using Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines that enable self-service developer workflows

  • Data Protection, Backup, and DR (Disaster Recovery)

    • Design and implement multi-region availability and DR strategies to ensure business continuity, RTO/RPO compliance, and resilience for mission-critical wealth management systems

    • Database and storage backup monitoring

  • Infrastructure monitoring and incident management

    • Build observability, reliability, and security guardrails onto the platform from day one

    • Establish real-time monitoring and continuous surveillance of system health (e.g., 3rd party data pipelines).

    • Incident response, serving as first line of defense for outages. This includes troubleshooting bottlenecks and executing RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) for continuous improvement.

  • Security and Compliance Enforcement

    • Patch management – establish process and reviews to ensure security standards are maintained

    • Audit readiness - Partner cross-functionally with Security, Data, and Application Engineering to deliver enterprise-grade infrastructure that meets ICFR, SOC-1, SOC-2, ISO 27001, and SEC compliance requirements

  • Establish Kubernetes (EKS) standards including cluster architecture, networking, autoscaling, and cost optimization

  • Contribute to M&A infrastructure integrations as Corient continues its acquisition strategy

  • Architect serverless solutions using Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, and event-driven patterns to optimize cost, scale, and operational efficiency

  • Build runbooks and standardized procedures for rapidly deploying infrastructure during M&A integrations, enabling repeatable, low-friction onboarding of acquired company environments

  • Mentor and influence - even as an individual contributor, you’ll set technical direction and raise the engineering bar across the team

Required Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE engineering experience

  • Deep expertise in Azure (AKS, IAM, VPC, networking, security)

  • Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)

  • Experience with performance and observability tooling such as Datadog, Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, ELK, New Relic, or new generation AI dev ops tools.

  • Proficient in at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript for automation and tooling

  • Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, and compliance frameworks

  • Hands-on experience with serverless platforms (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda) and event-driven architecture

  • Excellent communication skills and a bias toward action

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in regulated industries (FinTech, Wealth Management, Healthcare)

  • Background in M&A infrastructure integration

  • Multi-cloud experience (Azure, GCP)

  • Experience with Databricks, data platform engineering, or modern data stack

  • SOC2, FINRA, or SEC compliance experience

 

Physical Requirements

  • This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.

  • This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.

  • This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.

U.S. Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.

  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. Corient will require proof of work authorization.

What You Can Expect from Us

Our dedication to the Employee Experience at Corient is aimed at supporting, empowering, and inspiring our talented team through:

  • 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching 

  • Four Medical Plan options that is generously subsidized by Corient

  • Employer paid Dental, Vision & Life and AD&D Insurance 

  • Employer paid Short-term & Long-term Disability  

  • Paid Maternity & Parental Leave 

  • Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts

  • Dependent Care FSA 

  • Commuter & Transit FSA 

  • Corporate Discount Program - Perkspot 

  • Training Reimbursement  

  • Paid Professional Designations  

  • Giving back to the community - Volunteer days

About CI Financial

CI Financial is a diversified wealth management firm and one of the largest investment companies in Canada. The company offers a wide range of investment products and services, including mutual funds, ETFs, segregated funds, and alternative investments. CI Financial serves individual investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients across Canada and around the world. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Learn more about CI Financial
Size
1,793 employees
Market Cap
$1.7 billion
Industry
NASDAQ

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