CI Financial

Staff Platform Engineer

CI Financial • $120K — $150K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in platform engineering or large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong experience in cloud-native platforms on Azure.
  • Expertise in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or equivalent) and CI/CD automation.
  • Experience in designing scalable and resilient systems with SLAs/SLOs.
  • Familiarity with system integration patterns like event-driven architectures.
  • Understanding of secure platform design including identity access control (e.g., Entra ID).
  • Experience in implementing observability for platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and operate the enterprise data platform on Azure.
  • Develop reusable frameworks for ingestion and workflow execution.
  • Own infrastructure engineering for compute and storage systems.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Design platform observability and governance frameworks.
  • Lead integration patterns including event-driven and batch architectures.
  • Support M&A integration through scalable platform onboarding.

Benefits

  • 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
  • Four medical plan options generously subsidized by the employer
  • Employer paid dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
  • Training reimbursement and Paid Professional Designations
  • Volunteer days for community involvement
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Architect and operate the enterprise data platform on Azure, including storage, compute, and streaming layers.
  • Develop reusable platform frameworks for ingestion, orchestration, and workflow execution.
  • Own infrastructure engineering for data systems including compute, storage, and identity integration.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and build CI/CD pipelines.
  • Design platform observability, monitoring, and governance frameworks.
  • Lead system integration patterns including event-driven and batch architectures.
  • Support M&A integration through scalable platform onboarding.
  • Partner with analytics and data teams to enable platform usage.
  • Provide architectural leadership and mentor engineers.


Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong experience building and operating cloud-native platforms on Azure (compute, storage, networking).
  • Hands-on expertise with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or equivalent) and CI/CD automation.
  • Experience designing highly available, scalable, and resilient systems with defined SLAs/SLOs.
  • Experience with system integration patterns (event-driven architectures, APIs, streaming systems).
  • Strong understanding of identity, access control, secure platform design (e.g., Entra ID).
  • Experience implementing observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) for platforms.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-team platform initiatives and define engineering standards.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills across engineering & data org.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting large-scale data platforms (lakehouse, warehouse, or streaming systems).
  • Familiarity with tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, dbt or Fivetran from a platform enablement standpoint.
  • Experience in regulated industries (Financial Services, Wealth Management, Healthcare).
  • Background in M&A systems integration and onboarding complex environments.
  • Experience with multi-region architectures and disaster recovery design.
  • Understanding of infrastructure requirements for AI/ML platforms.
  • Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).


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.
  • Must be willing to execute Corient's Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure.


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
Finance & Insurance
NASDAQ
CIFAF
* Ladders Estimates

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