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Overview
As Staff Cloud Engineer - Platform & Infrastructure, you will head our high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, DevSecOps specialists, and SREs. Your focus will be scaling our AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK while building a platform culture that supports security, velocity, and resilience across Performativ’s entire product suite. You will be used to heavy-lifting as an IC, while also being able to coach and mentor others on a small infra team.
Responsibilities
* Lead the design, build, and evolution of scalable, secure, and observable AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK.
* Manage and mentor a cross-functional team spanning Cloud Engineering, SRE, Platform, and DevSecOps.
* Drive adoption of infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and security-by-default practices across our tech organization.
* Partner with engineering squads to ensure platform capabilities enable high development velocity and reliability.
* Own cost optimization and performance tuning across our AWS environments.
* Shape our cloud architecture strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives and compliance requirements.
* Lead incident response efforts and postmortems, embedding learnings into platform and team operations.
* Establish and track key platform KPIs including availability, deployment frequency, and MTTR.
* Collaborate closely with InfoSec and Compliance to support regulatory readiness (e.g., ISO, SOC2).
Qualifications
* 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, including team leadership.
* Expert-level knowledge of AWS and deep hands-on experience with AWS CDK in production environments.
* Strong background in DevSecOps, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and observability practices.
* Proven ability to scale cloud platforms in a high-growth, high-regulatory tech environment.
* Experience building and leading high-performing technical teams across multiple cloud disciplines.
* Strong understanding of modern security, networking, and compliance in cloud-native architectures.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Comfortable working in fast-paced environments and navigating ambiguity with autonomy.
What we can offer you
* Trust and responsibility to shape the future of Performativ’s success in the European market from day 1.
* Join a fast-growing fintech scaleup supported by top-tier VCs.
* Work with intelligent, passionate, and driven professionals with experience from leading institutions (such as Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, BCG, Amazon etc).
* Accelerate your career with opportunities for professional development, leadership and plenty to build and learn.
* Competitive compensation package of salary + equity.
Join a Team of Fintech heroes! Performativ is making waves in the wealth management ecosystem and is changing the way investment advisors and financial institutions do business around the world. We are on a scaling journey beyond all metrics and expectations and are excited to have you join us in making a real impact. We are funded by leading VC funds and aim to establish ourselves as a European market leader.
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