Platform Engineering Lead

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

ISS STOXX is looking for a Platform Engineering Lead to join our team in Mumbai (Goregaon East), India.

Overview:

We are looking for a Lead to bring technical expertise to the development and deployment of our cutting-edge financial intelligence platform. In this role, you will leverage your technical expertise and innovative mindset to lead the design, implementation, operation and optimization of our platform infrastructure, ensuring its ability to deliver efficient and reliable data services to our global client base. As a Lead of the technical team, you will lead the team and collaborate with cross-functional peers and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure our platform remains at the forefront of investment management technology.

Responsibilities:

• Provide management support to the Mumbai GCP Platform Engineering and SRE Teams

• Contribute to the development and operation of Stoxx's GCP platform infrastructure

• Work with Principals to prioritise and manage the teams' daily workload, aligning with engineering requirements and roadmap timelines

• Build and support a robust CI/CD pipeline and observability stack

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement the platform roadmap

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance pipeline performance and customer satisfaction

• Keep abreast of emerging trends and technologies in cloud management and operation

• Report on SLO performance of Stoxx Index Applications

Qualification:

• 5+ years' experience in platform engineering, with a focus on cloud solutions and implementations

• 2+ years' experience in managing technical teams

• Experience with the development and deployment of large-scale, complex technology platforms

• (Advanced) knowledge of cloud products across database, serverless, containerization and API

• Experience with Terraform

• Experienced in managing DevOps, SRE or Platform Engineering teams

• Experience coaching and mentoring high-performing teams

• Pragmatic experience using agile to deliver incremental value

• Experience working in a global or multinational team setting

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Proven ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

• Focus on simplicity, automation and observability

• Experience in Python, GitHub Actions, Apigee, Airflow

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another. 

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit. 

STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 17,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. 

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