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Site Reliability Engineer

Yesterday New York, NY

MIO Partners, Inc. (MIO) provides proprietary investment products to McKinsey's retirement plan and partners and offers independent, high-quality financial advice to McKinsey's partners. We manage a wide array of investment vehicles with significant expertise and a long and successful track record in alternative strategies, including hedge funds and private equity. We have a multibillion-dollar portfolio of assets under management, and we manage assets for and advise only McKinsey-related clients; we do not accept outside or third-party investments.

MIO is a values-based organization that is strongly aligned with our investors' interests. MIO measures success as performance relative to a market-based benchmark.

MIO, a 250+ person registered investment adviser, provides ample opportunities for somebody with an entrepreneurial drive to shine. We strive to meet the highest professional standards and build an organization that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional people. MIO is a wholly owned subsidiary of McKinsey, but our activities are kept entirely separate from those of the consulting Firm.

Primary responsibilities

The successful candidate will have extensive technical experience working with AWS cloud technologies, preferably for financial services firms, such as asset managers, hedge funds, and/or broker/dealers.

The new hire must lead by example and work collaboratively to:

  • Design and maintain monitoring systems and dashboards
  • Architect and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) with security, stability, and cost in mind
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery
  • Establish infrastructure as code practices using CDK, GitLab, AWS developer tools
  • Contribute to MIO application codebase to follow resiliency and performance best practices
  • Ensure application architectures follow cloud best practices for reliability, security, performance, and efficiency
  • Work with development teams to improve deployment processes and system reliability
  • Collaborate with business owners to translate business requirements into technical solutions with an eye toward technology consistency and best practices
  • Work with engineers, business users, and other stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure solutions align with business goals
  • Maintain detailed documentation for reference architectures, design patterns, and system configurations
  • Raise the bar on our development capabilities, standards, and processes
  • Synthesize requirements gathered from various teams within/outside of IT and suggest creative solutions; where appropriate, guiding MIO to "do it the right way"
  • Following a scrum methodology, organize with end users, business analysts, and other architects and developers
  • Recommend positive steps toward standardizing development processes, including technology selection, deployment steps, code reviews, and IT tools
  • Partner with development, QA, and AppSecOps teams to promote standardization, consistency, and improved security posture
Our applications are primarily developed using Python/Django and libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, PL/SQL. In addition, we utilize SQL Server, MySQL, Elastic Search, Redis, Kafka, Tableau, and various third-party APIs and data sources. Our applications are hosted in AWS using docker containers on ECS/EC2 platforms.

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Primary responsibilities estimated percentage allocation
  • 25% Technology Leadership: design, mentoring,
  • 15% Relationship Building: requirements
  • 60% Heads Down Development
Desired background
  • At least 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles
  • Bachelor of science in computer science or other related discipline (although strong experience with a less directly related degree will be considered)
  • Strong experience in AWS Cloud technologies
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools (GitLab pipelines, Jenkins etc.)
  • Understanding of monitoring and observability tools (ELK, Dynatrace, Datadog etc.)
  • Experience with microservices, serverless architectures, and containerization
  • Proficiency in AWS cloud platform including infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines
  • Formal problem-solving and/or analytical training/experience a plus, as is experience working with management consultants
  • Good intuition for end-user requirements gathering; iterative and collaborative approach to design
  • Strong client relationship management skills and excellent written/verbal communication skills to interact at all levels
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MIO Partners, Inc. (MIO) is an equal opportunity employer. MIO will consider all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. MIO has adopted a flexible, hybrid model that supports a blend of in-office and remote work. Our office is in New York City.

Certain US states require MIO Partners, Inc. to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to an individual's assigned office location, experience, and expertise. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to MIO's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance. Additionally, MIO offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement program, financial guidance, and paid time off.

Base salary range

$1-$2 USD

MIO Partners, Inc. (MIO) is an equal opportunity employer. MIO will consider all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

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Client-provided location(s): New York, NY
Job ID: Mio_Partners-4984311008
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-11-13T19:10:05

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Work Flexibility

      • Office Life and Perks

        • Vacation and Time Off

          • Financial and Retirement

            • Professional Development

              • Diversity and Inclusion

                • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)