Engineering Lead Platform Infrastructure

We are looking for an Engineering Lead to join the Platform Product Integrations team to expand and maintain direct integrations with payments systems and partners all over the world. The Platform Product Integrations (PPI) team sits within our Platform tribe which designs, builds and operates the foundational direct integration infrastructure that powers the product that moves billions of dollars every month.

In Wise, our Platform Engineering Lead position is responsible for leading a specific domain from roadmap through to operation as well as the people side of the team.

What we do:

• Design, implement and maintain integrations between Wise and complex financial systems.
• Develop and design scalable and repeatable architecture with complex regulatory requirements.
• Analyse infrastructure to determine inefficiencies and problems and create automation and optimisation.
• Collaborate with our larger platform engineering team and alongside product engineering on globally impactful projects.
• Communicate with various stakeholders throughout Wise, plan roadmaps with your team and work through challenges to determine scope and realistic delivery.
• Work with other Leads to influence the direction and change current technology implementations as well as advocate for excellence with third parties.

What you need:

• Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor and manage a high performing engineering team fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning and innovation. Set clear goals, provide regular feedback and support professional development for team members. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical initiatives with business goals.
• Infrastructure & Systems Management: Oversee the design, implementation and maintenance of robust, scalable and secure systems and network infrastructures. Ensure high availability and performance of critical systems both on-premise and in AWS. Develop and enforce best practices for system administration, monitoring and disaster recovery. Drive cloud adoption and optimization strategies leveraging AWS services to enhance system performance, scalability and cost-efficiency. Lead the migration and management of applications and services within the AWS environment. Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements in the cloud. Oversee the architecture and management of enterprise networks including LAN, WAN and cloud-based networking solutions. Implement and manage network security measures such as firewalls, VPNs and intrusion detection systems. Ensure reliable connectivity and uptime across all network components.
• Strategic Planning & Innovation: Work closely with senior leadership to develop and execute the infrastructure strategy. Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending and implementing new tools and technologies as appropriate. Lead initiatives to automate processes, improve system efficiency and reduce operational costs.

What you’ll be working on:

• Work in a modern cloud-heavy environment where remote connectivity is a staple of our tech ecosystem.
• We empower teams to act autonomously: you’ll work with your team to create a vision of your own, while gathering feedback from Wise colleagues when appropriate.
• You’ll be offered the flexibility to decide on how and where you work, and Wise will strive to accommodate individual needs.
• Approach new challenges with the freedom to develop novel and customized solutions.
• You’ll get to inspire teams with your ideas, knowledge and self-starter attitude.
• Grow as a lead and engineer – understand what problems the business needs to solve and why, then proactively resolve them. We shy away from micromanagement.
• Be part of our mission to make money without borders, the new normal.

Additional Information:

For everyone everywhere. We’re people building money without borders, without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We’re proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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Job Details:

• Remote Work: No
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Location: London, England, UK
• Starting salary: 100000 - 125000 RSUs
• Key Skills: Ruby, Disaster Recovery, Active Directory, SOA, Cloud, IaaS, PowerShell, AWS, Infrastructure, Linux, VPN, Hyper-V, VM, IP, Identity
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1

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