What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Cloud Platform Engineering position at Hightower Advisors?
Our Story
Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision. Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).
Your Future Team
The Technology organization at Hightower plays a critical role in enabling growth, innovation, and operational excellence across the firm. As Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering, you will lead the strategy, architecture, and operational management of Hightower's cloud platforms and services.
This role is responsible for building and advancing a secure, scalable, and resilient cloud ecosystem that supports enterprise applications, advisor-facing platforms, and business operations. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, Data, and Business teams to drive cloud transformation initiatives, modernize infrastructure, and establish best practices across the organization.
What You’ll Do
You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.
Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision. Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).
Your Future Team
The Technology organization at Hightower plays a critical role in enabling growth, innovation, and operational excellence across the firm. As Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering, you will lead the strategy, architecture, and operational management of Hightower's cloud platforms and services.
This role is responsible for building and advancing a secure, scalable, and resilient cloud ecosystem that supports enterprise applications, advisor-facing platforms, and business operations. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, Data, and Business teams to drive cloud transformation initiatives, modernize infrastructure, and establish best practices across the organization.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure, primarily within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Define and execute cloud strategy, roadmaps, and architectural standards.
- Manage and mentor cloud engineers while fostering a culture of innovation.
- Establish cloud governance, security controls, and compliance standards.
- Drive automation through Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices.
- Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
- Develop disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience.
- 3 years of experience leading technical teams.
- Deep expertise with AWS.
- Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or similar IaC tools.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
- Strong cloud security, governance, and identity management expertise.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)
- Mother’s lounge onsite
- Flexible PTO plan
- In-office Monday through Thursday and work from home on Fridays
- Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office
- 401k matching plan
- HSA employer contributions
- Student loan assistance
- Pet insurance
- Base salary of $140,000-$150,000 plus discretionary bonus (exact base salary amount will be dependent on experience)
You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.
Salary : $140,000 - $150,000