Delivery Manager - Infrastructure Transformation

First Derivative is driven by people, data, and technology, unlocking the value of insight, hindsight, and foresight to drive organizations forward. Counting many of the world's leading investment banks as clients, we help our clients navigate the data-driven, digital revolution that is transforming the financial services sector. Our global teams span across 15 offices serving clients across EMEA, North America and APAC.

As an EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) company, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services, we deliver advanced financial services solutions by empowering operational insights, driving innovation, and enabling more effective risk management in an increasingly data-centric world. Together with EPAM, we combine deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving financial landscape, offering comprehensive solutions that drive business transformation and sustainable growth.

We are seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Transformation Lead to act as the single point of accountability for infrastructure delivery across a Tier 1 trading-platform transformation program. The Lead is the "neck of the hourglass" — the one technical leader who takes demand from every workstream (Sybase→Oracle, Archiving & Retention, Workflow Decomposition, RADAR, Release Management, System Monitoring, Environment Management, Operational Dashboard, Storage Isolation and others) and converts it into agreed requirements, technical specifications and delivered infrastructure.

This is a working leadership role, not a status-reporting role. The successful candidate will be accountable (A in RACI) for infrastructure outcomes, partnered with the Infrastructure Delivery Manager (R in RACI), challenged plans, refined requirements, and drove build-to-date.

Responsibilities

• Own the infrastructure plan. Build it with the workstreams and the Infrastructure Delivery Manager at the outset; then own it — adjust, re-plan, and adapt as the work evolves
• Translate workstream demand into infrastructure requirements. Take workstream objectives, refine them into clear requirements, then agree detailed technical specifications with the delivery teams
• Challenge and shape options. Present good / better / best options to workstream leads; help them select pragmatically based on cost, time and risk
• Drive delivery to milestones. Track dependencies, identify risks, and drive the infrastructure build (compute, storage, network, virtualization, configuration) to date
• Surface and resolve issues. Proactively look across the program for blockers and dependencies between workstreams and infrastructure. Own issues from identification to closure
• Convene and chair the work. Organize and chair infrastructure forums, working groups, and cross-workstream technical sessions. Hold the cadence
• Escalate with judgment. Know what needs to go up and when. Manage upward visibility without burning the chain unnecessarily
• Own status, comms and schedule. Drive delivery to schedule. Manage stakeholder communications. Produce a status that reflects reality

Requirements

• Demonstrable, hands-on delivery of large-scale infrastructure transformation in a complex, regulated enterprise — compute, storage, network, virtualization, environments and operational tooling
• Deep, working domain expertise in enterprise infrastructure: storage architectures (included storage isolation/segregation patterns), capacity and performance management, environment strategy (dev/UAT/perf/prod), release and configuration management, monitoring and observability
• Proven ability to act as the single technical face-off between business/application workstreams and infrastructure delivery teams — the "neck of the hourglass" — converted demand into agreed specifications and delivered build
• Track record of taken accountability (A in RACI) for infrastructure outcomes while partnered with delivery managers who hold R
• Previous large-scale transformation experience in financial services or another complex, high-availability environment
• Proven ability to operate as a working Lead — comfortable in the technical detail with architects and engineers, while still owned plan, status, risks and stakeholder communications
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to write clearly, chair effectively, and brief senior stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience supported database migrations from an infrastructure perspective (Sybase, Oracle, or equivalent) — included storage, throughput and HA considerations
• Exposure to trading, risk, or front-to-back capital-markets platforms
• Experience with archiving and retention infrastructure, system monitoring tooling, and operational dashboards

We offer

• Health benefits: High Deductible Health Plan with an attached HSA (Health Savings Account) which includes Pharmacy coverage, after 60 days from start of employment
• Condition Management resources
• Family Planning resources
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
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This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training; the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: $110 - $125. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.