Grade Level (for internal use):
15The Role
At S&P DJI, our business is built on data and technology. The Platforms & Core Engineering organization is the foundation upon which all our products and services are built. This group provides the core infrastructure, data platforms, and reliability practices that enable engineers to deliver essential index services to the world's financial markets. We are looking for a deeply technical and experienced leader to become our Global Head of Platforms & Core Engineering. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for a true engineering expert. You will be responsible for the vision, strategy, and execution of the platforms that define our performance, scale, and resilience. Your teams will provide the "paved road" for cloud infrastructure, the central nervous system for data, and the gold standard for system reliability. Your mission is to build and operate a world-class engineering foundation that is fast, resilient, and highly leveraged, giving S&P DJI a decisive competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Strategy & Execution: Define and own the roadmap for all foundational technology, including our multi-cloud strategy, enterprise data platforms, developer experience (DevEx), and SRE/QE practices.
Build for Scale & Performance: Lead the architecture of high-throughput, low-latency systems that serve as the bedrock for all our products. You will ensure our core infrastructure can meet the extreme performance demands of a global financial technology leader.
Drive Reliability & Resilience: Champion and scale our System Reliability Engineering (SRE) practice across the enterprise. You will be accountable for the availability, latency, and resilience of our most critical shared services, especially within our regulated entities.
Enable Developer Velocity: Empower our application development teams by providing a world-class, automated platform for CI/CD, observability, and testing. Your goal is to make the secure and reliable path the easiest path for all engineers.
Lead Expert Teams: Manage and mentor multiple teams of senior, specialized engineers across Cloud, Data, and Reliability Engineering. You will be the firm's leading technical authority in these domains, fostering a culture of deep technical expertise and operational excellence.
What We're Looking For
This is a senior role for a candidate with a specific and proven background in building mission-critical platforms at scale.
Industry Experience:
15+ years of experience in technology, with 7+ years in a senior leadership role managing platform, infrastructure, or SRE teams.
Crucial Requirement: A proven track record working at a firm with a similar high-stakes technology environment, such as exchanges, trading floors etc.
Extensive experience operating within a regulated environment is highly preferred.
Technical Expertise:
Mastery of modern, multi-cloud architecture. You must possess deep, hands-on knowledge across at least two major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Demonstrable expertise in designing, building, and operating high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems. You are an expert in the patterns and practices that deliver elite performance and resilience.
Proven domain knowledge across the core responsibilities:
Foundational Engineering: Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), large-scale technologies similar to Kubernetes, and automated CI/CD.
Data Platform Engineering: Experience with enterprise-scale data lakes/lakehouses similar to (e.g., Databricks, BigQuery), real-time data streaming technologies similar to Kafka, and MLOps infrastructure.
Reliability & Quality: Deep, practical application of SRE principles (SLOs, error budgets, blameless post-mortems).
Leadership Style:
A "player-coach" who can command the respect of principal-level engineers and is not afraid to dive deep into complex architectural challenges.
A strategic thinker who sees platform engineering as a product that serves internal developers.
An exceptional communicator who can articulate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders and executive leadership.
Compensation/Benefits Information:
(This section is only applicable to US candidates) S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $220,656 to $325,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.
About S&P Global Dow Jones Indices
At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.
S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji.
What’s In It For You?
Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries
Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
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S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
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