About the Role
InvestorCOM is seeking an IT Operations Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership for the infrastructure, operational platform, and cloud services that power InvestorCOM's products and business operations. This senior, hands-on engineering role is responsible for designing, improving, and evolving the operational systems that support InvestorCOM's products, people, and customers. The role leads through technical expertise, mentorship, and influence, aiming to improve the reliability, scalability, and operational maturity of our cloud infrastructure while enabling engineering teams to move faster.
Responsibilities
- Design, standardize, and continuously improve operational processes that support reliable and secure platform operations
- Lead technical resolution of complex infrastructure and operational issues
- Monitor platform health, availability, and performance, identifying opportunities to improve reliability
- Develop standards, documentation, and operational runbooks that improve consistency and resiliency
- Design and evolve Azure-based infrastructure to improve scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency
- Champion infrastructure automation through Infrastructure-as-Code and modern operational practices
- Define and continually improve observability across infrastructure through monitoring, logging, alerting, and telemetry
- Identify opportunities to simplify operations through automation and AI-assisted tooling
- Partner with Engineering leadership to maintain InvestorCOM's SOC 2 Type 2 operational controls
- Improve operational security practices including identity management, vulnerability management, logging, monitoring, and secure operational standards
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning and testing
- Contribute technical expertise during audits, client security reviews, and compliance initiatives
- Establish operational engineering standards and best practices
- Mentor engineers by sharing operational expertise, establishing standards, and raising the bar for operational excellence
- Act as the technical escalation point for complex operational issues
- Drive continuous improvement across infrastructure, tooling, automation, and operational practices
- Foster a culture of operational excellence by sharing knowledge, establishing best practices, and helping engineers solve complex operational challenges
- Evaluate and introduce technologies, tooling, and automation that improve scalability, operational maturity, and long-term efficiency while reducing technical risk
- Champion automation-first approaches to repetitive operational work
- Continuously improve documentation, processes, and operational maturity across the organization
- Evaluate technology solutions and make recommendations that balance scalability, operational simplicity, cost, and long-term maintainability
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Operations, Site Reliability Engineering, or IT Operations, with demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives
- Strong experience designing and administering Azure cloud environments, including networking, identity, monitoring, and security services
- Experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and operational tooling
- Strong understanding of Windows environments, networking fundamentals, identity management, and security best practices
- Experience supporting compliance-focused environments such as SOC 2
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Excellent documentation and communication skills
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar)
- Experience with scripting or automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Experience supporting SaaS platforms
- Familiarity with Agile or EOS operating environments
- Experience leveraging AI tools to improve operational efficiency
Skills
- Azure cloud environments
- Networking
- Identity management
- Monitoring
- Security services
- Observability
- Operational tooling
- Windows environments
- Networking fundamentals
- Security best practices
- SOC 2 compliance
- Troubleshooting
- Problem-solving
- Documentation
- Communication
- Infrastructure-as-Code
- Terraform
- Bicep
- ARM
- Scripting
- Automation
- PowerShell
- Bash
- Python
- CI/CD pipelines
- DevOps practices
- SaaS platforms
- Agile
- EOS operating environments
- AI tools
Location
- Remote (Ontario)
Work Type
- Remote-first
- Remote
Experience Level
- Principal
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $125k-$150k
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
About the Company
- InvestorCOM is a leading provider of compliance technology for the wealth management industry, helping firms drive compliant growth through retirement and rollover solutions.
- Our platform enables financial institutions to navigate complex regulatory requirements while improving client outcomes, operational efficiency, and advisor productivity.
- As a remote-first organization, we are building a modern, high-performing team focused on delivering secure, scalable solutions that support the evolving needs of wealth and retirement markets.
Equal Opportunity
- At InvestorCOM, the differences that make each of us who we are, the perspectives that help define how we think and work, and our individually unique experiences help us drive innovation, both in and outside of the company.
- We build teams where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole and authentic selves to work.
- We strongly encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, origin, or disability.
