About Option One Technologies

Democratizing best-in-class technology for financial institutions

Founded in 2019 by alumni from former Boston based hedge fund Highfields Capital Management, Option One Technologies is a next-generation managed IT and cloud platform, available to all financial institutions, both establish and emerging.

Our story

IT operations engineered for firms that cannot afford downtime

Founded in 2019 by alumni from former Boston based hedge fund Highfields Capital Management. Option One Technologies is a next-generation managed IT and cloud platform democratizing the best-in-class technology.

Our mission is to make our innovative solutions available to all financial institutions, both establish and emerging. Through our diligent approach and knowledge of next-generation technology, we give businesses the ability to hyper-scale, solve new challenges, and protect assets.

Option One Technologies delivers end-to-end Managed IT, Network Operations Center, private cloud and security operations for organizations that depend on stable, secure, well-run infrastructure. From daily end-user support to enterprise-grade network management, every service is designed to reduce downtime, accelerate resolution, and give leadership a clear, predictable view of technology spend.

Services are delivered on a tiered subscription so you choose the level of coverage, response and proactivity that matches your risk profile, compliance obligations and budget. Every tier is backed by documented Service Level Agreements and senior-engineer escalation paths.

Who we serve

Hedge funds · Private equity · RIAs & family offices · Broker-dealers · Credit funds · Growth companies

Where

Boston, Massachusetts · Remote and onsite support

Engagement at a glance

Coverage windows
8x5 business hours or 24x7x365, per user; NOC is always 24x7 per site
Commercial model
Monthly subscription, one-year term with annual renewal, licenses passed through at cost
Governing documents
Master Services Agreement, one Ordering Document per service line, statements of work for projects
Your team
Account manager, technical lead, executive escalation, and the 24x7 helpdesk
Leadership

Meet the team behind Option One Technologies

Operators, engineers and researchers who have run technology inside financial firms - and now run it for them.

Stephen Kiley

Stephen Kiley

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Stephen leads Option One Technologies' vision and client strategy, drawing on years running technology inside Highfields Capital Management. He works directly with founders, COOs and CCOs to align IT and security programs with investor and regulator expectations.

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Jose Suazo-Villar

Jose Suazo-Villar

Founder & President

Jose oversees service delivery and operations across managed IT, the 24x7 NOC, Apollo SOC and private cloud, along with AI initiatives internally and for clients, ensuring every engagement is backed by named engineers, documented process and measurable SLAs.

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Aaron Norton

Aaron Norton

Chief Technology Officer

Aaron owns the technology roadmap behind Option One Technologies' cloud, virtualization and Apollo security platform, translating emerging tooling into production-grade services for financial firms.

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Lewis Arias

Lewis Arias

Managing Director, Client Services

Lewis leads the client services organization - helpdesk, onboarding and account management - and is the escalation point that keeps trading-day issues moving to resolution.

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Alexandru Bagu

Alexandru Bagu

Director of Research & Development

Alexandru heads research and development, building the automation, AI and DevOps capabilities that let clients hyper-scale without adding operational risk.

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Next steps

From first call to fully managed in weeks, not quarters

Every engagement starts with a short discovery of your users, sites, platforms and regulatory obligations. From there we recommend a tier, scope any onboarding projects, and present a single ordering document with transparent monthly pricing.

01

Discovery

A 45-minute working session to map users, endpoints, sites, cloud tenants, applications and compliance frameworks.

02

Proposal

Recommended tiers, add-ons and onboarding scope in one ordering document under our Master Services Agreement.

03

Onboarding

Structured rollout with a named engineer team, documentation package and an executive checkpoint at go-live.

Platforms we manage every day · Who we serve

Microsoft 365 & PurviewGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft AzureAWSIntune · Jamf · KandjiTeams Phone · Zoom · RingCentralCisco Meraki · Fortinet · Palo AltoNinjaOne RMMLenovo ThinkPadBloomberg · OMS · CRMSentinelOneDuoSuricataAmazon BedrockMicrosoft 365 & PurviewGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft AzureAWSIntune · Jamf · KandjiTeams Phone · Zoom · RingCentralCisco Meraki · Fortinet · Palo AltoNinjaOne RMMLenovo ThinkPadBloomberg · OMS · CRMSentinelOneDuoSuricataAmazon Bedrock
Hedge funds · Boston & remotePrivate equity · Boston & remoteRIAs & family offices · Boston & remoteBroker-dealers · Boston & remoteCredit funds · Boston & remoteGrowth companies · Boston & remoteHedge funds · Boston & remotePrivate equity · Boston & remoteRIAs & family offices · Boston & remoteBroker-dealers · Boston & remoteCredit funds · Boston & remoteGrowth companies · Boston & remote

Next step

Know your exposure before someone else does.

Start with a 45-minute discovery. We respond within one business day with a slot and a preliminary tier recommendation.

Continuous monitoring

24 / 7 / 365.
The page ends. The watch doesn't.

  • Helpdesk24x7x365ONLINE
  • Network operationsAll sitesMONITORING
  • Apollo SOC5 layers → SIEMACTIVE
  • Private cloudEast ↔ West99.99%
Telemetry ingest · live
Option One Technologies

Managed IT, 24x7 network operations, private cloud, and the Apollo security operations center for SEC and FINRA-regulated financial firms and growth companies.

© 2026 Option One Technologies LLC. Service descriptions are summaries; the governing scope, service levels and commercial terms are set out in the Master Services Agreement and applicable Ordering Document. Microsoft, Lenovo, Cisco, Meraki, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne, Duo, Suricata, Intune, Jamf, Kandji, Bloomberg and Amazon Bedrock are trademarks of their respective owners.