Vice President, Senior Cloud Engineer (JRI-4797)

The Japan Research Institute (JRI) Limited is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group. SMBC Group is a Tokyo-based bank holding company that is ranked among the largest 25 banks globally by assets under management. JRI provides comprehensive, highly value-added information services through the coordinated application of its 3 functions. i.e. information systems, consulting and think-tank. As a system integrator, JRI offers services in IT strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing to a broad range of industries and activities. JRI Singapore currently supports the overall IT functions of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in Asia Pacific Region.

Job Responsibilities

• Take ownership of engineering the secure development environment, ensuring infrastructure security, compliance, and efficiency.
• Work closely with solution architect and drive the engineering of Azure Cloud infrastructure including DevBox and contribute to the project.
• Ensure best practices are followed, provide technical guidance to the team and deliver robust and innovative cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on Azure Cloud infrastructure solutions and services, experience with Intune is a plus.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and implement automation solution to streamline infrastructure process and improve productivity.
• Effective communication for status, key decisions to stakeholders, including senior management, and provide updates on risk plus dependencies.
• Monitor and manage cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Stay updated with the latest Azure infrastructure technologies and best practices and incorporating them into projects and operation.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Manage product lifecycle, from requirement, design, engineering, testing, acceptance, training, and documentation.
• Fostering the culture of continuous learning and improvement within team member

Job Requirement

• Degree from any recognized University preferably with major in computer science/engineering /Information Technology
• Azure Cloud Certified
• Min. 5 years of experience in cloud computing with focus on Azure Cloud infrastructure with proven track record in managing and maintaining secure cloud infrastructure environments.
• Min. 12 years of experience in an operational, or service delivery role
• In-depth knowledge of Azure Cloud infrastructure services and solutions
• Strong understanding of Azure cloud infrastructure security, compliance, and governance
• Experience with infrastructure management, including provisioning, monitoring and scaling.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like ARM templates, Terraform.
• Expertise in networking and connectivity within Azure Cloud
• Skilled in scripting language (e.g. PowerShell, Phyton) for infrastructure automation tasks
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Azure monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights)
• Experience in DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and drive consensus across diverse teams and stakeholders
• Strong delivery experience
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Effective communications and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environment.
• Adaptability and a willingness to learn and grow together with the team
• Strong organizational and time management skill
• Certification in Project Management or Cyber Security related would be a plus
• Knowledge in Banking or Financial Institution Domain is highly desirable.
• Knowledge with MS Intune is desirable