Assistant Vice President, Cloud Engineer

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The Cloud Team is part of Digital Engineering Services within the Corporate Technology division at MUFG Securities. We are a small, dynamic team of four engineers led by the Cloud Team Lead, driving the organization’s cloud strategy and operations.

Currently, we support Azure as our primary cloud platform alongside Oracle Cloud, with AWS being onboarded as a strategic platform. This is an exciting opportunity to work across multiple cloud environments, collaborate with diverse teams, and deliver secure, scalable solutions that underpin our critical banking services.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is a hands-on technical role focused on designing, implementing, and supporting public cloud platforms for IaaS and PaaS services. You will work primarily with Azure and Oracle Cloud, and later with AWS as it is onboarded. The role involves collaborating with application and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement cloud solutions on Azure (primary), Oracle Cloud, and AWS.
• Provide operational (BAU) and project support for cloud users.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
• Work with other cloud team members to improve stability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Produce architectural designs based on business requirements.
• Drive automation and best practices across cloud environments.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Experience

• Strong hands-on Azure engineering experience, including Infrastructure as Code (Bicep / ARM).
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, with some Python desirable).
• Experience with Oracle Cloud services.
• Version control experience (Git).
• Real-world experience implementing and supporting Azure and Oracle services.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Good knowledge of IAM and security best practices.

Preferred Experience

• AWS engineering experience (CloudFormation and/or Terraform).
• Strong automation skills and ability to leverage scripting for problem-solving.

Knowledge of REST APIs.

Key Services

Cloud Platforms Expertise:

• App Service, Storage, Function Apps, Virtual Machines
• Identity and Access Management
• AKS, API Management
• Networking (VNet, NSG) and Identity (Azure AD)

Preferred Services

• EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation
• Networking and DNS
• CI/CD and automation tools

Education & Certifications

Preferred

• Azure certifications (AZ-104 or higher)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment, influence cloud strategy, and gain exposure to multiple platforms. If you are passionate about cloud engineering and want to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• A confident approach, with the ability to present to both management and technical audiences

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.