Vice President, AWS Cloud Technical Lead

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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 in MUFG Bank and Securities. This is a small team currently consisting of two Engineers, overseen by the Cloud Team Lead.

The team currently supports Azure as the primary cloud platform along with our Oracle Cloud implementation. AWS will be onboarded in the near future and will become a key platform for the organisation.

The responsibility of the team is to manage all aspects of public cloud platforms for IaaS and PaaS services. This includes liaising with application teams, implementing solutions, and monitoring and supporting cloud resources.

This is a hands-on, technical role requiring strong engineering skills and experience supporting IaaS and PaaS services. Architectural design and BAU support capabilities within AWS is essential.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

• Provide advice, support, and develop public cloud platforms for MUFG Bank and Securities, with a primary focus on AWS as it is introduced, and continued support for Azure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement cloud solutions primarily on AWS (as it is onboarded), with ongoing Azure involvement.
• Provide BAU support to cloud users.
• Liaise 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Strong AWS engineering experience, including IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Hands-on scripting experience (Python, PowerShell, or similar).
• Version control experience (Git).

Preferred:

• Azure engineering experience (ARM/Bicep templates).
• Experience with Oracle Cloud.
• Architectural design documentation.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

• Real-world experience implementing and supporting AWS services.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Good knowledge of IAM and security best practices.

Preferred:

• Scripting experience and ability to use automation to solve problems.
• Knowledge of REST API’s

Key Services – Essential

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

Key Services – Preferred

• Azure Networking, App Service, Storage, Function Apps
• AKS, API Management

Education / Qualifications:

Essential:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)

Preferred:

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

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.