ORIX Corporation USA

Associate Director – Enterprise Cloud Architect

ORIX Corporation USA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dallas • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityTerraform

About the role

  • Define and maintain the enterprise cloud architecture roadmap aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
  • Design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions primarily on Azure, with integration and interoperability across AWS.
  • Establish cloud governance frameworks, standards, and best practices.
  • Manages annual budget and contracts for Cloud services.
  • Maintains Cloud services roadmap and ensures execution of the roadmap through demand pipelines.
  • Drives Cloud service modernization efforts and stays current with emerging technologies.
  • Lead and mentor a distributed team of MSP-provided engineers across onshore and offshore locations.
  • Review and approve Cloud solution architecture, standards, and diagrams created by MSP.
  • Monitor KPIs and SLAs to ensure high performance and accountability from service providers.
  • Collaborate with procurement and vendor management teams to evaluate and onboard new technologies and services.
  • Oversee implementation of cloud infrastructure, automation, and orchestration solutions.
  • Optimize cloud performance, reliability, and cost management.
  • Establish monitoring, alerting, and disaster recovery strategies for cloud workloads.
  • Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement robust controls and respond to audits and assessments.
  • Maintain documentation and change management processes aligned with regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure all cloud solutions adhere to financial industry regulations (e.g., FINRA, SOX, etc.).
  • Collaborate with security teams to implement robust identity, access management, and encryption strategies.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Cloud technologies and trends.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or System/Computer is preferred (Master’s preferred).
  • 8+ years in Cloud engineering, with 3+ years in cloud architecture role.
  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and strong working knowledge of AWS.
  • Experience leading distributed teams, including offshore resources and MSP engagements.
  • Proven track record in designing and implementing secure cloud solutions in highly regulated environments.
  • Proficiency in Terraform, ARM templates, or similar IaC tools.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization.
  • Strong understanding of networking, identity management, and security principles in cloud environments.
  • Proven experience managing distributed Cloud engineering teams.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory compliance in financial services.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience in implementing Technical specifications.
  • Worked on ITIL incident, problem, and service request resolution for customers.
  • Experience in production incident handling, Change Requests, and Change management.
  • Create and maintain support documentation (operation run book, data flow diagrams, architecture diagrams, Incident responses, RCA's).
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Customer service and quality-focused with proven process improvement skills.
  • Innovative problem solving, research, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize work effectively.
  • Highly motivated self-starter.
  • Strong sense of ownership and driven to manage tasks to completion.
  • Financial services industry experience.
  • Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification preferred.
Benefits
  • We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees and offer a quality, competitive benefits package that provides valuable healthcare and financial protection for our workforce, while emphasizing a healthy work/life balance.
  • You Time: We want you to have the time needed to recharge and manage life with our competitive vacation policy, floating personal holidays, extensive leave options, our annual observed holidays, and more.
  • Family Care: Every family has a different journey and ORIX USA Group is proud to offer extensive benefit programs such as: infertility coverage, adoption support, child and elder care, fully paid maternity, and generous parental leave benefits to help you and your families along the way.
  • Flexible Work Arrangements: ORIX associates enjoy the advantages of our hybrid working model with a 3 day in-office minimum requirement.
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud architecturecloud engineeringMicrosoft AzureAWSTerraformARM templatesCI/CD pipelinescontainerizationnetworkingidentity management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsproblem solvinganalytical skillscustomer serviceprocess improvementmulti-tasking
Certifications
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification