Associate Director, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Agensi Pekerjaan HRnet One Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Agensi Pekerjaan HRnet One Sdn Bhd is seeking an Associate Director-level Infrastructure leader to own the organisation's Azure cloud platform. You will drive automation, governance, and cost optimisation while mentoring engineers in a regulated environment.

Your role involves shaping enterprise-scale architecture, working with governance, risk, and enterprise architecture teams, and delivering secure, compliant cloud solutions at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in infrastructure engineering with cloud focus
• Azure services, Landing Zones, and enterprise-scale architecture
• Hands-on IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Observability tooling like Dynatrace or equivalent
• Knowledge of NIST/CIS and cloud governance controls
• Experience in regulated industries and with enterprise architecture teams
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure Azure environments aligned with regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to align with standards and roadmaps
• Operate within governance frameworks to ensure compliance
• Integrate AIOps capabilities for proactive incident detection and automated remediation

Skills

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

Security

Leadership

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Dynatrace

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a large, well-established insurance provider in Malaysia undergoing a significant cloud transformation. As part of this journey, the organisation is investing in a secure, automated, and cost-efficient enterprise cloud platform, underpinned by strong governance, modern observability practices, and a growing engineering culture.

About the Role

This is a technical leadership role at Associate Director level within the Infrastructure function. The role takes ownership of the organisation's cloud platform - driving automation, resilience, governance, and cost optimisation, while providing technical leadership and mentoring across the engineering team. The role operates within a highly regulated environment and works closely with governance, risk, compliance, and enterprise architecture stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade, secure Azure cloud environments aligned with regulatory and compliance requirements.

Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and roadmaps.

Operate within strict governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Integrate AIOps capabilities to enable proactive incident detection, root cause analysis, and automated remediation.

What We're Looking For

At least 10 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with a strong focus on cloud platforms - Azure preferred.

Solid experience with Azure services (compute, networking, storage, security, identity), Azure Landing Zones, and enterprise-scale architecture, plus hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM.

Experience setting up observability tools, ideally Dynatrace or similar AIOps platforms.

Good understanding of security frameworks (such as NIST and CIS benchmarks) and cloud governance and compliance controls.

Experience working in highly regulated industries (such as banking, insurance, healthcare, or government), including working with or supporting enterprise architecture teams.

Strong leadership in driving innovation and transformation, with good stakeholder management and communication skills to work well in large, complex organisations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Relevant security certifications (e.g. CISSP) are a plus
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with container platforms (Kubernetes / AKS)