Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Principal

AIA Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Malaysia is seeking a senior infrastructure leader to design and maintain secure, scalable Azure environments. You will drive IaC modernization, ensure reliability and cost efficiency, and enforce governance and security baselines across platforms.

You will collaborate with architecture, risk, and compliance teams while mentoring engineers and advancing a DevOps culture in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of infrastructure engineering experience.
• Strong Azure services knowledge and enterprise-scale architecture.
• In-depth IaC experience with Terraform, Bicep or ARM.
• Proven observability/AIOps implementation experience.
• Experience in regulated industries and security compliance.
• Leadership, collaboration, and DevOps mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure, scalable Azure environments.
• Lead IaC implementation and modernization efforts.
• Ensure high availability, DR, and cost efficiency.
• Build governance controls, tagging, and security baselines.
• Drive platform observability, dashboards, and incident response.
• Partner with architecture teams and risk/compliance functions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Azure

Cloud architecture

IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

Observability & AIOps

Governance & security

DevOps leadership

Cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Dynatrace

Azure Policies

AliCloud

Job description

At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.

It’s about finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live in. We need great Actuaries who want to be part of something bigger than finance alone. Because the better we can nurture our financial wellbeing as an organisation, the better we can support and make a difference for our customers when they need us most. By ensuring our products are well designed and priced, analysing business performance and ensuring proper management of insurance policies in-force, you’re not just safeguarding AIA’s financial wellbeing. You’re securing a better future for the people and communities we serve - today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

If that interests you, read on.

About The Role:

To deliver a secure, compliant, automated, resilient, and cost-efficient Azure cloud platform, supported by strong governance, enhanced observability and AIOps capabilities, and clear architecture and engineering leadership.

• Build and maintain secure, enterprise-grade Azure environments that meet regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Drive automation and modernization through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and modern cloud engineering practices.
• Ensure platform resilience through high availability, reliability, scalability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Establish and enforce governance, risk, and compliance controls, including policies, guardrails, tagging standards, and security baselines.
• Enhance operational effectiveness through observability, AIOps, cost optimization, and technical leadership.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade Azure cloud environments that are secure, scalable, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and disaster recovery readiness across cloud platforms.
• Lead cloud modernization and platform transformation initiatives.
• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives and support engineering teams in understanding and managing cloud cost drivers.
• Operate within enterprise governance frameworks and ensure compliance with applicable industry standards and regulations.
• Enforce cloud governance controls, including resource tagging, cost management, security baselines, and policy compliance.
• Collaborate with risk, audit, and compliance teams to meet internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Define and implement cloud guardrails, Azure Policies, and governance blueprints.

Observability & AIOps Integration

• Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and AIOps teams to strengthen end-to-end observability across cloud infrastructure.
• Integrate AIOps capabilities to enable proactive incident detection, root cause analysis, and automated remediation.
• Develop and maintain SLIs, SLOs, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms to ensure optimal platform performance and reliability.

Architecture & Engineering Alignment

• Partner closely with Enterprise Architects to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, principles, and roadmaps.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, solution approvals, and technology selection decisions.
• Translate business and architectural requirements into scalable, secure, and sustainable infrastructure solutions.

Innovation & Leadership

• Demonstrate innovation leadership by driving the adoption of modern cloud practices, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, platform engineering, and AIOps capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and influence engineering best practices.
• Champion a DevOps culture, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence across teams.

Technical Expertise

• 8-12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with a strong focus on cloud technologies (Azure preferred).
• Deep knowledge of Azure services (compute, networking, storage, security, identity), Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale architecture, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Proven experience implementing observability solutions, preferably Dynatrace or similar AIOps platforms.
• Knowledge of Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) would be an advantage.

Governance & Regulated Environment

• Proven experience working in highly regulated industries such as banking, insurance, healthcare, or government.
• Strong understanding of security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS benchmarks) and Cloud governance models and compliance controls.
• Experience operating within engineering governance frameworks and approval processes.

Architecture Collaboration

• Experience working with or supporting Enterprise Architecture functions.
• Ability to interpret and implement enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, and design principles.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Demonstrated innovation leadership and a proven ability to drive transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP) are an added advantage

Experience with:

• Platform engineering and self-service cloud capabilities
• FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization