Senior AWS Cloud Architect — FinOps, Security & Resilience

HFM; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (2 days WFH)

Health insurance (from day one)

21 days annual leave

Referral bonus

Job summary

HFM, a leading international multi-asset broker, seeks an accomplished AWS Cloud Architect to own target architecture, security and cost-optimized designs in a hybrid Kuala Lumpur role. You will drive IAM, landing zones, multi-AZ/region resilience and IaC policy checks, collaborating with global teams to translate business needs into scalable cloud solutions.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of AWS experience, strong communication, and a track record of delivering production-scale architectures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in cloud engineering or architecture, with deep hands-on AWS experience at production scale.
• Fluency in English; additional languages would be considered an advantage.
• Expert command of AWS Organizations design, landing zones, IAM and multi-account security.
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (AWS CDK a plus) and enforcing standards at provisioning time.
• Deep understanding of container platforms on AWS, including Kubernetes / Amazon EKS.
• Practical command of AWS cost structure, resilience design and the security controls a regulated financial business is held to.
• Excellent communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS target architecture, including account structure, landing zones, identity and environment boundaries.
• Define workload patterns and automated guardrails through infrastructure-as-code policy checks.
• Own cloud security, resilience and recovery architecture, including multi‑AZ and multi‑region design.
• Assess high‑impact designs through cloud design intake, estimate operating costs and provide timely recommendations.
• Design for cost efficiency from day one and set tagging and cost allocation standards with FinOps.
• Prototype reference implementations and golden paths in code.
• Collaborate with architects, engineering teams and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust, scalable solutions.

Skills

AWS Expertise

Cloud security

Infrastructure as code

Multi-region design

Cost optimization (FinOps)

Effective communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS CDK

Kubernetes / Amazon EKS

IAM

AWS Organizations

Job description

HFM, a leading international multi-asset broker, seeks an accomplished AWS Cloud Architect to own target architecture, security and cost-optimized designs in a hybrid Kuala Lumpur role. You will drive IAM, landing zones, multi-AZ/region resilience and IaC policy checks, collaborating with global teams to translate business needs into scalable cloud solutions.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of AWS experience, strong communication, and a track record of delivering production-scale architectures