VP- Azure Cloud Platform Engineer (Terraform/ K8S/ IaC)

My reputable global financial service client is building up their cloud team in Dublin. We are hiring a senior Azure Cloud Platform professional to take regional responsibility for a regulated, enterprise-scale cloud environment supporting critical banking services across EMEA. You will own and enhance the Azure platform, support both cloud-native innovation and the migration and modernisation of legacy banking systems. What you'll do: - This is a hands-on engineering position with broader influence over cloud platform strategy. You will work closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Data and Audit teams. - Regional responsibility for the EMEA cloud platform, supporting banking operations and regulated workloads across multiple jurisdictions - Ownership of the Azure cloud platform underpinning critical business services and customer-facing applications - Supports both: - Cloud-native platforms and digital innovation initiatives - Migration and modernisation of legacy and on-premises banking systems - Accountability for central cloud services including identity, access control, network security, shared hosting platforms, observability, and resilience - Operating within a regulated environment aligned to regulatory requirements, operational resilience frameworks, and internal risk policies - Working closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Data, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, and Audit functions - Acting as a senior technical contributor with hands-on engineering responsibility while influencing broader platform strategy What you'll bring: - Deep hands-on Microsoft Azure experience within enterprise or regulated environments - Strong knowledge of Azure landing zones, management groups, Azure Policy and governance frameworks - Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift and container platform engineering - Strong Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experience - Experience building automated, auditable CI/CD and deployment pipelines - Strong knowledge of cloud security, zero-trust, identity, encryption and access controls - Experience designing highly available, resilient and disaster-recovery-ready platforms - Strong Azure networking experience, including VPN, ExpressRoute and hybrid cloud connectivity - Experience integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud platforms - Previous experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industry - Exposure to AWS or GCP would be advantageous. - Right to work in Dublin Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates