SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term



Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we'll always strive to be better, we're proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.




Who we are



Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (SMFD) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMBC and is growing rapidly as a Centre of Excellence for the bank's universal banking business across EMEA. It provides a range of technology and operational support services, aligned to SMBC's growth, innovation, and transformation strategies




Role Summary



This is an exciting opportunity to join the Architecture & Engineering function at a pivotal stage in SMBC EMEA's technology transformation journey.



The Cloud Engineering Team is responsible for designing, building, and operating a secure, resilient, and compliant Azure cloud platform to support SMBC's EMEA technology strategy within a regulated banking environment. The team plays a central role in enabling cloud adoption, platform modernisation, automation, and engineering best practices, while delivering scalable, reliable, and secure technology capabilities that support strategic business and technology objectives across the region.



This hands-on role will help shape the best-in-class cloud foundation that enables both cloud-native development and the migration and modernisation of existing applications, while adhering to regulatory expectations, internal risk frameworks, and enterprise governance standards.



The role will ensure that security, control, and operational resilience are embedded by design through an "everything-as-code" approach, delivering a platform that meets the highest standards of auditability, reliability, and regulatory compliance.



The anticipated salary range for this role is €72,000 - €134,000, with the final offer determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.




Background and Organizational Context



The EMEA Architecture & Engineering domain provides the core technology foundations and architectural oversight that enable the wider organization to adopt to operate effectively and achieve its strategic objectives. By defining standards, governing solution design, and promoting best practices, the department ensures a consistent, scalable, and resilient technology landscape. It works closely with regional and global stakeholders to support the successful delivery of business outcomes, requiring strong cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration.



This role is well suited to individuals with a strong understanding of technology concepts, who can balance strategic awareness with practical technical delivery, and who are comfortable working across teams to influence and enable successful technology outcomes. It will appeal to those focused on delivering technology-driven initiatives who can collaborate effectively across functions and regions, including engineering solutions that can reduce the barrier to entry to cloud platforms.




Scale and Scope



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




Knowledge, Skills & Experience



Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly in building enterprise-scale, regulated environments



Strong understanding of Azure landing zones, management groups, policy frameworks, and governance models



Experience with cloud platform engineering technologies, especially Kubernetes, OpenShift and the broader K8S ecosystem



Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP) advantageous



Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools with Terraform of particular interest



Experience implementing fully automated, auditable deployment pipelines in regulated environments



Strong knowledge of cloud security principles, including zero-trust, identity-first security models, and encryption



Experience operating within regulated environments (e.g. FCA or equivalent), including audits, controls, and compliance processes



Experience designing highly available, resilient cloud architectures supporting critical services



Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup strategies, and operational resilience frameworks



Experience integrating on-premises systems with cloud platforms, including networking and identity federation



Strong understanding of Azure networking and secure connectivity models (e.g. VPN, ExpressRoute)



Strong hands-on engineering background with a focus on building and running platforms



Commitment to automation, repeatability, and eliminating manual processes



Azure certifications beneficial



We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We'll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.



We are committed to transparent and equitable pay practices. Compensation is determined using objective criteria, including skills, experience, and role responsibilities, and applied consistently throughout our recruitment processes. We do not request candidates' pay history and are committed to preventing unjustified pay disparities.




About SMBC



A trusted partner for the long term

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.

Find out more about what we do and who we are at https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/careers



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