What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud Engineering) position at BNY External Career Site?
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Cloud Engineering to join our Cloud Platform Engineering organization. This role is located in New York City, Pittsburgh, or Lake Mary.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
• Define and govern our global cloud architecture and operating model to meet business objectives, security standards, and cost targets
• Negotiate service scope, SLAs, and roadmaps with cloud providers, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Act as the primary executive liaison, balancing technical vision, budget constraints and corporate priorities to accelerate cloud adoption and modernization
• Influence product, security, networking, compliance, and data teams to harness best-practice cloud solutions
• Research emerging technologies (serverless, edge, cloud AI), drive POCs, and translate findings into actionable initiatives
• Establish KPIs/SLIs/SLOs, dashboards, and playbooks for performance, reliability, and cost optimization
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a world-class team, fostering collaboration, curiosity, and a metrics-driven mindset
• Architect and oversee IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipelines
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
• 10 years designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud platforms; 5 years in leadership
• Proven negotiator and influencer across business and technical domains
• Exceptional communicator, able to present complex concepts to executives and engineers alike
• Track record of cloud migrations/modernizations in regulated environments (financial services a plus)
• Passion for mentoring, building inclusive teams, and driving continuous improvement
• Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
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Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $127,000 and $273,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Salary : $127,000 - $273,000