Senior Director, Infrastructure (Cloud)

Fujifilm•Research Triangle Park, NC

1d•Remote

About The Position

Build the cloud platform that powers a global innovator. As Senior Director, Infrastructure (Cloud) at FUJIFILM, you will define and run the enterprise cloud strategy across AWS/Azure, cloud networking and WAN, database services, cloud storage/backup/DR, and FinOps. You’ll lead high‑performing teams, implement rock‑solid guardrails, and deliver self‑service platforms that enable developers, accelerate delivery, and keep costs and risks in check—24x7, worldwide. If you thrive on creating scalable landing zones, championing reliability and automation, and translating vision into measurable business outcomes, this is your next big role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
12+ years in infrastructure/platform engineering with 6+ years focused on public cloud at enterprise scale.
10+ years of leadership managing managers and cross‑functional teams (platform, networking, DBA/data services, FinOps).
4+ years leading leaders (managers/supervisors).
Demonstrated delivery of large‑scale cloud programs (e.g., landing zone builds, app migrations, network transformation/SD‑WAN, database modernization, DR/resilience uplift).
Hands‑on depth in two or more areas: AWS/Azure/GCP platform services IaC (Terraform/Bicep/CloudFormation) Cloud networking Managed databases (RDS/Aurora/SQL MI/Cloud SQL/NoSQL) Kubernetes/containers Storage/backup/DR in cloud Observability stacks
Strong grasp of ITIL and SRE practices, with experience operating 24x7 production platforms.
Vendor and contract management with CSPs/MSPs; budgeting and TCO optimization.
Mastery of public cloud architectures (AWS/Azure), multi‑account/subscription models, identity and access, network design, DNS, CDN/edge, SD‑WAN; IaC and policy‑as‑code; container platforms; managed DBs and data protection; backup/DR orchestration; observability and AIOps.
FinOps leadership: tagging and taxonomy, RI/SP planning, anomaly detection, rightsizing, elasticity policies, unit economics, forecasting, and chargeback/showback.
Security and compliance acumen: Zero Trust, encryption and key management, privileged access, vulnerability and patch management, logging, and evidence practices.
Operational excellence: ITIL (incident/problem/change), SRE, capacity/performance management, and vendor governance.
Leadership and communication: strategic planning, stakeholder influence, executive storytelling, talent development, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Technology Management, Business Administration, or related field.
AWS Solutions Architect Professional and/or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
FinOps Certified Practitioner/Professional.
ITIL Foundation.
Kubernetes certification (CKA/CKAD) a plus.
Biotech/pharma/life sciences experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Define multi‑year cloud platform strategy and roadmaps (landing zones, account/subscription structure, networking patterns, shared services, observability) aligned to business objectives, risk posture, and budget; present plans, KPIs, and outcomes to executives.
Build and lead a multi‑disciplinary organization (platform engineering, cloud networking/WAN, database services, storage/backup/DR, FinOps). Set goals, metrics, org design, succession plans, and foster a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Establish, implement, and govern cloud architectures, policies, standards, and guardrails (IaC, policy‑as‑code, tagging, CMDB/asset hygiene, golden images, secrets management). Approve reference designs and lifecycle plans for scale and supportability.
Drive service reliability and operational excellence: SLOs/SLAs, monitoring/observability, incident/problem/change management, capacity/performance management, resilience testing/chaos; lead post‑incident reviews and systemic remediation.
Direct cloud and WAN networking (VPC/VNet design, routing, DNS, private endpoints, service mesh, SD‑WAN, MPLS/Internet, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute/Cloud Interconnect) to ensure secure, resilient connectivity and segmentation.
Oversee database services (managed and self‑managed where applicable—relational, NoSQL, streaming): provisioning, patching, performance tuning, backup/restore, HA/DR, schema governance, and modernization.
Lead cloud storage, backup, and DR strategy (object/file/block services, snapshots, replication, backup tooling, retention/legal hold) and validate RPO/RTO through regular recovery tests and cross‑region/zone failover exercises.
Own the FinOps practice: cost allocation, tagging, budget alerts, commitment planning (SPs/RIs/Savings Plans), rightsizing, elasticity policies, chargeback/showback; partner with Finance for forecasting and variance analysis.
Manage CSPs/MSPs and tool/vendor ecosystem: negotiate contracts, optimize TCO, track SLAs/OLAs, and evaluate new services.
Ensure security and compliance with Security, Risk, and Audit (Zero Trust, hardening, vulnerability remediation, identity/privileged access, encryption, logging, audit evidence).
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Application, Data, and On‑Prem Infrastructure teams to enable hybrid patterns, migration factories, platform services (Kubernetes/serverless/queues), and self‑service developer experiences.