Senior Director, Azure Cloud SME

Overview:

Founded in 1988, Trimont () is a specialized global commercial real estate loan services provider and partner for lenders and investors seeking the infrastructure and capabilities needed to help them scale their business and make informed, effective decisions related to the deployment, management and administration of commercial real estate secured credit. As the largest master servicer of commercial real estate loans in the United States, Trimont manages securitizations with meticulous oversight and coordination—protecting cash flows, mitigating risk, and ensuring portfolio performance.

We do this with a team of 1100+ extraordinary team members who serve a global client base from offices in Atlanta (headquarters), Bengaluru, Charlotte, Dallas, Hyderabad, Kansas City, London, New York and Sydney. We empower our people with advanced technology, industry-leading knowledge, and a culture centered on our core values. This approach enables our teams to deliver exceptional client service, build lasting relationships and take pride in the high-quality work they perform.

Trimont is an innovative firm where visionary professionals come to learn, grow, and thrive with colleagues driven by curiosity and collaboration.

Learn: We believe ongoing learning is critical and are focused on providing a work environment where all team members can take ownership of their careers.

Grow: We work alongside the largest institutional lenders in the world, overseeing the most significant projects in the industry. This unique opportunity allows us to broaden our skillset and develop our abilities by tackling some of the industry's most challenging and exciting endeavors.

Thrive: Our firm is a place where ethics and excellence meet to create an experience that matches our capabilities. There are no limits to what we as team members and as an organization, can achieve together.

Where people, purpose, and progress come together every day.

Job Summary:

Trimont is seeking a Principal Level Cloud Architect /Engineer to serve as a senior technical contributor driving the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud platform. This is a highly influential individual contributor role focused on architecting scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions in a financial services environment.

You will partner across infrastructure, security, and business teams to define cloud strategy, establish engineering standards, and guide complex initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in cloud architecture, strong operational judgment, and the ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure cloud architecture strategy, designing scalable, secure, and resilient solutions for financial systems.
• Establish and enforce best practices, reference architectures, and reusable frameworks for automation and platform engineering.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for complex cloud implementations, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipeline management.
• Integrate security, risk, and compliance requirements into all architectural designs and solutions.
• Drive cloud cost optimization, scalability, and performance improvements; advise leadership on spend and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors to deliver integrated, standards-aligned solutions.
• Define and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies to ensure system reliability and support incident response.

 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years in cloud engineering, infrastructure, or architecture roles
• Senior or principal-level individual contributor experience
• Background in financial services or regulated enterprise environments
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to shifting business priorities
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure (compute, storage, networking, identity, security)
• Proficient with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms (e.g., GitHub)
• Strong understanding of networking, Entra ID, and hybrid cloud architectures
• Knowledge of cloud architecture patterns, distributed systems, and microservices
• Experience designing for high availability, disaster recovery, and global scale
• Proven track record in cost optimization and performance tuning
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority
• Strong problem-solving, systems thinking, and communication skills
• High ownership and accountability for outcomes
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent certifications. Background in vendor evaluation and technical due diligence. Familiarity with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) preferred.

Trimont is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or assistance with the application process and/or using our website, please contact us. We are proud to maintain a drug-free policy, ensuring that our community is a secure and productive space for all our team members.