Director of Infrastructure & Platforms

About the role

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Infrastructure & Platforms to lead the technology infrastructure organization for MUFG Mexico. The executive defines and executes the infrastructure strategy, technology roadmap and investment priorities supporting the bank's business objectives, regulatory requirements, operational resilience and digital transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure modernization: cloud adoption, hybrid infrastructure, data center optimization, automation, virtualization, observability and platform engineering.
• Partner with business leaders, application development teams, cybersecurity, risk management, audit and global technology organizations.
• Establish governance, operational standards and service management practices, ensuring compliance with banking regulations and technology risk requirements.
• Own disaster recovery, business continuity, capacity planning, vulnerability remediation, infrastructure lifecycle management and incident management.
• Manage strategic technology vendors and service providers, oversee infrastructure budgets and investment plans, and drive continuous improvement.
• Build and develop high-performing teams and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and operational excellence.

Required profile

• Extensive experience leading enterprise infrastructure and platform organizations in banking, financial services or other highly regulated industries.
• Proven success leading large-scale infrastructure transformation, cloud migration, automation and resilience programs.
• Deep understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, business continuity, regulatory compliance and audit.
• Experience managing vendors, partners, budgets and multi-year investment roadmaps.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Advanced English and Spanish proficiency is mandatory.

Required skills

• Networking, cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure), virtualization, Windows and Linux platforms, databases, middleware, storage and data center operations.
• Technology risk management and cybersecurity principles.