Infrastructure Architecture & Cloud Foundations Product Executive

Job Description

Technology Executive, Infrastructure Architecture & Cloud Foundations

FIS – CIO

Position Summary:

The Technology Executive for Infrastructure Architecture & Cloud Foundations serves as the senior leader responsible for driving FIS’s transformation into a public‑cloud–first organization. This executive owns the strategy, development, and delivery of FIS’s cloud foundations platform; leads cloud solutions architecture and engineering; and oversees onboarding, FinOps, modernization, and operational governance across on‑premises and public cloud environments.

This leader will shape and execute a multi‑year migration and modernization agenda across FIS strategic products in partnership with enterprise strategy, finance, and business unit leadership. The role holds executive ownership of FIS’s strategic technology partnerships with AWS and Microsoft Azure and is accountable for delivering secure, cost‑optimized, and scalable cloud capabilities that enable growth, client adoption, and operational excellence.

Additionally, this role is responsible for maturing a holistic, end‑to‑end Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering practice across CIO domains—driving standardization, productization, and best‑in‑class delivery of infrastructure services at global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Leadership

• Provide executive leadership and mentorship across global infrastructure domains to build a world‑class Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture organization.
• Define and drive an innovative multi‑year cloud and infrastructure strategy aligned with business growth, financial performance, and modernization objectives.
• Lead development of FIS’s cloud foundations platform, delivering standardized, consumable cloud services, reusable patterns, and automated delivery capabilities.

Cloud Modernization, FinOps & Product Development

• Oversee the Cloud Business & Modernization Office and partner with product, finance, and engineering leaders to develop modernization pipelines, cloud adoption roadmaps, and total cost‑of‑ownership (TCO) optimization strategies.
• Serve as executive technology product owner for AWS and Azure partnerships, maximizing strategic value, roadmap alignment, and co‑innovation opportunities.
• Own the definition and measurement of cloud performance metrics, benchmarks, and financial indicators to ensure cost competitiveness, efficiency, and client value.

Governance, Risk & Operational Excellence

• Establish governance models, architecture standards, and communities of practice to ensure responsible cloud adoption across cybersecurity, risk, and technology development domains.
• Drive standardization of infrastructure solutions, methodologies, delivery playbooks, and engagement models across programs and client implementations.
• Lead the Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering team to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient end‑to‑end technology solutions.

Executive Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Act as the senior point of escalation and strategic delivery partner for CTOs, CIOs, COOs, Heads of Digital, and bank executives across Tier‑2 institutions and large LFIs.
• Communicate complex technology strategies, financial trade‑offs, and modernization plans effectively to executive leadership and client stakeholders.
• Represent the portfolio internally and externally as the executive “voice of delivery,” ensuring alignment between strategy, engineering execution, and client outcomes.

Top Four Mission‑Critical Outcomes:

Strategic Cloud Planning
Deliver a cohesive, multi‑year cloud migration and modernization strategy aligned to business and financial outcomes. Cloud Foundations Platform

Development
Build a productized, scalable cloud platform enabling standardized services, faster time‑to‑market, and reduced operational complexity. Cloud Governance

Risk Management
Implement governance, standards, financial disciplines, and cybersecurity rigor across all cloud environments. Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering

Leadership
Lead an integrated, end‑to‑end organization driving standardization, product development, engineering excellence, and operational effectiveness.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s or MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of senior leadership experience in global-scale infrastructure, cloud engineering, or development organizations; fintech or financial services strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of executive leadership with significant budget responsibility in complex, matrixed enterprises.
• Deep technology acumen in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, IaC, and modern development practices.
• Demonstrated experience delivering software and infrastructure into client environments (not just GA/release engineering).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with experience translating business and client needs into scalable products and services.
• Exceptional executive communication skills and experience presenting to C‑suite audiences internally and externally.
• Proven financial acumen in professional services models (unit costing, ROI, margin management).

What we offer you:
A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back

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Sourcing Model

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