Assistant Vice President, Cloud Engineer

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with about $200 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities.  The firm has over 1,400 employees and offices in 25 cities worldwide.

We are committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture.

The Technology department at Oaktree Capital Management delivers secure, scalable, and innovative solutions that power the firm’s global investment and business operations. Through strong partnerships across the company, we drive digital transformation, advance operational efficiency, and provide a trusted data foundation to create measurable impact for Oaktree’s teams, clients, and partners.

For more information, visit: www.oaktreecapital.com

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President of Cloud Engineering to lead the design, governance, and evolution of our Microsoft Azure cloud environment. This role is highly technical and will work closely with cloud architecture, security, and operations teams to implement standards, migrate workloads, and drive automation and observability across our Azure environment.

The ideal candidate will have experience in financial services, a strong understanding of cloud engineering best practices, and a passion for building scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

Responsibilities include:

Cloud Engineering & Architecture Implementation

• Collaborate with cloud architects to implement modern Azure architectural patterns and standards.
• Translate architectural concepts into actionable engineering tasks and infrastructure deployments.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of secure, scalable landing zones and workload environments.

Workload Migration & Automation

• Lead and support the migration of on-prem and legacy workloads to Azure.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement.

FinOps & Cost Optimization

• Support the development and implementation of FinOps practices to monitor and optimize cloud spend.
• Collaborate with finance and operations teams to ensure cost transparency and accountability.

Observability & Monitoring

• Help define and implement observability standards across Azure workloads.
• Integrate logging, metrics, and tracing tools to improve visibility and performance monitoring.

Security & Compliance Support

• Work alongside cloud security teams to ensure secure configurations and compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Assist in implementing role-based access controls, encryption standards, and policy enforcement.

Documentation & Repeatability

• Create and maintain detailed documentation for cloud environments, engineering processes, and architectural decisions.
• Develop reusable templates, scripts, and playbooks to ensure consistency and repeatability across deployments and environments.
• Promote knowledge sharing and standardization across teams.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries preferred.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), and CI/CD tools.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, identity management, and security principles.
• Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost management tools, and observability platforms.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Personal Attributes

• Technically curious and self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of the threat landscape.
• Excels under pressure and with time constraints in complex, fast-paced environments.
• High integrity with strong professional and personal ethics, particularly when handling highly confidential information.
• Pragmatic problem-solver who balances stringent security requirements with business enablement and operational needs.
• Team-oriented with strong collaboration skills, able to bridge silos and foster teamwork across departments.
• Outstanding organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by doing, providing hands-on technical guidance and contributing directly to technical solutions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Preferred certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or equivalent.

Base Salary Range

$145,000- $175,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement.  The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles

For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.