Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details. Job Summary The Cloud Data Platform & Integration Architect is responsible for designing scalable, cloud-agnostic enterprise data platforms and reusable integration patterns. This role defines end-to-end architecture for data ingestion, transformation, movement, and interoperability across analytical and operational ecosystems. The architect partners closely with engineering, governance, and domain teams to deliver secure, governed, and high-performing data solutions that support enterprise data strategy and AI readiness. Major Responsibilities Architect cloud-native data platforms (lakehouse, warehouse, streaming, ingestion services). Develop enterprise integration patterns (ETL/ELT, CDC, APIs, event streaming, virtualization). Create reusable reference architectures, onboarding templates, and platform design guidelines. Partner with cloud engineering to define capability roadmaps and platform guardrails. Enable domain teams with best practices on ingestion, modeling, and data product onboarding. Ensure platform designs meet enterprise governance, metadata, lineage, and security standards. Support modernization and migration accelerators. Conduct architecture reviews and support delivery teams through design cycles. Evaluate emerging platform technologies and recommend improvements for scalability and reliability. Mandatory Qualifications 8–12+ years in data architecture, platform engineering, cloud engineering or integration architecture. Hands-on expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP data services (multi-cloud or cloud-agnostic architecture). Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, CDC, API integration, and event streaming systems. Deep understanding of batch, streaming, and real-time data integration patterns. Working knowledge of data modeling, metadata patterns, and lineage standards. Proven ability to translate business requirements into data architecture designs. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Good to Have Experience with lakehouse frameworks (Databricks, Snowflake). Container orchestration or serverless design experience. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD patterns. Exposure to data mesh or federated data architecture models. Background working with regulated business domains or compliance frameworks. Foundational Skills Clear communication and facilitation. Requirements translation and business engagement. Architectural decision-making and design thinking. Ability to simplify complex platform concepts for non-technical teams. Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, cloud, governance, and delivery. Agile delivery mindset. Education & Certifications Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) preferred. Architecture certifications (TOGAF, C4, etc.) are a plus. “Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.” The typical base pay range for this role is between $149k - $180k depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below. MUFG Benefits Summary We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them! Our Culture Principles Client Centric People Focused Listen Up. Speak Up. Innovate & Simplify Own & Execute